The Justification of Johann Gutenberg
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The Justification of Johann Gutenberg is a work by British writer Blake Morrison that imaginatively explores the life, motives, and legacy of printing-press pioneer Johannes Gutenberg.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Justification of Johann Gutenberg canonical | 2 |
| The Justification of Johannes Gutenberg | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11105866 — 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: The Justification of Johann Gutenberg Context triple: [Blake Morrison, notableWork, The Justification of Johann Gutenberg]
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A.
Gutenberg
Gutenberg is the block-based content editor introduced in WordPress to enable more flexible, visual page and post creation.
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B.
Guttenberg
Guttenberg is a small municipality in the Kulmbach district of Bavaria, Germany, known for its rural setting and traditional Franconian character.
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C.
Guttenberg
Guttenberg is a surname most famously associated with American actor and comedian Steve Guttenberg, known for his roles in 1980s films such as the Police Academy series.
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D.
Gutenberg the Geek
Gutenberg the Geek is a book by media theorist Jeff Jarvis that reinterprets Johannes Gutenberg as an early tech entrepreneur to draw parallels between the printing revolution and the digital age.
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E.
The Art of Book-Making
"The Art of Book-Making" is a humorous, satirical essay by Washington Irving that playfully critiques unoriginal authorship and literary plagiarism.
- 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: The Justification of Johann Gutenberg Target entity description: The Justification of Johann Gutenberg is a work by British writer Blake Morrison that imaginatively explores the life, motives, and legacy of printing-press pioneer Johannes Gutenberg.
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A.
Gutenberg
Gutenberg is the block-based content editor introduced in WordPress to enable more flexible, visual page and post creation.
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B.
Guttenberg
Guttenberg is a small municipality in the Kulmbach district of Bavaria, Germany, known for its rural setting and traditional Franconian character.
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C.
Guttenberg
Guttenberg is a surname most famously associated with American actor and comedian Steve Guttenberg, known for his roles in 1980s films such as the Police Academy series.
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D.
Gutenberg the Geek
Gutenberg the Geek is a book by media theorist Jeff Jarvis that reinterprets Johannes Gutenberg as an early tech entrepreneur to draw parallels between the printing revolution and the digital age.
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E.
The Art of Book-Making
"The Art of Book-Making" is a humorous, satirical essay by Washington Irving that playfully critiques unoriginal authorship and literary plagiarism.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (33)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
literary work
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novel ⓘ |
| about |
history of printing
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invention ⓘ printing press ⓘ technology and culture ⓘ |
| alternateName |
The Justification of Johannes Gutenberg
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linked to:
The Justification of Johann Gutenberg
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| author | Blake Morrison ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| exploresTheme |
authorship and ownership
ⓘ
ethics of innovation ⓘ impact of technology on society ⓘ memory and legacy ⓘ |
| genre |
biographical fiction
ⓘ
historical fiction ⓘ |
| hasAuthorNationality | British ⓘ |
| hasCharacter | Johannes Gutenberg ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 9780701169834 ⓘ |
| hasLiteraryStyle |
imaginative
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speculative ⓘ |
| hasPageCount | 256 ⓘ |
| hasSetting | 15th century Europe ⓘ |
| hasTitleCharacter |
Johann Gutenberg
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linked to:
Johannes Gutenberg
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| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose ⓘ |
| mainSubject | Johannes Gutenberg ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus |
legacy of Johannes Gutenberg
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life of Johannes Gutenberg ⓘ motives of Johannes Gutenberg ⓘ |
| partOf | contemporary British literature ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 2000 ⓘ |
| publisher | Chatto & Windus ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Justification of Johann Gutenberg Description of subject: The Justification of Johann Gutenberg is a work by British writer Blake Morrison that imaginatively explores the life, motives, and legacy of printing-press pioneer Johannes Gutenberg.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: The Justification of Johann Gutenberg