Fanny Bowditch Dixwell Holmes
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Fanny Bowditch Dixwell Holmes was the wife of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr., known for her supportive role in his personal and professional life, including portrayals in works like the play and film "The Magnificent Yankee."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Fanny Bowditch Dixwell Holmes canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6069102 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Fanny Bowditch Dixwell Holmes Context triple: [The Magnificent Yankee, character, Fanny Bowditch Dixwell Holmes]
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Harriet Lothrop
Harriet Lothrop, better known by her pen name Margaret Sidney, was an American author famed for her "Five Little Peppers" children's book series and as the preserver of The Wayside historic home in Concord, Massachusetts.
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B.
Annie M. Boughton
Annie M. Boughton was the wife of American politician and first U.S. Secretary of Commerce William C. Redfield.
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C.
Abigail Howe Young
Abigail Howe Young was the mother of Brigham Young, the second president and a key early leader of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
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D.
Sophia Willard Dana Ripley
Sophia Willard Dana Ripley was a 19th-century American Transcendentalist, educator, and feminist best known for her role in the Brook Farm utopian community and her marriage to social reformer George Ripley.
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E.
Louise Sewall
Louise Sewall is an individual notable enough to be recognized as a prominent bearer of the Sewall surname, though specific widely known biographical details about her are not well documented.
- 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 Bowditch Dixwell Holmes Target entity description: Fanny Bowditch Dixwell Holmes was the wife of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr., known for her supportive role in his personal and professional life, including portrayals in works like the play and film "The Magnificent Yankee."
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A.
Harriet Lothrop
Harriet Lothrop, better known by her pen name Margaret Sidney, was an American author famed for her "Five Little Peppers" children's book series and as the preserver of The Wayside historic home in Concord, Massachusetts.
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B.
Annie M. Boughton
Annie M. Boughton was the wife of American politician and first U.S. Secretary of Commerce William C. Redfield.
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C.
Abigail Howe Young
Abigail Howe Young was the mother of Brigham Young, the second president and a key early leader of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
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D.
Sophia Willard Dana Ripley
Sophia Willard Dana Ripley was a 19th-century American Transcendentalist, educator, and feminist best known for her role in the Brook Farm utopian community and her marriage to social reformer George Ripley.
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E.
Louise Sewall
Louise Sewall is an individual notable enough to be recognized as a prominent bearer of the Sewall surname, though specific widely known biographical details about her are not well documented.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (24)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
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spouse of a United States Supreme Court justice ⓘ |
| birthName | Fanny Bowditch Dixwell ⓘ |
| character |
Fanny Holmes
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Fanny Holmes ⓘ Fanny Holmes ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| depictedAs | supportive and influential partner in Holmes’s judicial career ⓘ |
| fictionalizationOf | character Fanny Holmes in The Magnificent Yankee ⓘ |
| knownFor |
being a central figure in biographical portrayals of Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.
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long marriage to Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| name | Fanny Bowditch Dixwell Holmes ⓘ |
| notableFor |
supportive role in the personal life of Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.
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supportive role in the professional life of Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. ⓘ |
| portrayedIn |
The Magnificent Yankee (1950 film)
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linked to:
The Magnificent Yankee
The Magnificent Yankee (1956 television adaptation) ⓘ The Magnificent Yankee (play) ⓘ
linked to:
The Magnificent Yankee
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| relativeByMarriage |
Amelia Lee Jackson Holmes
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linked to:
Amelia Lee Jackson
Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr. ⓘ |
| residence |
Boston, Massachusetts
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Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| spouse |
Fanny Bowditch Dixwell Holmes
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Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Fanny Bowditch Dixwell Holmes Description of subject: Fanny Bowditch Dixwell Holmes was the wife of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr., known for her supportive role in his personal and professional life, including portrayals in works like the play and film "The Magnificent Yankee."
Referenced by (3)
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