Bernard Cornwell
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Bernard Cornwell is a British historical novelist best known for his long-running Sharpe series following a rifleman in the Napoleonic Wars.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bernard Cornwell canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10844745 — 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: Bernard Cornwell Context triple: [Richard Sharpe, creator, Bernard Cornwell]
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A.
C.J. Sansom
C.J. Sansom was a British historical crime novelist best known for his bestselling Shardlake series set in Tudor England.
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B.
David Cornwell
David Cornwell, better known by his pen name John le Carré, was a renowned British author celebrated for his sophisticated espionage novels such as "The Spy Who Came in from the Cold" and the George Smiley series.
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C.
Jack Higgins
Jack Higgins was a bestselling British thriller novelist, best known for his World War II espionage novel "The Eagle Has Landed."
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D.
Ken Follett
Ken Follett is a bestselling Welsh author renowned for his historical and thriller novels, including "The Pillars of the Earth" and "Eye of the Needle."
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E.
Stephen Cornwell
Stephen Cornwell is a British film producer and screenwriter, known for co-founding The Ink Factory and producing adaptations of John le Carré’s works as well as other international thrillers.
- 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: Bernard Cornwell Target entity description: Bernard Cornwell is a British historical novelist best known for his long-running Sharpe series following a rifleman in the Napoleonic Wars.
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A.
C.J. Sansom
C.J. Sansom was a British historical crime novelist best known for his bestselling Shardlake series set in Tudor England.
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B.
David Cornwell
David Cornwell, better known by his pen name John le Carré, was a renowned British author celebrated for his sophisticated espionage novels such as "The Spy Who Came in from the Cold" and the George Smiley series.
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C.
Jack Higgins
Jack Higgins was a bestselling British thriller novelist, best known for his World War II espionage novel "The Eagle Has Landed."
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D.
Ken Follett
Ken Follett is a bestselling Welsh author renowned for his historical and thriller novels, including "The Pillars of the Earth" and "Eye of the Needle."
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E.
Stephen Cornwell
Stephen Cornwell is a British film producer and screenwriter, known for co-founding The Ink Factory and producing adaptations of John le Carré’s works as well as other international thrillers.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
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novelist ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Officer of the Order of the British Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1944-02-23 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
England
ⓘ
London, England ⓘ
surface form:
London
United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
United Kingdom
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ |
| creator |
Bernard Cornwell
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bernard Cornwell NERFINISHED ⓘ Bernard Cornwell NERFINISHED ⓘ Bernard Cornwell NERFINISHED ⓘ Bernard Cornwell NERFINISHED ⓘ Bernard Cornwell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Monkton Combe School
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
University College London ⓘ |
| employer |
BBC
ⓘ
Thames Television NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Cornwell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
historical fiction
ⓘ
military fiction ⓘ |
| givenName | Bernard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Alexandre Dumas
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
C. S. Forester NERFINISHED ⓘ Sir Arthur Conan Doyle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| movement | historical realism ⓘ |
| name | Bernard Cornwell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableSeries |
Sharpe
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Grail Quest NERFINISHED ⓘ The Saxon Stories NERFINISHED ⓘ The Starbuck Chronicles NERFINISHED ⓘ The Warlord Chronicles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Fools and Mortals
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sharpe series NERFINISHED ⓘ Stonehenge NERFINISHED ⓘ The Grail Quest NERFINISHED ⓘ The Last Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ The Saxon Stories NERFINISHED ⓘ The Starbuck Chronicles NERFINISHED ⓘ The Warlord Chronicles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
novelist
ⓘ
screenwriter ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| residence |
Cape Cod
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse | Judy Cornwell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectOf | Sharpe (TV series) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writingStyle | action-oriented historical narrative ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Bernard Cornwell Description of subject: Bernard Cornwell is a British historical novelist best known for his long-running Sharpe series following a rifleman in the Napoleonic Wars.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.