James Douglass
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James Douglass was a 19th-century British civil engineer renowned for designing major lighthouses and advancing maritime safety around the British coast.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| James Douglass canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13599286 — 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 Douglass Context triple: [Eddystone Rocks, fourthLighthouseDesigner, James Douglass]
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A.
John Logan Campbell
John Logan Campbell was a prominent 19th-century Scottish-born New Zealand businessman, politician, and philanthropist often referred to as the "Father of Auckland."
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B.
Jean Douglas
Jean Douglas was the individual for whom the architect-designed Douglas House in Harbor Springs, Michigan, was commissioned.
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C.
Jesse Chisholm
Jesse Chisholm was a 19th-century trader, guide, and interpreter of Scottish-Cherokee descent best known for the cattle trail that later bore his name.
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D.
William Drinkard
William Drinkard is a gospel singer best known as a member of the influential family group The Drinkard Singers, which helped shape mid-20th-century American gospel music.
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E.
Jesse Applegate
Jesse Applegate was a 19th-century American pioneer and leader in westward expansion, known for helping establish an alternative emigrant trail to Oregon.
- 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 Douglass Target entity description: James Douglass was a 19th-century British civil engineer renowned for designing major lighthouses and advancing maritime safety around the British coast.
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A.
John Logan Campbell
John Logan Campbell was a prominent 19th-century Scottish-born New Zealand businessman, politician, and philanthropist often referred to as the "Father of Auckland."
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B.
Jean Douglas
Jean Douglas was the individual for whom the architect-designed Douglas House in Harbor Springs, Michigan, was commissioned.
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C.
Jesse Chisholm
Jesse Chisholm was a 19th-century trader, guide, and interpreter of Scottish-Cherokee descent best known for the cattle trail that later bore his name.
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D.
William Drinkard
William Drinkard is a gospel singer best known as a member of the influential family group The Drinkard Singers, which helped shape mid-20th-century American gospel music.
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E.
Jesse Applegate
Jesse Applegate was a 19th-century American pioneer and leader in westward expansion, known for helping establish an alternative emigrant trail to Oregon.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
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