Cundill Prize in Historical Literature
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The Cundill Prize in Historical Literature is a major international award recognizing outstanding works of history written for a general readership.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cundill Prize in Historical Literature canonical | 1 |
| Cundill Prize in History | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Cundill Prize in Historical Literature Context triple: [Anne Applebaum, awardReceived, Cundill Prize in Historical Literature]
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A.
Wolfson History Prize
The Wolfson History Prize is a prestigious British literary award recognizing outstanding works of historical writing aimed at a general readership.
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B.
Duff Cooper Prize
The Duff Cooper Prize is a prestigious British literary award given annually for the best work of history, biography, political science, or poetry written in English.
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C.
Booker–McConnell Prize
The Booker–McConnell Prize was the original name of the prestigious British literary award now known as the Booker Prize, given annually for outstanding novels written in English.
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D.
Walter Scott Prize
The Walter Scott Prize is a prestigious British literary award honoring outstanding works of historical fiction.
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E.
Francis Parkman Prize
The Francis Parkman Prize is a prestigious American literary award given annually for the best book in American history.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Cundill Prize in Historical Literature Target entity description: The Cundill Prize in Historical Literature is a major international award recognizing outstanding works of history written for a general readership.
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A.
Wolfson History Prize
The Wolfson History Prize is a prestigious British literary award recognizing outstanding works of historical writing aimed at a general readership.
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B.
Duff Cooper Prize
The Duff Cooper Prize is a prestigious British literary award given annually for the best work of history, biography, political science, or poetry written in English.
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C.
Booker–McConnell Prize
The Booker–McConnell Prize was the original name of the prestigious British literary award now known as the Booker Prize, given annually for outstanding novels written in English.
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D.
Walter Scott Prize
The Walter Scott Prize is a prestigious British literary award honoring outstanding works of historical fiction.
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E.
Francis Parkman Prize
The Francis Parkman Prize is a prestigious American literary award given annually for the best book in American history.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
history book award
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literary award ⓘ |
| administeredBy |
McGill University Faculty of Arts
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linked to:
Faculty of Arts (McGill University)
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| aim |
to recognize and promote literary excellence in historical writing
ⓘ
to reward books that bring history to a broad public ⓘ |
| awardFor |
historical literature for a general readership
ⓘ
outstanding works of history ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| eligibility |
books first published in English or in English translation
ⓘ
works of history written for a general audience ⓘ |
| field | historical scholarship ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork | public history ⓘ |
| formerName |
Cundill Prize in History
ⓘ
linked to:
Cundill Prize in Historical Literature
|
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| genre | history ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
grand prize
ⓘ
recognition for shortlisted authors ⓘ |
| hasJury | international panel of historians and writers ⓘ |
| inception | 2008 ⓘ |
| languageRequirement | English ⓘ |
| location |
Canada
ⓘ
Montreal ⓘ Quebec ⓘ
linked to:
Quebec, Canada
|
| namedAfter | Peter Cundill ⓘ |
| notableCharacteristic | one of the richest non-fiction prizes in the world for history ⓘ |
| organizer | McGill University ⓘ |
| scope | international ⓘ |
| selectionProcess |
shortlist of finalists
ⓘ
winner chosen by an international jury ⓘ |
| sponsor | Peter Cundill Foundation ⓘ |
| targetAudience | general readership ⓘ |
| website | https://www.cundillprize.com/ ⓘ |
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Subject: Cundill Prize in Historical Literature Description of subject: The Cundill Prize in Historical Literature is a major international award recognizing outstanding works of history written for a general readership.
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linked to: Cundill Prize in Historical Literature