Stith Thompson
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Stith Thompson was an American folklorist best known for his influential work in classifying and indexing folktales and motifs, including major contributions to the Aarne–Thompson–Uther Index.
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| Stith Thompson canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T14526686 — 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: Stith Thompson Context triple: [Aarne–Thompson–Uther Index, creator, Stith Thompson]
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Andrew Lang
Andrew Lang was a Scottish writer, literary critic, and folklorist best known for his collections of fairy tales and his work in anthropology and classical scholarship.
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E. Parry Thomas
E. Parry Thomas was a prominent Las Vegas banker and philanthropist whose financial support and civic leadership were instrumental in the city’s modern development.
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T. E. Harrison
T. E. Harrison was a 19th-century British railway engineer and architect known for designing key railway infrastructure in northern England, including stations such as Durham.
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D.
Joseph J. Jacobs
Joseph J. Jacobs was an American chemical engineer, entrepreneur, and philanthropist best known as the founder of the global technical professional services firm Jacobs Engineering Group.
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E.
Manly Wade Wellman
Manly Wade Wellman was an American writer best known for his influential fantasy, horror, and science fiction stories, particularly his tales of Southern folklore and supernatural adventures.
- 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: Stith Thompson Target entity description: Stith Thompson was an American folklorist best known for his influential work in classifying and indexing folktales and motifs, including major contributions to the Aarne–Thompson–Uther Index.
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A.
Andrew Lang
Andrew Lang was a Scottish writer, literary critic, and folklorist best known for his collections of fairy tales and his work in anthropology and classical scholarship.
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B.
E. Parry Thomas
E. Parry Thomas was a prominent Las Vegas banker and philanthropist whose financial support and civic leadership were instrumental in the city’s modern development.
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C.
T. E. Harrison
T. E. Harrison was a 19th-century British railway engineer and architect known for designing key railway infrastructure in northern England, including stations such as Durham.
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D.
Joseph J. Jacobs
Joseph J. Jacobs was an American chemical engineer, entrepreneur, and philanthropist best known as the founder of the global technical professional services firm Jacobs Engineering Group.
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E.
Manly Wade Wellman
Manly Wade Wellman was an American writer best known for his influential fantasy, horror, and science fiction stories, particularly his tales of Southern folklore and supernatural adventures.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.