Simon Kress
E1116172
UNEXPLORED
Simon Kress is the wealthy, sadistic collector at the center of George R. R. Martin’s novelette "Sandkings," whose cruel experiments on alien creatures drive the story’s descent into horror.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Simon Kress canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T14706608 — 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: Simon Kress Context triple: [Sandkings, mainCharacter, Simon Kress]
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A.
Eric Simonson
Eric Simonson is an American director, playwright, and screenwriter known for his work in theater and film, including collaborations with Chicago’s Steppenwolf Theatre Company.
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B.
Christopher Bram
Christopher Bram is an American novelist and essayist best known for his psychologically rich fiction, including the novel that inspired the film "Gods and Monsters."
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C.
Philip Voss
Philip Voss was a British actor known for his extensive work in theatre, television, and radio, including roles with the Royal Shakespeare Company and appearances in popular UK dramas.
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D.
Michael Greenwood
Michael Greenwood is a member of the Greenwood family, known primarily as a son of British politician Hamar Greenwood, 1st Viscount Greenwood.
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E.
Simon Kelley
Simon Kelley is a software developer best known as the original author and maintainer of the lightweight DNS and DHCP server software dnsmasq.
- 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: Simon Kress Target entity description: Simon Kress is the wealthy, sadistic collector at the center of George R. R. Martin’s novelette "Sandkings," whose cruel experiments on alien creatures drive the story’s descent into horror.
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A.
Eric Simonson
Eric Simonson is an American director, playwright, and screenwriter known for his work in theater and film, including collaborations with Chicago’s Steppenwolf Theatre Company.
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B.
Christopher Bram
Christopher Bram is an American novelist and essayist best known for his psychologically rich fiction, including the novel that inspired the film "Gods and Monsters."
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C.
Philip Voss
Philip Voss was a British actor known for his extensive work in theatre, television, and radio, including roles with the Royal Shakespeare Company and appearances in popular UK dramas.
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D.
Michael Greenwood
Michael Greenwood is a member of the Greenwood family, known primarily as a son of British politician Hamar Greenwood, 1st Viscount Greenwood.
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E.
Simon Kelley
Simon Kelley is a software developer best known as the original author and maintainer of the lightweight DNS and DHCP server software dnsmasq.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.