Ken MacLeod
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Ken MacLeod is a Scottish science fiction author known for his politically charged, idea-driven novels that explore socialism, libertarianism, and future societies.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Ken MacLeod canonical | 26 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1390042 — 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: Ken MacLeod Context triple: [Prometheus Award, notableWinner, Ken MacLeod]
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Simon Donaldson
Simon Donaldson is a British mathematician renowned for his groundbreaking work in differential geometry and topology, particularly the study of smooth four-dimensional manifolds.
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A. D. Gordon
A. D. Gordon was a pioneering Zionist thinker and activist whose spiritual and practical emphasis on manual agricultural labor profoundly shaped the ideology and ethos of Labor Zionism in early 20th-century Palestine.
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C.
Iain Reid
Iain Reid is a Canadian author best known for his psychologically suspenseful novels such as "I'm Thinking of Ending Things" and "Foe."
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D.
Graham Carr
Graham Carr is a Canadian academic and administrator who serves as the president of Concordia University in Montreal.
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Garth Stevenson
Garth Stevenson is a Canadian-born double bassist and composer known for his atmospheric, nature-inspired film scores and solo work.
- 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: Ken MacLeod Target entity description: Ken MacLeod is a Scottish science fiction author known for his politically charged, idea-driven novels that explore socialism, libertarianism, and future societies.
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A.
Simon Donaldson
Simon Donaldson is a British mathematician renowned for his groundbreaking work in differential geometry and topology, particularly the study of smooth four-dimensional manifolds.
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B.
A. D. Gordon
A. D. Gordon was a pioneering Zionist thinker and activist whose spiritual and practical emphasis on manual agricultural labor profoundly shaped the ideology and ethos of Labor Zionism in early 20th-century Palestine.
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C.
Iain Reid
Iain Reid is a Canadian author best known for his psychologically suspenseful novels such as "I'm Thinking of Ending Things" and "Foe."
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D.
Graham Carr
Graham Carr is a Canadian academic and administrator who serves as the president of Concordia University in Montreal.
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E.
Garth Stevenson
Garth Stevenson is a Canadian-born double bassist and composer known for his atmospheric, nature-inspired film scores and solo work.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Scottish writer
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human ⓘ novelist ⓘ science fiction writer ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Scotland
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United Kingdom ⓘ |
| familyName | MacLeod ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
future studies in fiction
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political fiction ⓘ speculative fiction ⓘ |
| genre |
political science fiction
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science fiction ⓘ |
| givenName | Ken ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| movement |
libertarianism
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socialism ⓘ |
| name | Ken MacLeod ⓘ |
| nationality | Scottish ⓘ |
| notableFor |
exploring libertarianism in speculative settings
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exploring socialism in speculative settings ⓘ idea-driven novels about future societies ⓘ politically charged science fiction ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Cosmonaut Keep
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Dark Light ⓘ Descent ⓘ Engine City ⓘ Intrusion ⓘ Learning the World ⓘ Newton’s Wake ⓘ The Cassini Division ⓘ
linked to:
Cassini Division
The Corporation Wars: Dissidence ⓘ The Corporation Wars: Emergence ⓘ The Corporation Wars: Insurgence ⓘ
linked to:
The Corporation Wars: Dissidence
The Execution Channel ⓘ The Night Sessions ⓘ The Sky Road ⓘ The Star Fraction ⓘ The Stone Canal ⓘ |
| occupation |
novelist
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science fiction author ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Scotland ⓘ |
| writesAbout |
future societies
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libertarianism ⓘ political ideology ⓘ post-humanism ⓘ revolution and social change ⓘ socialism ⓘ space travel ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ken MacLeod Description of subject: Ken MacLeod is a Scottish science fiction author known for his politically charged, idea-driven novels that explore socialism, libertarianism, and future societies.
Referenced by (26)
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