Herbert Edwin Huncke
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Herbert Edwin Huncke was an American writer, storyteller, and central Beat Generation figure whose gritty tales of street life in New York deeply influenced authors like Jack Kerouac and William S. Burroughs.
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| Herbert Edwin Huncke canonical | 2 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Herbert Edwin Huncke Context triple: [Herbert Huncke, name, Herbert Edwin Huncke]
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Edgar Schmued
Edgar Schmued was an aeronautical engineer best known as the chief designer of several iconic World War II and early jet-era fighter aircraft for North American Aviation.
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B.
Edward Albert Heimberger
Edward Albert Heimberger, better known as Eddie Albert, was an American actor and activist best known for starring in the television sitcom "Green Acres" and for his work in film and environmental causes.
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C.
Heinz Alleman
Heinz Alleman is a mountaineer known for making the first recorded ascent of Mount Deborah in the Alaska Range.
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D.
Gustav Siegle
Gustav Siegle was a prominent 19th-century German industrialist and patron of the arts from Stuttgart.
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E.
Karl Schaefer
Karl Schaefer is a television writer and producer best known for co-creating the zombie apocalypse series Z Nation and its Netflix prequel Black Summer.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Herbert Edwin Huncke Target entity description: Herbert Edwin Huncke was an American writer, storyteller, and central Beat Generation figure whose gritty tales of street life in New York deeply influenced authors like Jack Kerouac and William S. Burroughs.
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A.
Edgar Schmued
Edgar Schmued was an aeronautical engineer best known as the chief designer of several iconic World War II and early jet-era fighter aircraft for North American Aviation.
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B.
Edward Albert Heimberger
Edward Albert Heimberger, better known as Eddie Albert, was an American actor and activist best known for starring in the television sitcom "Green Acres" and for his work in film and environmental causes.
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C.
Heinz Alleman
Heinz Alleman is a mountaineer known for making the first recorded ascent of Mount Deborah in the Alaska Range.
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D.
Gustav Siegle
Gustav Siegle was a prominent 19th-century German industrialist and patron of the arts from Stuttgart.
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E.
Karl Schaefer
Karl Schaefer is a television writer and producer best known for co-creating the zombie apocalypse series Z Nation and its Netflix prequel Black Summer.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Beat Generation figure
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human ⓘ memoirist ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Allen Ginsberg
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Jack Kerouac ⓘ Times Square street culture ⓘ
linked to:
Times Square
William S. Burroughs ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1915-01-09 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Greenwich, Massachusetts, United States ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | congestive heart failure ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| criminalRecord | multiple arrests related to drugs and theft ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1996-08-08 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | New York City, New York, United States ⓘ |
| describedIn | Beat memoirs by contemporaries ⓘ |
| education | left school in his teens ⓘ |
| era | 20th century ⓘ |
| ethnicity | European American ⓘ |
| familyName | Huncke ⓘ |
| genre |
Beat literature
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autobiographical fiction ⓘ memoir ⓘ |
| givenName | Herbert ⓘ |
| influenced |
Allen Ginsberg
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Beat Generation literature ⓘ Jack Kerouac ⓘ William S. Burroughs ⓘ |
| influencedWork |
Junkie
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On the Road ⓘ |
| inspiredCharacter |
characters in Jack Kerouac’s novels
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characters in William S. Burroughs’ novels ⓘ |
| knownFor |
gritty tales of street life in New York City
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popularizing the term "beat" ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryStyle | raw autobiographical realism ⓘ |
| livedIn | Chicago, Illinois, United States ⓘ |
| movement | Beat Generation ⓘ |
| name | Herbert Edwin Huncke ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Huncke’s Journal
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The Evening Sun Turned Crimson ⓘ |
| occupation |
drug dealer
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hustler ⓘ storyteller ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| residence |
New York City, New York, United States
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linked to:
New York City
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| sexualOrientation | bisexual ⓘ |
| subjectOf | autobiographical writings about addiction and crime ⓘ |
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