Mr. Spenlow
E1160897
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Mr. Spenlow is a character in Charles Dickens's novel "David Copperfield," a prosperous yet somewhat pompous lawyer who employs David and is the overprotective father of Dora Spenlow.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Mr. Spenlow canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T15500808 — 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: Mr. Spenlow Context triple: [Dora Spenlow, father, Mr. Spenlow]
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A.
Ernest Maltravers
Ernest Maltravers is a philosophical and melodramatic novel by Edward Bulwer-Lytton that explores themes of education, morality, and social ambition in 19th-century England.
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B.
Mr. Weston
Mr. Weston is a cheerful, sociable former militia officer and amiable neighbor in Jane Austen’s novel "Emma," known for his optimistic temperament and his marriage to Emma Woodhouse’s former governess, Miss Taylor.
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C.
Mr Harding
Mr Harding is a central character in Anthony Trollope’s Barsetshire novels, notably "The Warden," where he serves as the gentle, conscientious precentor of Barchester Cathedral.
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D.
Mr. Hurst
Mr. Hurst is a minor character in Jane Austen's "Pride and Prejudice," known as the indolent, pleasure-seeking husband of Mr. Bingley’s sister Louisa.
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E.
Henry Wilcox
Henry Wilcox is a wealthy, pragmatic businessman and patriarch in E.M. Forster’s novel "Howards End," embodying the values and limitations of the Edwardian upper-middle class.
- 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: Mr. Spenlow Target entity description: Mr. Spenlow is a character in Charles Dickens's novel "David Copperfield," a prosperous yet somewhat pompous lawyer who employs David and is the overprotective father of Dora Spenlow.
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A.
Ernest Maltravers
Ernest Maltravers is a philosophical and melodramatic novel by Edward Bulwer-Lytton that explores themes of education, morality, and social ambition in 19th-century England.
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B.
Mr. Weston
Mr. Weston is a cheerful, sociable former militia officer and amiable neighbor in Jane Austen’s novel "Emma," known for his optimistic temperament and his marriage to Emma Woodhouse’s former governess, Miss Taylor.
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C.
Mr Harding
Mr Harding is a central character in Anthony Trollope’s Barsetshire novels, notably "The Warden," where he serves as the gentle, conscientious precentor of Barchester Cathedral.
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D.
Mr. Hurst
Mr. Hurst is a minor character in Jane Austen's "Pride and Prejudice," known as the indolent, pleasure-seeking husband of Mr. Bingley’s sister Louisa.
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E.
Henry Wilcox
Henry Wilcox is a wealthy, pragmatic businessman and patriarch in E.M. Forster’s novel "Howards End," embodying the values and limitations of the Edwardian upper-middle class.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.