Tom Lee
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Tom Lee is the young Chinese American protagonist of Laurence Yep’s fantasy novel "The Tiger’s Apprentice," who is drawn into a magical world as the apprentice of a shape-shifting tiger guardian.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Tom Lee canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T15312269 — 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: Tom Lee Context triple: [The Tiger’s Apprentice, mainCharacter, Tom Lee]
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Tom Lee
Tom Lee was an African American riverworker and local hero from Memphis, Tennessee, celebrated for rescuing dozens of passengers from a sinking steamboat on the Mississippi River in 1925.
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Thomas Lee
Thomas Lee was an influential 18th-century Virginia planter, politician, and colonial leader, best known as the founder of the powerful Lee family dynasty in early America.
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Don L. Lee
Don L. Lee, better known as Haki R. Madhubuti, is an influential African American poet, essayist, and educator associated with the Black Arts Movement.
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Mark Riggins
Mark Riggins is a relatively obscure individual whose primary distinguishing feature is sharing the surname associated with the fictional character Tim Riggins from the television series "Friday Night Lights."
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Cal McVey
Cal McVey was a 19th-century American baseball player and one of the sport’s earliest professional stars, known for his versatility in the infield and outfield.
- 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: Tom Lee Target entity description: Tom Lee is the young Chinese American protagonist of Laurence Yep’s fantasy novel "The Tiger’s Apprentice," who is drawn into a magical world as the apprentice of a shape-shifting tiger guardian.
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A.
Tom Lee
Tom Lee was an African American riverworker and local hero from Memphis, Tennessee, celebrated for rescuing dozens of passengers from a sinking steamboat on the Mississippi River in 1925.
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B.
Thomas Lee
Thomas Lee was an influential 18th-century Virginia planter, politician, and colonial leader, best known as the founder of the powerful Lee family dynasty in early America.
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C.
Don L. Lee
Don L. Lee, better known as Haki R. Madhubuti, is an influential African American poet, essayist, and educator associated with the Black Arts Movement.
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D.
Mark Riggins
Mark Riggins is a relatively obscure individual whose primary distinguishing feature is sharing the surname associated with the fictional character Tim Riggins from the television series "Friday Night Lights."
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E.
Cal McVey
Cal McVey was a 19th-century American baseball player and one of the sport’s earliest professional stars, known for his versatility in the infield and outfield.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.