Richard Wilbur
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Richard Wilbur was a distinguished American poet and translator, twice awarded the Pulitzer Prize, known for his formal mastery and elegant, witty verse.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Richard Wilbur canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8140844 — 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: Richard Wilbur Context triple: [Candide, librettist, Richard Wilbur]
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A.
James Merrill
James Merrill was an American poet renowned for his formally intricate, witty, and emotionally nuanced verse, including the Pulitzer Prize–winning collection "Divine Comedies."
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B.
Harold Frost
Harold Frost is a person notable enough to be recognized as a bearer of the surname Frost, though specific widely known achievements or roles are not clearly documented.
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C.
Karl Shapiro
Karl Shapiro was an American poet and Pulitzer Prize winner known for his accessible, formally inventive verse and his role as a prominent mid-20th-century literary figure.
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D.
Stanley Kunitz
Stanley Kunitz was a Pulitzer Prize–winning American poet and influential teacher whose work and mentorship significantly shaped 20th-century American poetry.
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E.
Thom Gunn
Thom Gunn was an English-born poet known for his formal mastery, exploration of themes like identity and sexuality, and his influential role in both British and American postwar poetry.
- 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: Richard Wilbur Target entity description: Richard Wilbur was a distinguished American poet and translator, twice awarded the Pulitzer Prize, known for his formal mastery and elegant, witty verse.
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A.
James Merrill
James Merrill was an American poet renowned for his formally intricate, witty, and emotionally nuanced verse, including the Pulitzer Prize–winning collection "Divine Comedies."
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B.
Harold Frost
Harold Frost is a person notable enough to be recognized as a bearer of the surname Frost, though specific widely known achievements or roles are not clearly documented.
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C.
Karl Shapiro
Karl Shapiro was an American poet and Pulitzer Prize winner known for his accessible, formally inventive verse and his role as a prominent mid-20th-century literary figure.
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D.
Stanley Kunitz
Stanley Kunitz was a Pulitzer Prize–winning American poet and influential teacher whose work and mentorship significantly shaped 20th-century American poetry.
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E.
Thom Gunn
Thom Gunn was an English-born poet known for his formal mastery, exploration of themes like identity and sexuality, and his influential role in both British and American postwar poetry.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (64)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
essayist
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human ⓘ poet ⓘ professor ⓘ translator ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Bollingen Prize
NERFINISHED
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Chevalier of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres NERFINISHED ⓘ National Book Award for Poetry NERFINISHED ⓘ National Medal of Arts ⓘ Pulitzer Prize for Poetry NERFINISHED ⓘ Pulitzer Prize for Poetry 1957 ⓘ Pulitzer Prize for Poetry 1989 NERFINISHED ⓘ Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictParticipatedIn | World War II ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1921-03-01 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2017-10-14 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Amherst College
NERFINISHED
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Harvard University ⓘ |
| employer |
Amherst College
NERFINISHED
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Smith College NERFINISHED ⓘ Wesleyan University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Wilbur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | Richard Purdy Wilbur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genre |
formal poetry
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lyric poetry ⓘ |
| givenName | Richard ⓘ |
| hasChild |
Aaron Wilbur
NERFINISHED
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Christopher Wilbur NERFINISHED ⓘ Ellen Wilbur NERFINISHED ⓘ Nathan Wilbur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | New Formalism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | United States Army ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableFor |
elegant and witty verse
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formal mastery in poetry ⓘ translations of Molière ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Advice to a Prophet and Other Poems
NERFINISHED
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Ceremony and Other Poems NERFINISHED ⓘ Love Calls Us to the Things of This World NERFINISHED ⓘ New and Collected Poems NERFINISHED ⓘ The Beautiful Changes and Other Poems NERFINISHED ⓘ The Death of a Toad NERFINISHED ⓘ The Mind-Reader NERFINISHED ⓘ The Writer NERFINISHED ⓘ Things of This World NERFINISHED ⓘ Walking to Sleep NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
literary critic
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poet ⓘ translator ⓘ university teacher ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | New York City ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Belmont, Massachusetts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence |
Cummington, Massachusetts
NERFINISHED
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Key West, Florida NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Charlotte H. Ward Wilbur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| translatedWork |
Tartuffe
NERFINISHED
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The Imaginary Invalid NERFINISHED ⓘ The Learned Ladies NERFINISHED ⓘ The Misanthrope NERFINISHED ⓘ The School for Wives NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Richard Wilbur Description of subject: Richard Wilbur was a distinguished American poet and translator, twice awarded the Pulitzer Prize, known for his formal mastery and elegant, witty verse.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Candide
subject surface form:
Candide