Hildegarde Moncrief
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Hildegarde Moncrief is a fictional character in F. Scott Fitzgerald’s short story "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button," known primarily as Benjamin Button’s wife.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Hildegarde Moncrief canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10301992 — 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: Hildegarde Moncrief Context triple: [Benjamin Button, hasSpouse, Hildegarde Moncrief]
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A.
Mona Sutphen
Mona Sutphen is an American foreign policy expert and former White House official who served in senior national security and diplomatic roles under President Barack Obama.
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B.
Elizabeth Reaser
Elizabeth Reaser is an American actress best known for her roles in the Twilight film series and the television drama Grey's Anatomy.
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C.
Elizabeth Snodgrass
Elizabeth Snodgrass is a person notable enough to be specifically cited as a bearer of the Snodgrass surname.
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D.
Catherine Sherrill
Catherine Sherrill, later known as Bonnie Kate, was the second wife of American frontiersman and first governor of Tennessee John Sevier and is remembered in regional lore for her daring escape from a Native American attack at Fort Watauga.
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E.
Elizabeth Nourse
Elizabeth Nourse was an American realist painter known for her sensitive depictions of women and rural life, who built a successful career in Paris in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
- 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: Hildegarde Moncrief Target entity description: Hildegarde Moncrief is a fictional character in F. Scott Fitzgerald’s short story "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button," known primarily as Benjamin Button’s wife.
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A.
Mona Sutphen
Mona Sutphen is an American foreign policy expert and former White House official who served in senior national security and diplomatic roles under President Barack Obama.
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B.
Elizabeth Reaser
Elizabeth Reaser is an American actress best known for her roles in the Twilight film series and the television drama Grey's Anatomy.
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C.
Elizabeth Snodgrass
Elizabeth Snodgrass is a person notable enough to be specifically cited as a bearer of the Snodgrass surname.
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D.
Catherine Sherrill
Catherine Sherrill, later known as Bonnie Kate, was the second wife of American frontiersman and first governor of Tennessee John Sevier and is remembered in regional lore for her daring escape from a Native American attack at Fort Watauga.
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E.
Elizabeth Nourse
Elizabeth Nourse was an American realist painter known for her sensitive depictions of women and rural life, who built a successful career in Paris in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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literary character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | The Curious Case of Benjamin Button ⓘ |
| appearsInForm | short story ⓘ |
| authorNationalityOfCreator | American ⓘ |
| basedOnWork |
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (1922 short story)
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linked to:
Benjamin Button
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| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| creator | F. Scott Fitzgerald ⓘ |
| familyName | Moncrief ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | The Curious Case of Benjamin Button ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| genreOfWork |
fantasy fiction
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speculative fiction ⓘ |
| givenName |
Hildegarde
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linked to:
Hildegard
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| hasSpouseInUniverse | Benjamin Button ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| medium | prose fiction ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
Benjamin Button's wife
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major character ⓘ |
| originallyPublishedInLanguage | English ⓘ |
| publicationContext |
Collier's magazine
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linked to:
Collier’s magazine
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| publicationTitle | The Curious Case of Benjamin Button ⓘ |
| publicationYearOfWork | 1922 ⓘ |
| spouse | Benjamin Button ⓘ |
| workAuthor | F. Scott Fitzgerald ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Hildegarde Moncrief Description of subject: Hildegarde Moncrief is a fictional character in F. Scott Fitzgerald’s short story "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button," known primarily as Benjamin Button’s wife.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.