Kingsley Martin
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Kingsley Martin was a prominent British journalist and editor best known for shaping mid-20th-century left-wing political thought through his long leadership of the New Statesman.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Kingsley Martin canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1521762 — 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: Kingsley Martin Context triple: [New Statesman, hasNotableEditor, Kingsley Martin]
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A.
Christopher Blake
Christopher Blake is a stage play written by American playwright Moss Hart, best known for its dramatic exploration of family and marital conflict.
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B.
Will Firth
Will Firth is the son of English actor Colin Firth and is known primarily for his connection to his father's prominent film career.
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C.
Julian Amery
Julian Amery was a prominent British Conservative politician and minister known for his roles in defense and colonial affairs during the mid-20th century.
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D.
Owen King
Owen King is an American author and the son of novelist Stephen King, known for his own works of fiction and collaborations with his father.
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E.
Oliver Muirhead
Oliver Muirhead is a British character actor known for his supporting roles in film and television, often portraying dryly comedic or upper-class English characters.
- 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: Kingsley Martin Target entity description: Kingsley Martin was a prominent British journalist and editor best known for shaping mid-20th-century left-wing political thought through his long leadership of the New Statesman.
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A.
Christopher Blake
Christopher Blake is a stage play written by American playwright Moss Hart, best known for its dramatic exploration of family and marital conflict.
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B.
Will Firth
Will Firth is the son of English actor Colin Firth and is known primarily for his connection to his father's prominent film career.
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C.
Julian Amery
Julian Amery was a prominent British Conservative politician and minister known for his roles in defense and colonial affairs during the mid-20th century.
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D.
Owen King
Owen King is an American author and the son of novelist Stephen King, known for his own works of fiction and collaborations with his father.
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E.
Oliver Muirhead
Oliver Muirhead is a British character actor known for his supporting roles in film and television, often portraying dryly comedic or upper-class English characters.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British person
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editor ⓘ human ⓘ journalist ⓘ |
| citizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| conflict | World War I ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| countryOfDeath | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1897-01-28 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1969-02-16 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Magdalen College, Oxford
ⓘ
Mill Hill School ⓘ |
| employer | New Statesman ⓘ |
| endTime | 1960 ⓘ |
| familyName | Martin ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
political commentary
ⓘ
political journalism ⓘ |
| fullName | Basil Kingsley Martin ⓘ |
| genre | political writing ⓘ |
| givenName |
Basil
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Kingsley ⓘ |
| hasReligion | agnosticism ⓘ |
| influenced |
British Labour politics
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British intellectual left in the mid-20th century ⓘ |
| knownFor |
editorship of the New Statesman
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influence on mid-20th-century British left-wing political thought ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| movement |
British left
ⓘ
linked to:
Old Labour
|
| nationality | British ⓘ |
| notableWork | Editor of the New Statesman and Nation ⓘ |
| occupation |
journalist
ⓘ
magazine editor ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Hereford ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
London
ⓘ
linked to:
London, England
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| politicalAlignment |
left-wing
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socialism ⓘ |
| positionHeld | editor of the New Statesman ⓘ |
| residence |
London
ⓘ
linked to:
London, England
|
| servedIn | British Army ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| startTime | 1930 ⓘ |
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Instruction
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