Max Hayward
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Max Hayward was a British scholar and translator renowned for his influential English translations of major Russian literary works, including Boris Pasternak’s Doctor Zhivago.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Max Hayward canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5918195 — 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: Max Hayward Context triple: [Doctor Zhivago (novel), firstEnglishTranslator, Max Hayward]
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A.
Chris Haywood
Chris Haywood is an Australian actor known for his extensive work in film, television, and theatre since the 1970s.
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B.
Graham Baldwin
Graham Baldwin is a British academic and university leader who serves as the vice-chancellor of the University of Central Lancashire.
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C.
Ben Rothwell
Ben Rothwell is an American mixed martial artist and longtime UFC heavyweight veteran known for his knockout power and unorthodox personality.
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D.
David Higgs
David Higgs is a British cinematographer known for his work on feature films and television, including the crime film "RocknRolla."
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E.
Michael Wilkinson
Michael Wilkinson is a British Labour Party politician who served as Member of Parliament for Ruislip-Northwood from 1997 to 2005.
- 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: Max Hayward Target entity description: Max Hayward was a British scholar and translator renowned for his influential English translations of major Russian literary works, including Boris Pasternak’s Doctor Zhivago.
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A.
Chris Haywood
Chris Haywood is an Australian actor known for his extensive work in film, television, and theatre since the 1970s.
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B.
Graham Baldwin
Graham Baldwin is a British academic and university leader who serves as the vice-chancellor of the University of Central Lancashire.
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C.
Ben Rothwell
Ben Rothwell is an American mixed martial artist and longtime UFC heavyweight veteran known for his knockout power and unorthodox personality.
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D.
David Higgs
David Higgs is a British cinematographer known for his work on feature films and television, including the crime film "RocknRolla."
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E.
Michael Wilkinson
Michael Wilkinson is a British Labour Party politician who served as Member of Parliament for Ruislip-Northwood from 1997 to 2005.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (27)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Slavist
ⓘ
human ⓘ literary scholar ⓘ translator ⓘ |
| areaOfInfluence | Anglophone reception of Russian literature ⓘ |
| contributedTo | making Boris Pasternak’s works accessible to English readers ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| educatedAt | University of Oxford ⓘ |
| employer | University of Oxford ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Russian literature
ⓘ
Slavic studies ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| languageOfTranslation | Russian to English ⓘ |
| nationality | British ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | English ⓘ |
| notableFor |
influential English translations of major Russian literary works
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promoting Russian literature in the English-speaking world ⓘ |
| notableWork | English translation of Doctor Zhivago ⓘ |
| occupation |
literary critic
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scholar ⓘ translator ⓘ |
| translatedAuthor | Boris Pasternak NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| translatedGenre |
novels
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poetry ⓘ |
| translatedWork | Doctor Zhivago NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Oxford
NERFINISHED
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United Kingdom ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Max Hayward Description of subject: Max Hayward was a British scholar and translator renowned for his influential English translations of major Russian literary works, including Boris Pasternak’s Doctor Zhivago.
Referenced by (1)
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