Fanny Stevenson
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Fanny Stevenson was an American-born writer and adventurer best known as the wife and literary collaborator of Scottish author Robert Louis Stevenson.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Fanny Stevenson canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5612084 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Fanny Stevenson Context triple: [Stevenson, hasNotableBearer, Fanny Stevenson]
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A.
Frances Stevenson
Frances Stevenson was a British teacher and political secretary best known as the long-time mistress and later wife of Prime Minister David Lloyd George.
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B.
Mary Liddell
Mary Liddell was the mother of Scottish Olympic champion and Christian missionary Eric Liddell, remembered primarily in connection with his life and legacy.
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C.
Mary Dodgson Pellatt
Mary Dodgson Pellatt was the wife of Canadian financier and military figure Sir Henry Pellatt, associated with Toronto high society in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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D.
Catherine Amy Dawson Scott
Catherine Amy Dawson Scott was a British novelist and playwright best known for founding PEN International, the worldwide association of writers.
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E.
Caroline Carmichael McIntosh
Caroline Carmichael McIntosh was the second wife of U.S. President Millard Fillmore, whom he married after leaving office.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Fanny Stevenson Target entity description: Fanny Stevenson was an American-born writer and adventurer best known as the wife and literary collaborator of Scottish author Robert Louis Stevenson.
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A.
Frances Stevenson
Frances Stevenson was a British teacher and political secretary best known as the long-time mistress and later wife of Prime Minister David Lloyd George.
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B.
Mary Liddell
Mary Liddell was the mother of Scottish Olympic champion and Christian missionary Eric Liddell, remembered primarily in connection with his life and legacy.
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C.
Mary Dodgson Pellatt
Mary Dodgson Pellatt was the wife of Canadian financier and military figure Sir Henry Pellatt, associated with Toronto high society in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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D.
Catherine Amy Dawson Scott
Catherine Amy Dawson Scott was a British novelist and playwright best known for founding PEN International, the worldwide association of writers.
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E.
Caroline Carmichael McIntosh
Caroline Carmichael McIntosh was the second wife of U.S. President Millard Fillmore, whom he married after leaving office.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American expatriate
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adventurer ⓘ memoirist ⓘ person ⓘ |
| birthName | Frances Matilda Van de Grift NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Santa Barbara Cemetery, Santa Barbara, California, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | stroke ⓘ |
| child |
Isobel Osbourne
NERFINISHED
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Lloyd Osbourne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| collaboratedWith | Robert Louis Stevenson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1840-03-10 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1914-02-18 ⓘ |
| ethnicity | American of Dutch and possibly other European descent ⓘ |
| familyName | Van de Grift NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
memoir
ⓘ
travel writing ⓘ |
| givenName | Frances NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | Robert Louis Stevenson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| motherTongue | English ⓘ |
| nickname | Fanny NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being the wife of Robert Louis Stevenson
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literary collaboration with Robert Louis Stevenson ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Records of a Family of Engineers (editor and collaborator)
NERFINISHED
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The Cruise of the Janet Nichol NERFINISHED ⓘ Various travel letters and memoirs ⓘ |
| occupation |
adventurer
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amateur artist ⓘ editor ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| partnerInLiteratureWith | Robert Louis Stevenson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Indianapolis, Indiana, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Santa Barbara, California, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| previousSpouse | Samuel Osbourne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | raised in a Protestant background ⓘ |
| residence |
Bournemouth, England
NERFINISHED
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Edinburgh, Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ Samoa NERFINISHED ⓘ San Francisco, California, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ Vailima, Samoa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Robert Louis Stevenson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stepChild | Robert Louis Stevenson (stepmother role to his household/extended family) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traveledTo |
France
NERFINISHED
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Pacific Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ Switzerland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traveledWith | Robert Louis Stevenson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Fanny Stevenson Description of subject: Fanny Stevenson was an American-born writer and adventurer best known as the wife and literary collaborator of Scottish author Robert Louis Stevenson.
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