John Dewar
E1050076
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John Dewar is a Scottish whisky distiller best known for founding the Dewar’s blended Scotch whisky brand.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| John Dewar canonical | 3 |
| John A. Dewar | 1 |
| John Alexander Dewar | 1 |
| John Dewar Jr. | 1 |
| John Dewar Sr. | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13604142 — 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: John Dewar Context triple: [Dewar, usedBy, John Dewar]
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A.
William Grant
William Grant was an architect and landscape designer known for his role in shaping the modern layout and features of New York City's Madison Square Park.
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B.
William Grant Sherry
William Grant Sherry was an American artist and World War II veteran best known as the third husband of actress Bette Davis.
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C.
George Hennessy
George Hennessy was a British Conservative politician who served as a Member of Parliament in the early 20th century.
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D.
John of Islay
John of Islay was a powerful 14th-century Scottish-Gaelic noble who consolidated control over the western seaboard of Scotland and became the first Lord of the Isles.
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E.
Angus MacPhail
Angus MacPhail was a British screenwriter known for his collaborations with Alfred Hitchcock and for helping popularize the concept of the "MacGuffin" in film storytelling.
- 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: John Dewar Target entity description: John Dewar is a Scottish whisky distiller best known for founding the Dewar’s blended Scotch whisky brand.
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A.
William Grant
William Grant was an architect and landscape designer known for his role in shaping the modern layout and features of New York City's Madison Square Park.
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B.
William Grant Sherry
William Grant Sherry was an American artist and World War II veteran best known as the third husband of actress Bette Davis.
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C.
George Hennessy
George Hennessy was a British Conservative politician who served as a Member of Parliament in the early 20th century.
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D.
John of Islay
John of Islay was a powerful 14th-century Scottish-Gaelic noble who consolidated control over the western seaboard of Scotland and became the first Lord of the Isles.
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E.
Angus MacPhail
Angus MacPhail was a British screenwriter known for his collaborations with Alfred Hitchcock and for helping popularize the concept of the "MacGuffin" in film storytelling.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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linked to: John Dewar