Ian Buruma
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Ian Buruma is a Dutch writer, journalist, and scholar known for his works on Asian culture, politics, and Western perceptions of the East.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Ian Buruma canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11827665 — 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: Ian Buruma Context triple: [The New York Review of Books, notableContributor, Ian Buruma]
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A.
Hendrik Hertzberg
Hendrik Hertzberg is an American journalist and longtime New Yorker staff writer and editor known for his incisive political commentary and essays.
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B.
Norman Finkelstein
Norman Finkelstein is an American political scientist, author, and commentator known for his controversial critiques of Israeli policy and the politics surrounding the Holocaust.
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C.
Anne Applebaum
Anne Applebaum is an American historian, journalist, and author renowned for her works on Soviet and Eastern European history, including the Pulitzer Prize-winning "Gulag: A History."
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D.
Timothy Snyder
Timothy Snyder is an American historian and Yale professor renowned for his works on Eastern Europe, the Holocaust, and the political uses of history.
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E.
David Berenbaum
David Berenbaum is an American screenwriter best known for writing the popular Christmas comedy film "Elf."
- 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: Ian Buruma Target entity description: Ian Buruma is a Dutch writer, journalist, and scholar known for his works on Asian culture, politics, and Western perceptions of the East.
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A.
Hendrik Hertzberg
Hendrik Hertzberg is an American journalist and longtime New Yorker staff writer and editor known for his incisive political commentary and essays.
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B.
Norman Finkelstein
Norman Finkelstein is an American political scientist, author, and commentator known for his controversial critiques of Israeli policy and the politics surrounding the Holocaust.
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C.
Anne Applebaum
Anne Applebaum is an American historian, journalist, and author renowned for her works on Soviet and Eastern European history, including the Pulitzer Prize-winning "Gulag: A History."
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D.
Timothy Snyder
Timothy Snyder is an American historian and Yale professor renowned for his works on Eastern Europe, the Holocaust, and the political uses of history.
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E.
David Berenbaum
David Berenbaum is an American screenwriter best known for writing the popular Christmas comedy film "Elf."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
ⓘ
journalist ⓘ scholar ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| citizenship |
Netherlands
NERFINISHED
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United Kingdom ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | Netherlands ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1951-12-28 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
University of Leiden
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surface form:
Leiden University
Nihon University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer |
Bard College
NERFINISHED
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The New York Review of Books NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Buruma NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Asian studies
ⓘ
cultural criticism ⓘ history ⓘ politics ⓘ |
| genre |
essay
ⓘ
non-fiction ⓘ political commentary ⓘ |
| givenName | Ian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasWrittenAbout |
Asian culture
ⓘ
Chinese politics ⓘ Japanese society ⓘ Western perceptions of the East ⓘ |
| hasWrittenFor |
Financial Times
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Guardian NERFINISHED ⓘ The New York Review of Books NERFINISHED ⓘ The New York Times NERFINISHED ⓘ The New Yorker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
Dutch
ⓘ
English ⓘ |
| name | Ian Buruma NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | Dutch ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Anglomania: A European Love Affair
NERFINISHED
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Behind the Mask: On Sexual Demons, Heroes, and Artists in Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ God’s Dust: A Modern Asian Journey NERFINISHED ⓘ Murder in Amsterdam: The Death of Theo van Gogh and the Limits of Tolerance NERFINISHED ⓘ Occidentalism: The West in the Eyes of Its Enemies NERFINISHED ⓘ The Wages of Guilt: Memories of War in Germany and Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ Their Promised Land: My Grandparents in Love and War NERFINISHED ⓘ Year Zero: A History of 1945 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
academic
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editor ⓘ journalist ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | The Hague NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Paul W. Williams Professor of Human Rights and Journalism
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
editor of The New York Review of Books ⓘ |
| spouse | Hotta Eri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ian Buruma Description of subject: Ian Buruma is a Dutch writer, journalist, and scholar known for his works on Asian culture, politics, and Western perceptions of the East.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.