Poor Richard
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Poor Richard is the humorous, proverbial persona created and used by Benjamin Franklin as the fictional author of Poor Richard's Almanack.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Poor Richard canonical | 3 |
| Poor Richard Saunders | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1551436 — 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: Poor Richard Context triple: [Poor Richard's Almanack, pseudonymousAuthor, Poor Richard]
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A.
Poor Richard's Almanack
Poor Richard's Almanack is a yearly almanac published by Benjamin Franklin in colonial America, famous for its witty aphorisms, practical advice, and wide influence on early American culture.
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B.
The Rise of Silas Lapham
The Rise of Silas Lapham is an 1885 realist novel by William Dean Howells that explores social class, moral integrity, and the American business ethic through the story of a self-made paint manufacturer in post–Civil War Boston.
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C.
De Gemeene Gratie
De Gemeene Gratie is a major theological work by Abraham Kuyper that develops his doctrine of “common grace,” explaining how God’s grace operates in all of culture and society, not only within the church.
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D.
The Quaker
The Quaker is the traditional, colonial-era–styled mascot representing the University of Pennsylvania and its athletic teams.
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E.
The Young Orphan
The Young Orphan is a late 19th-century realist portrait painting by American artist William Merritt Chase, depicting a solitary young girl in a dark dress against a muted background.
- 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: Poor Richard Target entity description: Poor Richard is the humorous, proverbial persona created and used by Benjamin Franklin as the fictional author of Poor Richard's Almanack.
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A.
Poor Richard's Almanack
Poor Richard's Almanack is a yearly almanac published by Benjamin Franklin in colonial America, famous for its witty aphorisms, practical advice, and wide influence on early American culture.
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B.
The Rise of Silas Lapham
The Rise of Silas Lapham is an 1885 realist novel by William Dean Howells that explores social class, moral integrity, and the American business ethic through the story of a self-made paint manufacturer in post–Civil War Boston.
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C.
De Gemeene Gratie
De Gemeene Gratie is a major theological work by Abraham Kuyper that develops his doctrine of “common grace,” explaining how God’s grace operates in all of culture and society, not only within the church.
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D.
The Quaker
The Quaker is the traditional, colonial-era–styled mascot representing the University of Pennsylvania and its athletic teams.
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E.
The Young Orphan
The Young Orphan is a late 19th-century realist portrait painting by American artist William Merritt Chase, depicting a solitary young girl in a dark dress against a muted background.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional author
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literary character ⓘ pseudonymous persona ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
frugality
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industry ⓘ moral instruction ⓘ thrift ⓘ |
| characterIn | Poor Richard's Almanack ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
British America
ⓘ
Thirteen Colonies ⓘ |
| createdBy | Benjamin Franklin ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | Poor Richard's Almanack ⓘ |
| firstAppearanceIn | Poor Richard's Almanack ⓘ |
| genre |
humor
ⓘ
proverbial literature ⓘ satire ⓘ |
| hasAlternateName |
Poor Richard Saunders
ⓘ
linked to:
Poor Richard
Richard Saunders ⓘ |
| hasFamousSaying |
A penny saved is a penny earned.
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Early to bed and early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise. ⓘ God helps them that help themselves. ⓘ Lost time is never found again. ⓘ Well done is better than well said. ⓘ |
| influenced |
American aphoristic style
ⓘ
American popular wisdom ⓘ |
| influencedBy | English proverb tradition ⓘ |
| knownFor |
aphorisms
ⓘ
pithy maxims ⓘ proverbs ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | 18th century ⓘ |
| medium | almanac ⓘ |
| notableWork | Poor Richard's Almanack ⓘ |
| occupation | almanac author ⓘ |
| portrayedAs | a wise but humble countryman ⓘ |
| usedBy | Benjamin Franklin ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Poor Richard Description of subject: Poor Richard is the humorous, proverbial persona created and used by Benjamin Franklin as the fictional author of Poor Richard's Almanack.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Poor Richard