Eva Figes
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Eva Figes was a German-born British feminist writer and novelist known for her experimental fiction and influential works on gender and cultural criticism.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Eva Figes canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10223788 — 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: Eva Figes Context triple: [Orlando Figes, mother, Eva Figes]
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A.
Nora Schmidgall
Nora Schmidgall is a former ice hockey player recognized as a notable alumna of the Providence Friars women's ice hockey program.
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B.
Jacqueline Carlin
Jacqueline Carlin is an American actress and former model best known for her film and television work in the 1970s and 1980s.
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C.
Eileen Power
Eileen Power was a prominent British economic historian and medievalist known for her influential work on medieval society, trade, and women's history.
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D.
Eva Rothschild
Eva Rothschild is an Irish-born contemporary sculptor known for her minimalist, geometric works that explore space, perception, and the interplay between fragility and monumentality.
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E.
Lisa Jardine
Lisa Jardine was a prominent British historian of the Renaissance and early modern period, noted for her work on science, culture, and the history of ideas.
- 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: Eva Figes Target entity description: Eva Figes was a German-born British feminist writer and novelist known for her experimental fiction and influential works on gender and cultural criticism.
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A.
Nora Schmidgall
Nora Schmidgall is a former ice hockey player recognized as a notable alumna of the Providence Friars women's ice hockey program.
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B.
Jacqueline Carlin
Jacqueline Carlin is an American actress and former model best known for her film and television work in the 1970s and 1980s.
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C.
Eileen Power
Eileen Power was a prominent British economic historian and medievalist known for her influential work on medieval society, trade, and women's history.
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D.
Eva Rothschild
Eva Rothschild is an Irish-born contemporary sculptor known for her minimalist, geometric works that explore space, perception, and the interplay between fragility and monumentality.
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E.
Lisa Jardine
Lisa Jardine was a prominent British historian of the Renaissance and early modern period, noted for her work on science, culture, and the history of ideas.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
feminist writer
ⓘ
human ⓘ literary critic ⓘ novelist ⓘ translator ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | Germany ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Germany
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| countryOfDeath | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1932-04-15 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2012-08-28 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Jewish people
ⓘ
linked to:
Jews
|
| familyName | Figes ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
cultural criticism
ⓘ
gender studies ⓘ literature ⓘ |
| genre |
experimental fiction
ⓘ
feminist literature ⓘ literary criticism ⓘ |
| givenName | Eva ⓘ |
| hasChild | Orlando Figes ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| movement |
feminism
ⓘ
modernism ⓘ postmodernism ⓘ |
| name | Eva Figes ⓘ |
| notableFor |
influential feminist cultural criticism
ⓘ
innovative narrative techniques in fiction ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Ghosts
ⓘ
Journey to Nowhere ⓘ Light ⓘ Little Eden ⓘ Patriarchal Attitudes ⓘ Sex and Subterfuge ⓘ The Seven Ages ⓘ The Tree of Knowledge ⓘ Waking ⓘ Winter Journey ⓘ
linked to:
Fuyu no tabi (Winter Journey)
|
| occupation |
critic
ⓘ
novelist ⓘ translator ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Berlin ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
London
ⓘ
linked to:
London, England
|
| residence |
London
ⓘ
linked to:
London, England
|
| sexOrGender | female ⓘ |
| spouse |
John George Figes
ⓘ
linked to:
Orlando Figes
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| subjectOf | obituaries in major British newspapers ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Eva Figes Description of subject: Eva Figes was a German-born British feminist writer and novelist known for her experimental fiction and influential works on gender and cultural criticism.
Referenced by (4)
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