Old Shatterhand
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Old Shatterhand is the fictional German frontiersman and close companion of the Apache chief Winnetou in Karl May’s popular Western adventure novels.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Old Shatterhand canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T15342958 — 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: Old Shatterhand Context triple: [Karl May, notableCharacterCreated, Old Shatterhand]
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A.
Chingachgook
Chingachgook is a fictional Mohican chief and close companion of Natty Bumppo in James Fenimore Cooper’s frontier novels.
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B.
Woody Strode
Woody Strode was an American actor and former professional football player known for his pioneering roles in Hollywood Westerns and action films, often portraying strong, stoic characters.
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C.
David Greybeard
David Greybeard was a wild chimpanzee in Gombe Stream National Park who became famous as one of Jane Goodall’s first and most important study subjects, notably for his early demonstrations of tool use.
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D.
Natty Bumppo
Natty Bumppo is the rugged frontiersman and skilled woodsman who serves as the central hero of James Fenimore Cooper’s Leatherstocking Tales, embodying the archetypal American wilderness scout.
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E.
Wick Cutter
Wick Cutter is a manipulative and predatory moneylender in Willa Cather’s novel "My Ántonia," known for his cruelty and exploitation of vulnerable immigrants on the Nebraska frontier.
- 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: Old Shatterhand Target entity description: Old Shatterhand is the fictional German frontiersman and close companion of the Apache chief Winnetou in Karl May’s popular Western adventure novels.
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A.
Chingachgook
Chingachgook is a fictional Mohican chief and close companion of Natty Bumppo in James Fenimore Cooper’s frontier novels.
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B.
Woody Strode
Woody Strode was an American actor and former professional football player known for his pioneering roles in Hollywood Westerns and action films, often portraying strong, stoic characters.
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C.
David Greybeard
David Greybeard was a wild chimpanzee in Gombe Stream National Park who became famous as one of Jane Goodall’s first and most important study subjects, notably for his early demonstrations of tool use.
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D.
Natty Bumppo
Natty Bumppo is the rugged frontiersman and skilled woodsman who serves as the central hero of James Fenimore Cooper’s Leatherstocking Tales, embodying the archetypal American wilderness scout.
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E.
Wick Cutter
Wick Cutter is a manipulative and predatory moneylender in Willa Cather’s novel "My Ántonia," known for his cruelty and exploitation of vulnerable immigrants on the Nebraska frontier.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.