Krishna Winston
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Krishna Winston is an American literary translator and academic renowned for her English translations of major German-language authors, including works by Günter Grass.
All labels observed (1)
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| Krishna Winston canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6827443 — 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: Krishna Winston Context triple: [Crabwalk, translatorToEnglish, Krishna Winston]
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A.
Krishna Levy
Krishna Levy is a French film composer known for his atmospheric and emotionally driven scores for contemporary cinema.
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B.
Narada Michael Walden
Narada Michael Walden is an American drummer, songwriter, and Grammy-winning record producer known for crafting major pop and R&B hits for artists such as Whitney Houston and Aretha Franklin.
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C.
Kedar Massenburg
Kedar Massenburg is an American music executive and producer best known for popularizing the neo-soul genre and serving as president of Motown Records.
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D.
Shankar
Shankar is a prominent Indian film director best known for his big-budget, socially themed blockbuster movies in Tamil cinema.
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E.
Shankar
Shankar is the surname of the renowned musical family that includes legendary sitar virtuoso Ravi Shankar and his daughter, singer-songwriter Norah Jones.
- 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: Krishna Winston Target entity description: Krishna Winston is an American literary translator and academic renowned for her English translations of major German-language authors, including works by Günter Grass.
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A.
Krishna Levy
Krishna Levy is a French film composer known for his atmospheric and emotionally driven scores for contemporary cinema.
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B.
Narada Michael Walden
Narada Michael Walden is an American drummer, songwriter, and Grammy-winning record producer known for crafting major pop and R&B hits for artists such as Whitney Houston and Aretha Franklin.
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C.
Kedar Massenburg
Kedar Massenburg is an American music executive and producer best known for popularizing the neo-soul genre and serving as president of Motown Records.
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D.
Shankar
Shankar is a prominent Indian film director best known for his big-budget, socially themed blockbuster movies in Tamil cinema.
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E.
Shankar
Shankar is the surname of the renowned musical family that includes legendary sitar virtuoso Ravi Shankar and his daughter, singer-songwriter Norah Jones.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
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literary translator ⓘ university teacher ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Helen and Kurt Wolff Translator’s Prize
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Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany ⓘ PEN Translation Prize ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
University of Munich
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linked to:
Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich
Yale University ⓘ |
| employer | Wesleyan University ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
German literature
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German studies ⓘ translation ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| genre | literary fiction (in translation) ⓘ |
| hasAcademicDegree | PhD in German studies ⓘ |
| hasRole | chair of the German Studies department at Wesleyan University ⓘ |
| hasTranslatedAuthor |
Christoph Hein
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Günter Grass ⓘ Hermann Hesse ⓘ
linked to:
Herman Hesse
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe ⓘ Peter Handke ⓘ Werner Herzog ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
English
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German ⓘ |
| memberOf | American Literary Translators Association ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | English ⓘ |
| notableFor |
translations of major German-language authors into English
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translations of works by Nobel laureate Günter Grass ⓘ |
| notableWork |
English translation of Werner Herzog’s writings
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English translations of "Crabwalk" ⓘ English translations of "Dog Years" ⓘ English translations of "My Century" ⓘ English translations of "Too Far Afield" ⓘ English translations of works by Christoph Hein ⓘ English translations of works by Günter Grass ⓘ English translations of works by Peter Handke ⓘ English translations of works by Werner Herzog ⓘ |
| occupation |
literary translator
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professor ⓘ translator ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Director of the Wesleyan University Center for the Humanities
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Professor of German Studies at Wesleyan University ⓘ |
| sibling | Michael Henry Heim ⓘ |
| spouse | Richard Winston ⓘ |
| workLocation | Middletown, Connecticut ⓘ |
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