Angus Wilson
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Angus Wilson was a prominent 20th-century British novelist and short story writer known for his satirical and socially observant fiction.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Angus Wilson canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8521583 — 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: Angus Wilson Context triple: [Secker & Warburg, notableAuthor, Angus Wilson]
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A.
Neville Barr
Neville Barr is an individual notable enough to be recognized as a bearer of the surname Barr, though specific widely known public achievements or roles are not clearly documented.
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B.
Edgar Box
Edgar Box is the crime-fiction pseudonym under which American writer Gore Vidal published a series of mystery novels in the 1950s.
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C.
Ronan Bennett
Ronan Bennett is an Irish novelist, screenwriter, and journalist known for his politically charged fiction and work on film and television dramas.
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D.
Anthony Powell
Anthony Powell was an acclaimed British costume designer known for his Oscar-winning work on major films and collaborations with prominent directors.
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E.
Anthony Powell
Anthony Powell was an English novelist best known for his twelve-volume series "A Dance to the Music of Time," a landmark of 20th-century British literature.
- 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: Angus Wilson Target entity description: Angus Wilson was a prominent 20th-century British novelist and short story writer known for his satirical and socially observant fiction.
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A.
Neville Barr
Neville Barr is an individual notable enough to be recognized as a bearer of the surname Barr, though specific widely known public achievements or roles are not clearly documented.
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B.
Edgar Box
Edgar Box is the crime-fiction pseudonym under which American writer Gore Vidal published a series of mystery novels in the 1950s.
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C.
Ronan Bennett
Ronan Bennett is an Irish novelist, screenwriter, and journalist known for his politically charged fiction and work on film and television dramas.
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D.
Anthony Powell
Anthony Powell was an acclaimed British costume designer known for his Oscar-winning work on major films and collaborations with prominent directors.
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E.
Anthony Powell
Anthony Powell was an English novelist best known for his twelve-volume series "A Dance to the Music of Time," a landmark of 20th-century British literature.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British writer
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human ⓘ novelist ⓘ satirist ⓘ short story writer ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Hawthornden Prize
NERFINISHED
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James Tait Black Memorial Prize NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | England ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1913-08-11 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1991-05-31 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Merton College, Oxford
NERFINISHED
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Westminster School ⓘ |
| employer |
British Museum
NERFINISHED
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University of East Anglia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Wilson ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
fiction
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short stories ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genre |
satire
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social realism ⓘ |
| givenName | Angus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| honorificTitle | CBE NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | post-war British novelists ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| movement | post-war British fiction ⓘ |
| name | Angus Wilson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | British ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Anglo-Saxon Attitudes
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hemlock and After NERFINISHED ⓘ Late Call NERFINISHED ⓘ No Laughing Matter NERFINISHED ⓘ Such Darling Dodos NERFINISHED ⓘ The Middle Age of Mrs Eliot NERFINISHED ⓘ The Old Men at the Zoo NERFINISHED ⓘ The Wrong Set NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
librarian
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novelist ⓘ short story writer ⓘ university teacher ⓘ |
| periodActive | 20th century ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Bexhill-on-Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Bury St Edmunds NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Professor of English Literature at the University of East Anglia ⓘ |
| sexualOrientation | gay ⓘ |
| spouse | Tony Garrett NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writingStyle |
satirical
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socially observant ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Angus Wilson Description of subject: Angus Wilson was a prominent 20th-century British novelist and short story writer known for his satirical and socially observant fiction.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.