Josephine Wiggs
E417043
Josephine Wiggs is an English musician and bassist best known for her work with the alternative rock band The Breeders.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Josephine Wiggs canonical | 16 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4161175 — 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: Josephine Wiggs Context triple: [Pod, mainPerformer, Josephine Wiggs]
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A.
Josephine Hull
Josephine Hull was an American stage and film actress best known for her comedic character roles, including her Oscar-winning performance in "Harvey."
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B.
Mary Elizabeth Jenkins
Mary Elizabeth Jenkins, better known as Mary Surratt, was an American boardinghouse owner who became the first woman executed by the U.S. federal government for her role in the conspiracy to assassinate President Abraham Lincoln.
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C.
Mary Jennings
Mary Jennings was the first wife of American folk singer-songwriter Woody Guthrie.
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D.
Henrietta Boggs
Henrietta Boggs was an American-Costa Rican writer, journalist, and political activist best known as the former First Lady of Costa Rica and a key figure in the country’s 1948 revolution and subsequent democratic reforms.
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E.
Marian Parker
Marian Parker was the wife of pioneering American acoustical physicist Wallace Clement Sabine, associated with the early development of architectural acoustics.
- 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: Josephine Wiggs Target entity description: Josephine Wiggs is an English musician and bassist best known for her work with the alternative rock band The Breeders.
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A.
Josephine Hull
Josephine Hull was an American stage and film actress best known for her comedic character roles, including her Oscar-winning performance in "Harvey."
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B.
Mary Elizabeth Jenkins
Mary Elizabeth Jenkins, better known as Mary Surratt, was an American boardinghouse owner who became the first woman executed by the U.S. federal government for her role in the conspiracy to assassinate President Abraham Lincoln.
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C.
Mary Jennings
Mary Jennings was the first wife of American folk singer-songwriter Woody Guthrie.
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D.
Henrietta Boggs
Henrietta Boggs was an American-Costa Rican writer, journalist, and political activist best known as the former First Lady of Costa Rica and a key figure in the country’s 1948 revolution and subsequent democratic reforms.
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E.
Marian Parker
Marian Parker was the wife of pioneering American acoustical physicist Wallace Clement Sabine, associated with the early development of architectural acoustics.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bassist
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human ⓘ musician ⓘ record producer ⓘ songwriter ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1980s ⓘ |
| associatedAct |
Dusty Trails
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Kim Deal ⓘ Tanya Donelly ⓘ The Breeders ⓘ The Church ⓘ The Josephine Wiggs Experience ⓘ The Perfect Disaster ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1963-02-26 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Lanchester, County Durham, England ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| education | University of London ⓘ |
| familyName | Wiggs ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| genre |
alternative rock
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indie rock ⓘ punk rock ⓘ |
| givenName | Josephine ⓘ |
| hasWebsite | https://josephinewiggs.com ⓘ |
| instrument |
bass guitar
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guitar ⓘ vocals ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | The Breeders ⓘ |
| name | Josephine Wiggs ⓘ |
| nationality | English ⓘ |
| notableRole | bassist of The Breeders ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Cannonball
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Dusty Trails ⓘ Last Splash ⓘ The Josephine Wiggs Experience ⓘ We Fall ⓘ |
| occupation |
bassist
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musician ⓘ record producer ⓘ songwriter ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
4AD
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Elektra Records ⓘ |
| residence | New York City ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Josephine Wiggs Description of subject: Josephine Wiggs is an English musician and bassist best known for her work with the alternative rock band The Breeders.
Referenced by (16)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Pod (1990)
subject linked to:
Last Splash (1993)
subject linked to:
All Nerve (2018)
subject linked to:
Last Splash achieved platinum status in the United States