Dmitri Nabokov
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Dmitri Nabokov was the son of novelist Vladimir Nabokov, known as a literary translator, opera singer, and the posthumous editor and executor of his father's works.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Dmitri Nabokov canonical | 3 |
| Nabokov | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11566513 — 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: Dmitri Nabokov Context triple: [Vera (Mrs. Vladimir Nabokov), hasSubjectChild, Dmitri Nabokov]
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A.
Sergey Nabokov
Sergey Nabokov was a Russian-born intellectual and younger brother of novelist Vladimir Nabokov, known for his tragic life as a gay man persecuted under both Nazi and Soviet regimes.
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B.
Evgeni Nabokov
Evgeni Nabokov is a former NHL goaltender best known for his standout career with the San Jose Sharks, where he became one of the franchise’s most successful and recognizable players.
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C.
Vladimir Nabokov Sr.
Vladimir Nabokov Sr. was a prominent Russian liberal politician, lawyer, and journalist, best known as the father of novelist Vladimir Nabokov and as an outspoken advocate for democracy who was assassinated in 1922.
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D.
Vladimir Nabokov
Vladimir Nabokov was a Russian-American novelist, lepidopterist, and literary scholar best known for his innovative prose style and the controversial masterpiece "Lolita."
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E.
Nikolai Punin
Nikolai Punin was a Russian art critic and curator associated with the avant-garde and the State Russian Museum, later persecuted under Stalin.
- 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: Dmitri Nabokov Target entity description: Dmitri Nabokov was the son of novelist Vladimir Nabokov, known as a literary translator, opera singer, and the posthumous editor and executor of his father's works.
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A.
Sergey Nabokov
Sergey Nabokov was a Russian-born intellectual and younger brother of novelist Vladimir Nabokov, known for his tragic life as a gay man persecuted under both Nazi and Soviet regimes.
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B.
Evgeni Nabokov
Evgeni Nabokov is a former NHL goaltender best known for his standout career with the San Jose Sharks, where he became one of the franchise’s most successful and recognizable players.
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C.
Vladimir Nabokov Sr.
Vladimir Nabokov Sr. was a prominent Russian liberal politician, lawyer, and journalist, best known as the father of novelist Vladimir Nabokov and as an outspoken advocate for democracy who was assassinated in 1922.
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D.
Vladimir Nabokov
Vladimir Nabokov was a Russian-American novelist, lepidopterist, and literary scholar best known for his innovative prose style and the controversial masterpiece "Lolita."
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E.
Nikolai Punin
Nikolai Punin was a Russian art critic and curator associated with the avant-garde and the State Russian Museum, later persecuted under Stalin.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
editor
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human ⓘ literary executor ⓘ literary translator ⓘ opera singer ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | complications from surgery after a fall ⓘ |
| citizenship |
Switzerland
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United States of America ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | Germany ⓘ |
| countryOfDeath | Switzerland ⓘ |
| countryOfResidence | Switzerland ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1934-05-10 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2012-02-22 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Harvard University ⓘ |
| familyName |
Nabokov
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linked to:
Dmitri Nabokov
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| father | Vladimir Nabokov ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
literary translation
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opera performance ⓘ |
| givenName |
Dmitri
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linked to:
Dimitri
|
| languagesSpokenWrittenOrSigned |
English
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French ⓘ Italian ⓘ Russian ⓘ |
| mother |
Véra Nabokova
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linked to:
Vera Nabokov
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| nativeLanguage | Russian ⓘ |
| notableRole |
literary executor of Vladimir Nabokov
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posthumous editor of Vladimir Nabokov's works ⓘ |
| notableWork |
English translation of "Ada, or Ardor"
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English translation of "Glory" ⓘ English translation of "Invitation to a Beheading" ⓘ English translation of "King, Queen, Knave" ⓘ English translation of "Look at the Harlequins!" ⓘ English translation of "The Defense" ⓘ English translation of "The Enchanter" ⓘ English translation of "The Gift" ⓘ English translation of "The Luzhin Defense" ⓘ English translation of "The Original of Laura" ⓘ English translation of "Transparent Things" ⓘ |
| occupation |
editor
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literary translator ⓘ opera singer ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| performedVocalRange | bass-baritone ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Berlin ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Vevey ⓘ |
| residence | Montreux ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Dmitri Nabokov Description of subject: Dmitri Nabokov was the son of novelist Vladimir Nabokov, known as a literary translator, opera singer, and the posthumous editor and executor of his father's works.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Dmitri Nabokov