Igor Stravinsky's wife Vera Stravinsky

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human spouse

Vera Stravinsky was the second wife of composer Igor Stravinsky, known for her close partnership with him during his later life and career.

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Label	Occurrences
Vera Stravinsky	2
Igor Stravinsky's wife Vera Stravinsky canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12819539 — 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: Igor Stravinsky's wife Vera Stravinsky
Context triple: [San Michele Cemetery, burialPlaceOf, Igor Stravinsky's wife Vera Stravinsky]

A. Daphne Stravinsky
Daphne Stravinsky was the wife of composer Igor Stravinsky and the dedicatee of his opera "The Rake's Progress."
B. Nina Gabrilowitsch
Nina Gabrilowitsch was the only grandchild of famed American writer Mark Twain, known primarily for her familial connection to the Clemens family.
C. Natalie Koussevitzky
Natalie Koussevitzky was the wife of renowned Russian-born conductor and double-bassist Serge Koussevitzky, associated with his musical and philanthropic activities.
D. Natalya Rachmaninoff
Natalya Rachmaninoff was the wife and cousin of Russian composer and pianist Sergei Rachmaninoff, known for her lifelong support of his career and family life.
E. Lydia Lopokova
Lydia Lopokova was a celebrated Russian ballerina of the early 20th century who became prominent in British cultural life through her performances and her marriage into the Bloomsbury circle.
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: Igor Stravinsky's wife Vera Stravinsky
Target entity description: Vera Stravinsky was the second wife of composer Igor Stravinsky, known for her close partnership with him during his later life and career.

A. Daphne Stravinsky
Daphne Stravinsky was the wife of composer Igor Stravinsky and the dedicatee of his opera "The Rake's Progress."
B. Nina Gabrilowitsch
Nina Gabrilowitsch was the only grandchild of famed American writer Mark Twain, known primarily for her familial connection to the Clemens family.
C. Natalie Koussevitzky
Natalie Koussevitzky was the wife of renowned Russian-born conductor and double-bassist Serge Koussevitzky, associated with his musical and philanthropic activities.
D. Natalya Rachmaninoff
Natalya Rachmaninoff was the wife and cousin of Russian composer and pianist Sergei Rachmaninoff, known for her lifelong support of his career and family life.
E. Lydia Lopokova
Lydia Lopokova was a celebrated Russian ballerina of the early 20th century who became prominent in British cultural life through her performances and her marriage into the Bloomsbury circle.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	human ⓘ spouse ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Vera de Bosset ⓘ Vera de Bosset Sudeikin ⓘ linked to: Vera de Bosset
associatedWith	20th-century classical music milieu ⓘ Russian émigré artistic circles ⓘ
burialPlace	San Michele Cemetery ⓘ linked to: Cimitero di San Michele Venice ⓘ
citizenship	France ⓘ Russian Empire ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
countryOfBirth	Russian Empire ⓘ
countryOfDeath	United States of America ⓘ
dateOfBirth	1889-01-07 ⓘ
dateOfDeath	1982-09-17 ⓘ
gender	female ⓘ
knownFor	devotion to preserving Igor Stravinsky’s legacy ⓘ long-term extramarital relationship with Igor Stravinsky before marriage ⓘ
languageSpoken	English ⓘ French ⓘ Russian ⓘ
livedDuring	20th century ⓘ
maritalStatus	second wife of Igor Stravinsky ⓘ
marriedToIgorStravinskyFrom	1940 ⓘ
marriedToIgorStravinskyUntil	1971 ⓘ
name	Vera Stravinsky ⓘ linked to: Igor Stravinsky's wife Vera Stravinsky
nationalityAtBirth	Russian ⓘ
notableFor	close personal and artistic partnership with Igor Stravinsky ⓘ supporting Igor Stravinsky’s later life and career ⓘ
occupation	artistic collaborator ⓘ dancer ⓘ muse ⓘ
placeOfBirth	Saint Petersburg ⓘ linked to: Saint Petersburg Federal City
placeOfDeath	New York City ⓘ
predeceasedBy	Igor Stravinsky ⓘ
relationshipStartWithIgorStravinsky	early 1920s ⓘ
religion	Russian Orthodox Church ⓘ
residence	Hollywood ⓘ New York City ⓘ Nice ⓘ Paris ⓘ
roleInIgorStravinskyLife	guardian of his privacy ⓘ manager of social and domestic affairs ⓘ
spouse	Igor Stravinsky ⓘ Vera Stravinsky ⓘ linked to: Igor Stravinsky's wife Vera Stravinsky
spouseOrderRelativeToIgorStravinsky	second ⓘ