Stephen Paget
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Stephen Paget was a British surgeon and medical researcher best known for formulating the "seed and soil" theory of cancer metastasis.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Stephen Paget canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13314082 — 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: Stephen Paget Context triple: [Sir James Paget, hasRelative, Stephen Paget]
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A.
Francis Paget
Francis Paget was an English theologian and Anglican bishop who served as Bishop of Oxford in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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B.
Jean Paget
Jean Paget is the resilient Englishwoman protagonist of Nevil Shute’s novel "A Town Like Alice," known for her courage and resourcefulness during and after World War II.
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C.
Walter Paget
Walter Paget was a British illustrator of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, known for his work on adventure and historical novels.
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D.
Sir James Paget
Sir James Paget was a prominent 19th-century English surgeon and pathologist, renowned as one of the founders of modern pathology and for describing several medical conditions that bear his name.
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E.
George Hodgkin
George Hodgkin was a British intelligence officer and colonial administrator known for his service in the Middle East during World War I.
- 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: Stephen Paget Target entity description: Stephen Paget was a British surgeon and medical researcher best known for formulating the "seed and soil" theory of cancer metastasis.
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A.
Francis Paget
Francis Paget was an English theologian and Anglican bishop who served as Bishop of Oxford in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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B.
Jean Paget
Jean Paget is the resilient Englishwoman protagonist of Nevil Shute’s novel "A Town Like Alice," known for her courage and resourcefulness during and after World War II.
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C.
Walter Paget
Walter Paget was a British illustrator of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, known for his work on adventure and historical novels.
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D.
Sir James Paget
Sir James Paget was a prominent 19th-century English surgeon and pathologist, renowned as one of the founders of modern pathology and for describing several medical conditions that bear his name.
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E.
George Hodgkin
George Hodgkin was a British intelligence officer and colonial administrator known for his service in the Middle East during World War I.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British person
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human ⓘ medical researcher ⓘ surgeon ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1855-07-17 ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Finchampstead NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | heart disease ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1926-05-08 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
St Mary’s Hospital Medical School
NERFINISHED
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University of London ⓘ |
| employer |
Middlesex Hospital
NERFINISHED
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West London Hospital NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era |
19th century
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20th century ⓘ |
| familyName | Paget NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| father | James Paget NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
medicine
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oncology ⓘ surgery ⓘ |
| givenName | Stephen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasResearchSubject |
breast cancer
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cancer ⓘ metastasis ⓘ |
| hasWikipediaPage | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_Paget ⓘ |
| influenced | modern theories of cancer metastasis ⓘ |
| knownFor |
research on cancer metastasis
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seed and soil theory of metastasis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | Royal College of Surgeons of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Stephen Paget NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork | The Distribution of Secondary Growths in Cancer of the Breast NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
medical researcher
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surgeon ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
London, England
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surface form:
London
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| placeOfDeath |
London, England
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surface form:
London
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| publicationYearOfNotableWork | 1889 ⓘ |
| relative | James Paget NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence |
London, England
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surface form:
London
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| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| theoryFormulated | seed and soil theory of cancer metastasis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wrote |
Confessio Medici
NERFINISHED
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Sir James Paget: A Memoir NERFINISHED ⓘ The Distribution of Secondary Growths in Cancer of the Breast NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Stephen Paget Description of subject: Stephen Paget was a British surgeon and medical researcher best known for formulating the "seed and soil" theory of cancer metastasis.
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