William Milne
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William Milne is a name shared by several notable individuals, including historical figures such as missionaries, politicians, and scholars.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| William Milne canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T14233195 — 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 Milne Context triple: [Milne, hasNotableBearer, William Milne]
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A.
Geoffrey Taylor
Geoffrey Taylor was a prominent British physicist and mathematician known for his pioneering work in fluid dynamics and wave theory.
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B.
Rutherford Alcock
Rutherford Alcock was a 19th-century British diplomat best known as the first British consul in Japan and for helping open the country to Western influence.
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C.
Archibald Edward Nye
Archibald Edward Nye was a British Army general and colonial administrator who became the inaugural Governor of the Indian state of Madras (later Tamil Nadu) after World War II.
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D.
Robert MacNaughton
Robert MacNaughton is an American actor best known for playing Michael, the older brother, in the classic 1982 science fiction film "E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial."
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E.
William Stroudley
William Stroudley was a prominent 19th-century British locomotive engineer best known for designing successful and influential steam engines for the London, Brighton and South Coast Railway.
- 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 Milne Target entity description: William Milne is a name shared by several notable individuals, including historical figures such as missionaries, politicians, and scholars.
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A.
Geoffrey Taylor
Geoffrey Taylor was a prominent British physicist and mathematician known for his pioneering work in fluid dynamics and wave theory.
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B.
Rutherford Alcock
Rutherford Alcock was a 19th-century British diplomat best known as the first British consul in Japan and for helping open the country to Western influence.
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C.
Archibald Edward Nye
Archibald Edward Nye was a British Army general and colonial administrator who became the inaugural Governor of the Indian state of Madras (later Tamil Nadu) after World War II.
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D.
Robert MacNaughton
Robert MacNaughton is an American actor best known for playing Michael, the older brother, in the classic 1982 science fiction film "E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial."
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E.
William Stroudley
William Stroudley was a prominent 19th-century British locomotive engineer best known for designing successful and influential steam engines for the London, Brighton and South Coast Railway.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.