David Fontana
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David Fontana was a British psychologist and parapsychologist known for his research into spiritual and paranormal phenomena and his involvement with organizations studying psychical research.
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| David Fontana canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13333449 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: David Fontana Context triple: [Society for Psychical Research, hasMember, David Fontana]
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David Lisnard
David Lisnard is a French politician from the centre-right who has served as mayor of Cannes and gained prominence for his roles in local governance and national municipal associations.
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B.
David Burnside
David Burnside is a Northern Irish public relations executive and former Ulster Unionist Party politician who served as a Member of Parliament for South Antrim.
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C.
Gene Dickinson
Gene Dickinson was the husband of American actress Angie Dickinson, known primarily for his marriage to the Hollywood star.
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Frank Valentini
Frank Valentini is an American television producer and director best known for his long-running leadership on daytime soap operas, particularly General Hospital.
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E.
David Richmond
David Richmond was a civil rights activist best known as one of the four African American students who initiated the 1960 Greensboro sit-ins challenging racial segregation at a Woolworth’s lunch counter in North Carolina.
- 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: David Fontana Target entity description: David Fontana was a British psychologist and parapsychologist known for his research into spiritual and paranormal phenomena and his involvement with organizations studying psychical research.
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A.
David Lisnard
David Lisnard is a French politician from the centre-right who has served as mayor of Cannes and gained prominence for his roles in local governance and national municipal associations.
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B.
David Burnside
David Burnside is a Northern Irish public relations executive and former Ulster Unionist Party politician who served as a Member of Parliament for South Antrim.
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C.
Gene Dickinson
Gene Dickinson was the husband of American actress Angie Dickinson, known primarily for his marriage to the Hollywood star.
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D.
Frank Valentini
Frank Valentini is an American television producer and director best known for his long-running leadership on daytime soap operas, particularly General Hospital.
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E.
David Richmond
David Richmond was a civil rights activist best known as one of the four African American students who initiated the 1960 Greensboro sit-ins challenging racial segregation at a Woolworth’s lunch counter in North Carolina.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British person
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human ⓘ parapsychologist ⓘ psychologist ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| educatedAt | University of London ⓘ |
| employer | Cardiff University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
paranormal phenomena
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parapsychology ⓘ psychical research ⓘ psychology ⓘ spirituality ⓘ |
| genre |
parapsychology literature
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psychology literature ⓘ spirituality literature ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | Society for Psychical Research NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | David Fontana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
involvement with psychical research organizations
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research into paranormal phenomena ⓘ research into spiritual phenomena ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Is There an Afterlife? A Comprehensive Overview of the Evidence
NERFINISHED
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Psychology, Religion and Spirituality NERFINISHED ⓘ The Meditator’s Handbook NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
parapsychologist
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psychologist ⓘ university professor ⓘ |
| positionHeld | president of the Society for Psychical Research ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: David Fontana Description of subject: David Fontana was a British psychologist and parapsychologist known for his research into spiritual and paranormal phenomena and his involvement with organizations studying psychical research.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.