Ida Farange
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Ida Farange is a self-absorbed, neglectful mother in Henry James’s novel "What Maisie Knew," whose bitter divorce and irresponsible behavior shape her daughter Maisie’s troubled upbringing.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ida Farange canonical | 9 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2210483 — 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: Ida Farange Context triple: [What Maisie Knew, character, Ida Farange]
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A.
Ida Langdon
Ida Langdon was an American scholar and writer best known for her work on the life and writings of her uncle, Mark Twain (Samuel Langhorne Clemens).
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B.
Ida Darvish
Ida Darvish is an American actress and producer known for her work in film and television and for being married to actor Josh Gad.
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C.
Ida Boy-Ed
Ida Boy-Ed was a German writer and literary patron known for her novels, essays, and support of contemporary authors in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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D.
Frieda MacTeer
Frieda MacTeer is a young African American girl in Toni Morrison’s novel "The Bluest Eye," known for her protective, outspoken nature and her role in witnessing and responding to the injustices faced by her friend Pecola Breedlove.
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E.
Freda Miller
Freda Miller is known primarily as the former spouse of American television and radio host Larry King.
- 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: Ida Farange Target entity description: Ida Farange is a self-absorbed, neglectful mother in Henry James’s novel "What Maisie Knew," whose bitter divorce and irresponsible behavior shape her daughter Maisie’s troubled upbringing.
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A.
Ida Langdon
Ida Langdon was an American scholar and writer best known for her work on the life and writings of her uncle, Mark Twain (Samuel Langhorne Clemens).
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B.
Ida Darvish
Ida Darvish is an American actress and producer known for her work in film and television and for being married to actor Josh Gad.
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C.
Ida Boy-Ed
Ida Boy-Ed was a German writer and literary patron known for her novels, essays, and support of contemporary authors in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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D.
Frieda MacTeer
Frieda MacTeer is a young African American girl in Toni Morrison’s novel "The Bluest Eye," known for her protective, outspoken nature and her role in witnessing and responding to the injustices faced by her friend Pecola Breedlove.
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E.
Freda Miller
Freda Miller is known primarily as the former spouse of American television and radio host Larry King.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (34)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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literary character ⓘ novel character ⓘ |
| affects | Maisie Farange's upbringing ⓘ |
| appearsIn | What Maisie Knew ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
child custody
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divorce ⓘ effects of adult conflict on children ⓘ moral irresponsibility ⓘ neglect ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
irresponsible
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neglectful ⓘ self-absorbed ⓘ |
| contributesTo | Maisie Farange's emotional instability ⓘ |
| createdBy | Henry James ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse |
What Maisie Knew universe
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linked to:
What Maisie Knew
|
| firstAppearance |
What Maisie Knew (1897)
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linked to:
What Maisie Knew
|
| genreOfWork | psychological novel ⓘ |
| hasChild | Maisie Farange ⓘ |
| hasFamilyName | Farange ⓘ |
| hasGivenName | Ida ⓘ |
| hasRole | mother of Maisie Farange ⓘ |
| hasSpouse | Beale Farange ⓘ |
| involvedIn | bitter divorce from Beale Farange ⓘ |
| legalStatus | divorced ⓘ |
| medium | novel ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
catalyst for custody conflict
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embodiment of parental irresponsibility ⓘ |
| nationality | British (fictional) ⓘ |
| portrayedAs |
egotistical parent
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unfit mother ⓘ |
| publicationYearOfWork | 1897 ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
adaptations of What Maisie Knew
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literary criticism on motherhood in Henry James ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ida Farange Description of subject: Ida Farange is a self-absorbed, neglectful mother in Henry James’s novel "What Maisie Knew," whose bitter divorce and irresponsible behavior shape her daughter Maisie’s troubled upbringing.
Referenced by (9)
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