James Harkness (chaplain-general)
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James Harkness was a senior Scottish military chaplain who served as Chaplain-General to the Forces and a prominent figure in the Church of Scotland.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| James Harkness (British chaplain) | 1 |
| James Harkness (chaplain-general) canonical | 1 |
| James Harkness (senior chaplain) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13512020 — 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: James Harkness (chaplain-general) Context triple: [Dumfries Academy, hasNotableAlumnus, James Harkness (chaplain-general)]
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A.
James Harkness (army officer)
James Harkness was a British Army officer who rose to senior rank and is recognized as a distinguished military leader from Scotland.
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B.
Colonel Israel Angell
Colonel Israel Angell was an American Revolutionary War officer from Rhode Island who distinguished himself in several key battles, including the defense of strategic forts and positions against British forces.
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C.
Colonel Thomas Wyndham Goddard
Colonel Thomas Wyndham Goddard was a British East India Company army officer best known for leading successful campaigns in western India during the late 18th century, particularly in the First Anglo-Maratha War.
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D.
Colonel Andrew Hynes
Colonel Andrew Hynes was an early American pioneer and military officer best known for establishing the Kentucky settlement that became Elizabethtown.
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E.
Colonel Creighton
Colonel Creighton is a British intelligence officer and scholar of Indian culture in Rudyard Kipling’s novel "Kim," serving as a key figure in the Great Game espionage network.
- 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: James Harkness (chaplain-general) Target entity description: James Harkness was a senior Scottish military chaplain who served as Chaplain-General to the Forces and a prominent figure in the Church of Scotland.
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A.
James Harkness (army officer)
James Harkness was a British Army officer who rose to senior rank and is recognized as a distinguished military leader from Scotland.
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B.
Colonel Israel Angell
Colonel Israel Angell was an American Revolutionary War officer from Rhode Island who distinguished himself in several key battles, including the defense of strategic forts and positions against British forces.
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C.
Colonel Thomas Wyndham Goddard
Colonel Thomas Wyndham Goddard was a British East India Company army officer best known for leading successful campaigns in western India during the late 18th century, particularly in the First Anglo-Maratha War.
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D.
Colonel Andrew Hynes
Colonel Andrew Hynes was an early American pioneer and military officer best known for establishing the Kentucky settlement that became Elizabethtown.
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E.
Colonel Creighton
Colonel Creighton is a British intelligence officer and scholar of Indian culture in Rudyard Kipling’s novel "Kim," serving as a key figure in the Great Game espionage network.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
James Harkness (senior chaplain)
this entity surface form:
James Harkness (British chaplain)