Vera Nabokov
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Vera Nabokov was a Russian-American literary scholar, translator, and editor best known for her crucial role as the lifelong partner, muse, and first reader of novelist Vladimir Nabokov, whose career she tirelessly supported and helped shape.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Vera Nabokov canonical | 2 |
| Nabokova | 1 |
| Véra Nabokova | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12552622 — 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: Vera Nabokov Context triple: [Vladimir Nabokov, spouse, Vera Nabokov]
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A.
Vladimir Nabokov Sr.
Vladimir Nabokov Sr. was a prominent Russian liberal politician, lawyer, and journalist, best known as the father of novelist Vladimir Nabokov and as an outspoken advocate for democracy who was assassinated in 1922.
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B.
Evgeni Nabokov
Evgeni Nabokov is a former NHL goaltender best known for his standout career with the San Jose Sharks, where he became one of the franchise’s most successful and recognizable players.
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C.
Dmitri Nabokov
Dmitri Nabokov was the son of novelist Vladimir Nabokov, known as a literary translator, opera singer, and the posthumous editor and executor of his father's works.
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D.
Sergey Nabokov
Sergey Nabokov was a Russian-born intellectual and younger brother of novelist Vladimir Nabokov, known for his tragic life as a gay man persecuted under both Nazi and Soviet regimes.
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E.
Vladimir Nabokov
Vladimir Nabokov was a Russian-American novelist, lepidopterist, and literary scholar best known for his innovative prose style and the controversial masterpiece "Lolita."
- 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: Vera Nabokov Target entity description: Vera Nabokov was a Russian-American literary scholar, translator, and editor best known for her crucial role as the lifelong partner, muse, and first reader of novelist Vladimir Nabokov, whose career she tirelessly supported and helped shape.
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A.
Vladimir Nabokov Sr.
Vladimir Nabokov Sr. was a prominent Russian liberal politician, lawyer, and journalist, best known as the father of novelist Vladimir Nabokov and as an outspoken advocate for democracy who was assassinated in 1922.
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B.
Evgeni Nabokov
Evgeni Nabokov is a former NHL goaltender best known for his standout career with the San Jose Sharks, where he became one of the franchise’s most successful and recognizable players.
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C.
Dmitri Nabokov
Dmitri Nabokov was the son of novelist Vladimir Nabokov, known as a literary translator, opera singer, and the posthumous editor and executor of his father's works.
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D.
Sergey Nabokov
Sergey Nabokov was a Russian-born intellectual and younger brother of novelist Vladimir Nabokov, known for his tragic life as a gay man persecuted under both Nazi and Soviet regimes.
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E.
Vladimir Nabokov
Vladimir Nabokov was a Russian-American novelist, lepidopterist, and literary scholar best known for his innovative prose style and the controversial masterpiece "Lolita."
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Vera Nabokov
linked to: Vera Nabokov