James Durie
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James Durie is the proud, ruthless elder brother and Jacobite adventurer whose rivalry with his sibling drives the tragic plot of Robert Louis Stevenson’s novel "The Master of Ballantrae."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| James Durie canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13437558 — 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 Durie Context triple: [The Master of Ballantrae, mainCharacter, James Durie]
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A.
John Mathieson
John Mathieson is a British cinematographer known for his visually striking work on major films, particularly in collaboration with directors like Ridley Scott and Guy Ritchie.
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B.
Don McKinnon
Don McKinnon is a New Zealand politician and diplomat best known for serving as Deputy Prime Minister of New Zealand and later as Secretary-General of the Commonwealth of Nations.
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C.
Ewen Macdonald
Ewen Macdonald was a Presbyterian minister best known as the husband of Canadian author Lucy Maud Montgomery.
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D.
Bruce McCulloch
Bruce McCulloch is a Canadian actor, writer, and comedian best known as one of the core members of the sketch comedy troupe The Kids in the Hall.
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E.
Gordon Drummond
Gordon Drummond was a British Army officer and colonial administrator who served as Lieutenant Governor of Upper Canada and played a key leadership role in the War of 1812.
- 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 Durie Target entity description: James Durie is the proud, ruthless elder brother and Jacobite adventurer whose rivalry with his sibling drives the tragic plot of Robert Louis Stevenson’s novel "The Master of Ballantrae."
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A.
John Mathieson
John Mathieson is a British cinematographer known for his visually striking work on major films, particularly in collaboration with directors like Ridley Scott and Guy Ritchie.
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B.
Don McKinnon
Don McKinnon is a New Zealand politician and diplomat best known for serving as Deputy Prime Minister of New Zealand and later as Secretary-General of the Commonwealth of Nations.
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C.
Ewen Macdonald
Ewen Macdonald was a Presbyterian minister best known as the husband of Canadian author Lucy Maud Montgomery.
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D.
Bruce McCulloch
Bruce McCulloch is a Canadian actor, writer, and comedian best known as one of the core members of the sketch comedy troupe The Kids in the Hall.
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E.
Gordon Drummond
Gordon Drummond was a British Army officer and colonial administrator who served as Lieutenant Governor of Upper Canada and played a key leadership role in the War of 1812.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.