Paul Krassner
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Paul Krassner was an American satirist, author, and founder of the countercultural magazine The Realist, known for his influential role in 1960s radical politics and comedy.
All labels observed (1)
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| Paul Krassner canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11253792 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Paul Krassner Context triple: [Lenny Bruce: Swear to Tell the Truth, featuresInterviewWith, Paul Krassner]
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A.
Gregg Turkington
Gregg Turkington is an American comedian, actor, and writer best known for his abrasive anti-comedy persona Neil Hamburger and his work on projects like "On Cinema."
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B.
Will Knaak
Will Knaak is an American guitarist and songwriter best known as a member of the alternative rock band Blue October.
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C.
Mike Kuchar
Mike Kuchar is an American underground filmmaker and artist known for his campy, low-budget, and highly influential experimental films that helped define New York’s underground cinema scene in the 1960s.
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D.
Michael Krieger
Michael Krieger is a fictional character appearing in the story of "Watch Over Me."
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E.
Ken Koblun
Ken Koblun is a Canadian bassist best known for his early involvement with the influential 1960s rock band Buffalo Springfield.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Paul Krassner Target entity description: Paul Krassner was an American satirist, author, and founder of the countercultural magazine The Realist, known for his influential role in 1960s radical politics and comedy.
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A.
Gregg Turkington
Gregg Turkington is an American comedian, actor, and writer best known for his abrasive anti-comedy persona Neil Hamburger and his work on projects like "On Cinema."
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B.
Will Knaak
Will Knaak is an American guitarist and songwriter best known as a member of the alternative rock band Blue October.
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C.
Mike Kuchar
Mike Kuchar is an American underground filmmaker and artist known for his campy, low-budget, and highly influential experimental films that helped define New York’s underground cinema scene in the 1960s.
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D.
Michael Krieger
Michael Krieger is a fictional character appearing in the story of "Watch Over Me."
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E.
Ken Koblun
Ken Koblun is a Canadian bassist best known for his early involvement with the influential 1960s rock band Buffalo Springfield.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
author
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comedian ⓘ human ⓘ journalist ⓘ political activist ⓘ satirist ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Abbie Hoffman
NERFINISHED
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Jerry Rubin NERFINISHED ⓘ Lenny Bruce NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Fellowship from the Guggenheim Foundation
NERFINISHED
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Playboy Humor/Satire Award NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | United States of America ⓘ |
| countryOfDeath | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1932-04-09 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2019-07-21 ⓘ |
| familyName | Krassner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| founded | The Realist NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | satire ⓘ |
| givenName | Paul ⓘ |
| influenced |
American counterculture
NERFINISHED
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political satire ⓘ stand-up comedy ⓘ |
| knownFor |
countercultural satire
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founding the magazine The Realist NERFINISHED ⓘ involvement in 1960s radical politics ⓘ political humor ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| movement |
Yippies
NERFINISHED
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counterculture of the 1960s ⓘ |
| name | Paul Krassner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableWork | The Realist NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
author
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comedian ⓘ editor ⓘ journalist ⓘ publisher ⓘ satirist ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Brooklyn
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New York City ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
California, United States
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surface form:
California
Desert Hot Springs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | atheism ⓘ |
| residence |
California, United States
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surface form:
California
New York City ⓘ |
| wasMemberOf | Youth International Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wrote |
Confessions of a Raving, Unconfined Nut
NERFINISHED
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One Hand Jerking: Reports from an Investigative Satirist NERFINISHED ⓘ Who’s to Say What’s Obscene? NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Paul Krassner Description of subject: Paul Krassner was an American satirist, author, and founder of the countercultural magazine The Realist, known for his influential role in 1960s radical politics and comedy.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.