James Fenton
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James Fenton is a British poet, journalist, and literary critic known for his politically engaged verse and his tenure as Oxford Professor of Poetry.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| James Fenton canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7386579 — 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: James Fenton Context triple: [Fenton, hasNotableBearer, James Fenton]
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A.
George Faber
George Faber is a British television and film producer known for his work on acclaimed dramas and biographical films.
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B.
Robert Foxworth
Robert Foxworth is an American actor best known for his work in television dramas and films from the 1970s onward, including prominent roles in series like "Falcon Crest."
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C.
John Burningham
John Burningham was a renowned British author and illustrator of children's books, celebrated for his distinctive, whimsical artwork and storytelling.
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D.
Eliot Spencer
Eliot Spencer is a skilled martial artist and retrieval specialist who serves as the team's tough, soft-spoken hitter in the television series "Leverage."
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E.
Albert Fennell
Albert Fennell was a British film and television producer best known for his work on genre films and series such as the cult horror movie "The Legend of Hell House" and the spy show "The Avengers."
- 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: James Fenton Target entity description: James Fenton is a British poet, journalist, and literary critic known for his politically engaged verse and his tenure as Oxford Professor of Poetry.
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A.
George Faber
George Faber is a British television and film producer known for his work on acclaimed dramas and biographical films.
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B.
Robert Foxworth
Robert Foxworth is an American actor best known for his work in television dramas and films from the 1970s onward, including prominent roles in series like "Falcon Crest."
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C.
John Burningham
John Burningham was a renowned British author and illustrator of children's books, celebrated for his distinctive, whimsical artwork and storytelling.
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D.
Eliot Spencer
Eliot Spencer is a skilled martial artist and retrieval specialist who serves as the team's tough, soft-spoken hitter in the television series "Leverage."
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E.
Albert Fennell
Albert Fennell was a British film and television producer best known for his work on genre films and series such as the cult horror movie "The Legend of Hell House" and the spy show "The Avengers."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
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journalist ⓘ librettist ⓘ literary critic ⓘ playwright ⓘ poet ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Geoffrey Faber Memorial Prize
NERFINISHED
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Queen’s Gold Medal for Poetry NERFINISHED ⓘ Whitbread Award for Poetry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
United Kingdom
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United Kingdom ⓘ
surface form:
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
|
| dateOfBirth | 1949-04-25 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Magdalen College, Oxford
NERFINISHED
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University of Oxford ⓘ
surface form:
Oxford University
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| employer |
The Guardian
NERFINISHED
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The Independent NERFINISHED ⓘ The New Statesman NERFINISHED ⓘ The New York Review of Books NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endTime | 1999 (Oxford Professor of Poetry) ⓘ |
| familyName | Fenton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
drama
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journalism ⓘ literary criticism ⓘ opera libretti ⓘ poetry ⓘ |
| genre |
lyric poetry
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political poetry ⓘ |
| givenName | James ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | Royal Society of Literature NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement | political poetry ⓘ |
| name | James Fenton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | British ⓘ |
| notableFor | politically engaged verse ⓘ |
| notableWork |
A Garden from a Hundred Packets of Seed
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
All the Wrong Places NERFINISHED ⓘ Children in Exile NERFINISHED ⓘ Out of Danger NERFINISHED ⓘ Terminal Moraine NERFINISHED ⓘ The Memory of War and Children in Exile NERFINISHED ⓘ Yellow Tulips NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
journalist
ⓘ
literary critic ⓘ poet ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Lincoln
NERFINISHED
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Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Oxford Professor of Poetry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse | Darien Angadi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | 1994 (Oxford Professor of Poetry) ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: James Fenton Description of subject: James Fenton is a British poet, journalist, and literary critic known for his politically engaged verse and his tenure as Oxford Professor of Poetry.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.