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 | 1 |
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
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United Kingdom ⓘ |
| countryOfDeath | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1932-04-15 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2012-08-28 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Jews
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surface form:
Jewish people
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| familyName | Figes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
cultural criticism
ⓘ
gender studies ⓘ literature ⓘ |
| genre |
experimental fiction
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feminist literature ⓘ literary criticism ⓘ |
| givenName | Eva NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasChild | Orlando Figes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| movement |
feminism
ⓘ
modernism ⓘ postmodernism ⓘ |
| name | Eva Figes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
influential feminist cultural criticism
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innovative narrative techniques in fiction ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Ghosts
NERFINISHED
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Journey to Nowhere NERFINISHED ⓘ Light ⓘ Little Eden NERFINISHED ⓘ Patriarchal Attitudes NERFINISHED ⓘ Sex and Subterfuge NERFINISHED ⓘ The Seven Ages NERFINISHED ⓘ The Tree of Knowledge NERFINISHED ⓘ Waking NERFINISHED ⓘ Winter Journey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
critic
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novelist ⓘ translator ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Berlin ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
London, England
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surface form:
London
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| residence |
London, England
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surface form:
London
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| sexOrGender | female ⓘ |
| spouse | John George Figes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| 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 (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.