Susie Derkins
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Susie Derkins is a smart, studious, and often exasperated classmate of Calvin who serves as his foil in the comic strip "Calvin and Hobbes."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Susie Derkins canonical | 13 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13008784 — 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: Susie Derkins Context triple: [Calvin and Hobbes, featuresCharacter, Susie Derkins]
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A.
Susie Brown
Susie Brown is a fictional character portrayed by Viola Davis, likely serving as a significant supporting figure in the story she appears in.
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B.
Ann Peacock
Ann Peacock is a screenwriter best known for adapting C.S. Lewis’s classic fantasy novel "The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe" for the 2005 film.
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C.
Susie Salmon
Susie Salmon is the murdered teenage narrator of Alice Sebold’s novel and its 2009 film adaptation The Lovely Bones, who observes her family and killer from the afterlife.
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D.
Sally Hibbin
Sally Hibbin is a British film and television producer known for her collaborations with director Ken Loach and her work on socially conscious, independent films.
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E.
Susie Dent
Susie Dent is a British lexicographer and etymologist best known for her long-running role as the resident word expert on the television game show "Countdown."
- 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: Susie Derkins Target entity description: Susie Derkins is a smart, studious, and often exasperated classmate of Calvin who serves as his foil in the comic strip "Calvin and Hobbes."
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A.
Susie Brown
Susie Brown is a fictional character portrayed by Viola Davis, likely serving as a significant supporting figure in the story she appears in.
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B.
Ann Peacock
Ann Peacock is a screenwriter best known for adapting C.S. Lewis’s classic fantasy novel "The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe" for the 2005 film.
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C.
Susie Salmon
Susie Salmon is the murdered teenage narrator of Alice Sebold’s novel and its 2009 film adaptation The Lovely Bones, who observes her family and killer from the afterlife.
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D.
Sally Hibbin
Sally Hibbin is a British film and television producer known for her collaborations with director Ken Loach and her work on socially conscious, independent films.
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E.
Susie Dent
Susie Dent is a British lexicographer and etymologist best known for her long-running role as the resident word expert on the television game show "Countdown."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
comic strip character
ⓘ
fictional character ⓘ |
| academicPerformance | good student ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Calvin and Hobbes ⓘ |
| appearsInFormat | collected book collections of Calvin and Hobbes ⓘ |
| appearsInGenre |
humor
ⓘ
slice of life ⓘ |
| attendsSchoolWith |
Calvin
ⓘ
Moe ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
mature
ⓘ
often exasperated with Calvin ⓘ responsible ⓘ smart ⓘ studious ⓘ |
| countryOfOriginOfWork |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| creator | Bill Watterson ⓘ |
| dislikesActivity |
Calvin's gross-out jokes
ⓘ
Calvin's rude behavior ⓘ |
| firstAppearanceIn |
Calvin and Hobbes comic strip (late 1980s)
ⓘ
linked to:
Calvin and Hobbes
|
| hasAgeRange | elementary school age ⓘ |
| hasClassroomTeacher | Miss Wormwood ⓘ |
| hasFandom | Calvin and Hobbes readership ⓘ |
| hasGender | female ⓘ |
| hasImaginaryPlay | playing house with Calvin ⓘ |
| hasNarrativeFunction |
contrast to Calvin's impulsiveness
ⓘ
grounding influence in the strip ⓘ |
| hasNotableTheme |
childhood social dynamics
ⓘ
gender differences in childhood behavior ⓘ |
| hasPet | dog ⓘ |
| hasRelationshipWith | Calvin (love-hate dynamic) ⓘ |
| hasRole |
Calvin's classmate
ⓘ
foil to Calvin ⓘ |
| hasSpecies | human ⓘ |
| isChild | unnamed parents ⓘ |
| isOwnedBy |
Andrews McMeel Syndication (rights to Calvin and Hobbes)
ⓘ
linked to:
Andrews McMeel Syndication
|
| isTargetOf | Calvin's pranks ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| likesActivity |
doing homework properly
ⓘ
reading ⓘ |
| medium | newspaper comic strip ⓘ |
| oftenInteractsWith |
Calvin
ⓘ
Hobbes ⓘ Miss Wormwood ⓘ Moe ⓘ |
| perceives |
Hobbes as a stuffed animal
ⓘ
linked to:
Teddy bear
|
| setting | suburban American neighborhood ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Susie Derkins Description of subject: Susie Derkins is a smart, studious, and often exasperated classmate of Calvin who serves as his foil in the comic strip "Calvin and Hobbes."
Referenced by (13)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.