Jon Krakauer
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Jon Krakauer is an American writer and mountaineer best known for his nonfiction books that investigate adventure, risk, and tragedy, including "Into the Wild" and "Into Thin Air."
All labels observed (1)
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| Jon Krakauer canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7516705 — 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: Jon Krakauer Context triple: [Into the Wild, basedOnWorkAuthor, Jon Krakauer]
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Robert McClory
Robert McClory was an American Republican congressman from Illinois known for his work on civil rights legislation and service on high-profile investigative committees in the 1970s.
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Fred Beckey
Fred Beckey was a legendary American mountaineer and prolific first-ascensionist renowned for his pioneering climbs throughout North America and his influential climbing guidebooks.
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Douglas Honnold
Douglas Honnold was a mid-20th-century American architect known for his influential contributions to the futuristic, car-oriented Googie style that flourished in Southern California.
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Christopher McCandless
Christopher McCandless was an American wanderer and idealist who abandoned his conventional life to travel across North America and ultimately live in the Alaskan wilderness, a journey later chronicled in the book and film "Into the Wild."
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E.
Aron Ralston
Aron Ralston is an American outdoorsman, engineer, and motivational speaker best known for surviving a canyoneering accident by amputating his own arm, an ordeal he recounted in his memoir that inspired the film "127 Hours."
- 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)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Jon Krakauer Target entity description: Jon Krakauer is an American writer and mountaineer best known for his nonfiction books that investigate adventure, risk, and tragedy, including "Into the Wild" and "Into Thin Air."
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A.
Robert McClory
Robert McClory was an American Republican congressman from Illinois known for his work on civil rights legislation and service on high-profile investigative committees in the 1970s.
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B.
Fred Beckey
Fred Beckey was a legendary American mountaineer and prolific first-ascensionist renowned for his pioneering climbs throughout North America and his influential climbing guidebooks.
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C.
Douglas Honnold
Douglas Honnold was a mid-20th-century American architect known for his influential contributions to the futuristic, car-oriented Googie style that flourished in Southern California.
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D.
Christopher McCandless
Christopher McCandless was an American wanderer and idealist who abandoned his conventional life to travel across North America and ultimately live in the Alaskan wilderness, a journey later chronicled in the book and film "Into the Wild."
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E.
Aron Ralston
Aron Ralston is an American outdoorsman, engineer, and motivational speaker best known for surviving a canyoneering accident by amputating his own arm, an ordeal he recounted in his memoir that inspired the film "127 Hours."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
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journalist ⓘ mountaineer ⓘ nonfiction writer ⓘ |
| basedIn |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Hampshire College NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer | Outside magazine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Krakauer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
mountaineering
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outdoor adventure ⓘ religion and society ⓘ true crime ⓘ |
| genre |
adventure literature
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investigative journalism ⓘ nonfiction ⓘ |
| givenName | Jon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasWrittenFor |
National Geographic
NERFINISHED
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Outside NERFINISHED ⓘ Rolling Stone NERFINISHED ⓘ Smithsonian NERFINISHED ⓘ The New Yorker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
critical examinations of religious fundamentalism
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detailed accounts of mountaineering expeditions ⓘ investigating adventure, risk, and tragedy ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| name | Jon Krakauer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Eiger Dreams
NERFINISHED
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Into Thin Air NERFINISHED ⓘ Into the Wild NERFINISHED ⓘ Missoula: Rape and the Justice System in a College Town NERFINISHED ⓘ Under the Banner of Heaven NERFINISHED ⓘ Where Men Win Glory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
journalist
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mountaineer ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
film adaptation of Into Thin Air
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film adaptation of Into the Wild ⓘ |
| writingStyle |
first-person reportage
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narrative nonfiction ⓘ |
| wroteAbout |
1996 Mount Everest disaster
NERFINISHED
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Christopher McCandless NERFINISHED ⓘ Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints NERFINISHED ⓘ Mormonism NERFINISHED ⓘ Pat Tillman NERFINISHED ⓘ sexual assault on college campuses ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Jon Krakauer Description of subject: Jon Krakauer is an American writer and mountaineer best known for his nonfiction books that investigate adventure, risk, and tragedy, including "Into the Wild" and "Into Thin Air."
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.