Madeleine L’Engle
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Madeleine L’Engle was an American author best known for her Newbery Medal–winning science fantasy novel "A Wrinkle in Time" and its sequels, which blend speculative fiction with spiritual and philosophical themes.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Madeleine L’Engle canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6068086 — 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: Madeleine L’Engle Context triple: [Francis Thompson, hasInfluenced, Madeleine L’Engle]
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A.
Lois Lowry
Lois Lowry is an American author best known for her award-winning young adult novels such as "The Giver" and "Number the Stars."
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B.
Susan Cooper
Susan Cooper is a British-born American author best known for her award-winning fantasy series "The Dark Is Rising."
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C.
Sandra Pullman
Sandra Pullman is a determined, by-the-book detective who leads a team of retired officers investigating cold cases in the British television series "New Tricks."
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D.
Jane Yolen
Jane Yolen is a prolific American author best known for her fantasy, science fiction, and children's literature, including works like "The Devil's Arithmetic" and "Owl Moon."
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E.
Patricia P. Frank
Patricia P. Frank is a screenwriter known for her work on the classic comedy film "The Court Jester."
- 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: Madeleine L’Engle Target entity description: Madeleine L’Engle was an American author best known for her Newbery Medal–winning science fantasy novel "A Wrinkle in Time" and its sequels, which blend speculative fiction with spiritual and philosophical themes.
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A.
Lois Lowry
Lois Lowry is an American author best known for her award-winning young adult novels such as "The Giver" and "Number the Stars."
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B.
Susan Cooper
Susan Cooper is a British-born American author best known for her award-winning fantasy series "The Dark Is Rising."
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C.
Sandra Pullman
Sandra Pullman is a determined, by-the-book detective who leads a team of retired officers investigating cold cases in the British television series "New Tricks."
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D.
Jane Yolen
Jane Yolen is a prolific American author best known for her fantasy, science fiction, and children's literature, including works like "The Devil's Arithmetic" and "Owl Moon."
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E.
Patricia P. Frank
Patricia P. Frank is a screenwriter known for her work on the classic comedy film "The Court Jester."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
children’s writer
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human ⓘ novelist ⓘ science fiction writer ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Newbery Medal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceivedFor | A Wrinkle in Time NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthName | Madeleine L’Engle Camp NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1918-11-29 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2007-09-06 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Ashley Hall
NERFINISHED
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Smith College NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer | Cathedral of St. John the Divine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Camp NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
children’s literature
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fantasy literature ⓘ science fantasy ⓘ science fiction ⓘ young adult literature ⓘ |
| givenName | Madeleine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasInfluenced | children’s fantasy literature ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| movement |
Christian fiction
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speculative fiction ⓘ |
| name | Madeleine L’Engle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
A Swiftly Tilting Planet
NERFINISHED
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A Wind in the Door NERFINISHED ⓘ A Wrinkle in Time NERFINISHED ⓘ An Acceptable Time NERFINISHED ⓘ Many Waters NERFINISHED ⓘ The Time Quintet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfChildren | 3 ⓘ |
| occupation |
librarian
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teacher ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
New York
NERFINISHED
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New York City ⓘ United States of America ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Connecticut
NERFINISHED
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Litchfield NERFINISHED ⓘ United States of America ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| residence |
Crosswicks, Connecticut
NERFINISHED
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New York City ⓘ |
| spouse | Hugh Franklin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
ethics in science
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good versus evil ⓘ philosophy ⓘ spirituality ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Madeleine L’Engle Description of subject: Madeleine L’Engle was an American author best known for her Newbery Medal–winning science fantasy novel "A Wrinkle in Time" and its sequels, which blend speculative fiction with spiritual and philosophical themes.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Francis Thompson