Thomas Bailey Aldrich
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Thomas Bailey Aldrich was a 19th-century American poet, novelist, and editor best known for his semi-autobiographical novel "The Story of a Bad Boy" and his influential role as editor of The Atlantic Monthly.
All labels observed (1)
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| Thomas Bailey Aldrich canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8810498 — 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: Thomas Bailey Aldrich Context triple: [Aldrich, usedBy, Thomas Bailey Aldrich]
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A.
William W. Howells
William W. Howells was a prominent American physical anthropologist known for his influential work on human evolution, cranial variation, and the biological diversity of human populations.
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B.
Charles Dudley Warner
Charles Dudley Warner was a 19th-century American essayist and novelist best known for co-authoring "The Gilded Age: A Tale of Today" with Mark Twain, which gave its name to the era of rapid economic growth and social inequality in post–Civil War America.
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C.
John Howells
John Howells is a notable individual who shares the surname associated with the prominent Howells family name.
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D.
William Dean Howells
William Dean Howells was a prominent 19th-century American realist author, critic, and editor often called the "Dean of American Letters."
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E.
Edwin Thomas Meredith
Edwin Thomas Meredith was an American publishing magnate and politician who founded the media company that became Meredith Corporation and served as U.S. Secretary of Agriculture under President Woodrow Wilson.
- 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: Thomas Bailey Aldrich Target entity description: Thomas Bailey Aldrich was a 19th-century American poet, novelist, and editor best known for his semi-autobiographical novel "The Story of a Bad Boy" and his influential role as editor of The Atlantic Monthly.
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A.
William W. Howells
William W. Howells was a prominent American physical anthropologist known for his influential work on human evolution, cranial variation, and the biological diversity of human populations.
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B.
Charles Dudley Warner
Charles Dudley Warner was a 19th-century American essayist and novelist best known for co-authoring "The Gilded Age: A Tale of Today" with Mark Twain, which gave its name to the era of rapid economic growth and social inequality in post–Civil War America.
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C.
John Howells
John Howells is a notable individual who shares the surname associated with the prominent Howells family name.
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D.
William Dean Howells
William Dean Howells was a prominent 19th-century American realist author, critic, and editor often called the "Dean of American Letters."
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E.
Edwin Thomas Meredith
Edwin Thomas Meredith was an American publishing magnate and politician who founded the media company that became Meredith Corporation and served as U.S. Secretary of Agriculture under President Woodrow Wilson.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
editor
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human ⓘ novelist ⓘ poet ⓘ short story writer ⓘ |
| basedOn | his boyhood in Portsmouth, New Hampshire (for The Story of a Bad Boy) ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Mount Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Massachusetts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | tuberculosis ⓘ |
| child |
Charles Frost Aldrich
NERFINISHED
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Talbot Bailey Aldrich NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1836-11-11 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1907-03-19 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Portsmouth, New Hampshire (local schools) ⓘ |
| employer | The Atlantic Monthly NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endTime | 1890 (as editor of The Atlantic Monthly) ⓘ |
| familyName | Aldrich NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
children's literature
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fiction ⓘ poetry ⓘ |
| givenName | Thomas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | development of American juvenile fiction ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| middleName | Bailey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement | Realism ⓘ |
| name | Thomas Bailey Aldrich NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Cloth of Gold and Other Poems
NERFINISHED
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Flower and Thorn NERFINISHED ⓘ From Ponkapog to Pesth NERFINISHED ⓘ Marjorie Daw and Other People NERFINISHED ⓘ Mercedes and Later Lyrics ⓘ Prudence Palfrey NERFINISHED ⓘ The Queen of Sheba NERFINISHED ⓘ The Stillwater Tragedy NERFINISHED ⓘ The Story of a Bad Boy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
editor
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novelist ⓘ poet ⓘ short story writer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Portsmouth, New Hampshire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Boston, Massachusetts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | editor of The Atlantic Monthly ⓘ |
| residence |
Boston, Massachusetts
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New York City ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse | Lilian Woodman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | 1881 (as editor of The Atlantic Monthly) ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Boston, Massachusetts
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New York City ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
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Referenced by (2)
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subject surface form:
The Galaxy