William Shiels
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William Shiels was a 19th-century Australian politician who served as Premier of Victoria from 1892 to 1894.
All labels observed (1)
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| William Shiels canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T14448432 — 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: William Shiels Context triple: [Brighton General Cemetery, Melbourne, hasNotableBurial, William Shiels]
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A.
James Neill
James Neill was a British Army officer of the 19th century known for his harsh role in suppressing the Indian Rebellion of 1857.
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B.
James Neill
James Neill was an American stage and silent film actor active in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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C.
Andrew McMillan
Andrew McMillan is a software developer and open-source contributor known for his work on email and groupware technologies, particularly with the Kolab groupware server.
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D.
Graeme Ferguson
Graeme Ferguson was a Canadian filmmaker and co-founder of the IMAX large-format cinema technology.
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E.
Ian Ritchie
Ian Ritchie is a British architect known for his innovative, high-tech designs and for leading the practice Ian Ritchie Architects.
- 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: William Shiels Target entity description: William Shiels was a 19th-century Australian politician who served as Premier of Victoria from 1892 to 1894.
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A.
James Neill
James Neill was a British Army officer of the 19th century known for his harsh role in suppressing the Indian Rebellion of 1857.
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B.
James Neill
James Neill was an American stage and silent film actor active in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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C.
Andrew McMillan
Andrew McMillan is a software developer and open-source contributor known for his work on email and groupware technologies, particularly with the Kolab groupware server.
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D.
Graeme Ferguson
Graeme Ferguson was a Canadian filmmaker and co-founder of the IMAX large-format cinema technology.
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E.
Ian Ritchie
Ian Ritchie is a British architect known for his innovative, high-tech designs and for leading the practice Ian Ritchie Architects.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.