Ejler Jakobsson
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Ejler Jakobsson was a science fiction editor and writer best known for his influential tenure shaping the content and direction of mid-20th-century American SF magazines.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ejler Jakobsson canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8493181 — 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: Ejler Jakobsson Context triple: [Galaxy Science Fiction, editor, Ejler Jakobsson]
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A.
August Jakobsson
August Jakobsson was a cinematographer known for his work on the film "Edie."
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B.
Jan Uddenfeldt
Jan Uddenfeldt is a Swedish engineer and telecommunications executive best known as a key technical leader at Ericsson and a pioneer in the development of mobile communication systems.
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C.
Erik Rudberg
Erik Rudberg was a scientist known as a notable student and collaborator of Nobel Prize–winning chemist George de Hevesy.
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D.
Jörgen Elofsson
Jörgen Elofsson is a Swedish songwriter and producer best known for crafting numerous international pop hits for artists such as Britney Spears, Kelly Clarkson, and Westlife.
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E.
Johan Risingh
Johan Risingh was a 17th-century Swedish colonial administrator who served as the last governor of the short-lived New Sweden colony in North America before its conquest by the Dutch.
- 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: Ejler Jakobsson Target entity description: Ejler Jakobsson was a science fiction editor and writer best known for his influential tenure shaping the content and direction of mid-20th-century American SF magazines.
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A.
August Jakobsson
August Jakobsson was a cinematographer known for his work on the film "Edie."
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B.
Jan Uddenfeldt
Jan Uddenfeldt is a Swedish engineer and telecommunications executive best known as a key technical leader at Ericsson and a pioneer in the development of mobile communication systems.
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C.
Erik Rudberg
Erik Rudberg was a scientist known as a notable student and collaborator of Nobel Prize–winning chemist George de Hevesy.
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D.
Jörgen Elofsson
Jörgen Elofsson is a Swedish songwriter and producer best known for crafting numerous international pop hits for artists such as Britney Spears, Kelly Clarkson, and Westlife.
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E.
Johan Risingh
Johan Risingh was a 17th-century Swedish colonial administrator who served as the last governor of the short-lived New Sweden colony in North America before its conquest by the Dutch.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
person
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science fiction editor ⓘ |
| citizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | Finland ⓘ |
| countryOfDeath | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1911-12-06 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1984-10-04 ⓘ |
| employer |
Galaxy Science Fiction
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If ⓘ |
| endTime |
1974 (as editor of Galaxy Science Fiction)
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1974 (as editor of If) ⓘ |
| familyName |
Jakobsson
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linked to:
Jacobsson
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| fieldOfWork | science fiction publishing ⓘ |
| genre | science fiction ⓘ |
| givenName | Ejler ⓘ |
| influenced |
American science fiction magazines in the 1960s
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American science fiction magazines in the 1970s ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| name | Ejler Jakobsson ⓘ |
| notableFor |
editing Galaxy Science Fiction
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editing If magazine ⓘ |
| notableWork | anthologies of science fiction stories ⓘ |
| occupation |
editor
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writer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Finland ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
|
| positionHeld |
editor of Galaxy Science Fiction
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editor of If ⓘ |
| residence | United States of America ⓘ |
| startTime |
1969 (as editor of Galaxy Science Fiction)
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1969 (as editor of If) ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ejler Jakobsson Description of subject: Ejler Jakobsson was a science fiction editor and writer best known for his influential tenure shaping the content and direction of mid-20th-century American SF magazines.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.