Arthur Spiderwick
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Arthur Spiderwick is a fictional naturalist and author of a secret field guide to magical creatures in *The Spiderwick Chronicles* universe.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Arthur Spiderwick canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9660940 — 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: Arthur Spiderwick Context triple: [The Spiderwick Chronicles (2008 film), featuresCharacter, Arthur Spiderwick]
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A.
Simon Bird
Simon Bird is an English actor and comedian best known for playing Will McKenzie in the sitcom "The Inbetweeners."
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B.
Matthew Wilder
Matthew Wilder is an American musician, songwriter, and record producer best known for his 1983 hit single "Break My Stride" and his work on Disney's "Mulan" soundtrack.
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C.
Billy Twillig
Billy Twillig is the precocious teenage mathematical prodigy who serves as the central figure in Don DeLillo’s experimental science-fiction novel "Ratner’s Star."
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D.
Charlie Baker
Charlie Baker is an American politician who served as the Republican governor of Massachusetts from 2015 to 2023 and was known for his moderate, bipartisan approach to governance.
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E.
Cressida Cowell
Cressida Cowell is a British children's author and illustrator best known for her "How to Train Your Dragon" book series, which inspired the popular animated film franchise.
- 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: Arthur Spiderwick Target entity description: Arthur Spiderwick is a fictional naturalist and author of a secret field guide to magical creatures in *The Spiderwick Chronicles* universe.
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A.
Simon Bird
Simon Bird is an English actor and comedian best known for playing Will McKenzie in the sitcom "The Inbetweeners."
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B.
Matthew Wilder
Matthew Wilder is an American musician, songwriter, and record producer best known for his 1983 hit single "Break My Stride" and his work on Disney's "Mulan" soundtrack.
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C.
Billy Twillig
Billy Twillig is the precocious teenage mathematical prodigy who serves as the central figure in Don DeLillo’s experimental science-fiction novel "Ratner’s Star."
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D.
Charlie Baker
Charlie Baker is an American politician who served as the Republican governor of Massachusetts from 2015 to 2023 and was known for his moderate, bipartisan approach to governance.
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E.
Cressida Cowell
Cressida Cowell is a British children's author and illustrator best known for her "How to Train Your Dragon" book series, which inspired the popular animated film franchise.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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naturalist ⓘ |
| activity |
observing magical creatures
ⓘ
recording information about faeries ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Arthur Spiderwick's Field Guide to the Fantastical World Around You
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Beyond the Spiderwick Chronicles ⓘ Lucinda's Secret ⓘ The Field Guide ⓘ The Ironwood Tree ⓘ The Seeing Stone ⓘ The Wrath of Mulgarath ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
curious
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obsessive about research ⓘ secretive ⓘ |
| createdBy |
Holly Black
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Tony DiTerlizzi ⓘ |
| familyName |
Spiderwick
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linked to:
Spiderwick Estate
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| fictionalUniverse | The Spiderwick Chronicles ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genreOfWorkAuthored |
bestiary
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fantasy field guide ⓘ |
| hasLegacy | Spiderwick Field Guide used by the Grace children ⓘ |
| hasWorkAsSubject |
brownies
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faeries ⓘ goblins ⓘ magical creatures ⓘ sprites ⓘ trolls ⓘ |
| inUniverseTimePeriod | early 20th century ⓘ |
| knownFor |
documenting faeries and other fantastical beings
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writing a secret field guide to magical creatures ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| medium | children's fantasy literature ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableWork | Arthur Spiderwick's Field Guide to the Fantastical World Around You ⓘ |
| occupation |
naturalist
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researcher of magical creatures ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| plotSignificance |
his field guide endangers its readers by attracting magical creatures
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his research draws the attention of dangerous faerie beings ⓘ |
| publisherOfFictionalWork |
Simon & Schuster (real-world publisher of the series)
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linked to:
Simon & Schuster
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| relative |
Jared Grace
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Lucinda Spiderwick ⓘ Mallory Grace ⓘ Simon Grace ⓘ |
| residence | Spiderwick Estate ⓘ |
| roleInStory | originator of the Spiderwick Field Guide ⓘ |
| settingOfActivity | Spiderwick Estate ⓘ |
| species | human ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Arthur Spiderwick Description of subject: Arthur Spiderwick is a fictional naturalist and author of a secret field guide to magical creatures in *The Spiderwick Chronicles* universe.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.