Skinner
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Skinner is a common English surname most famously associated with the character Principal Seymour Skinner from the animated television series "The Simpsons."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Skinner canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T16323988 — 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: Skinner Context triple: [Principal Skinner, familyName, Skinner]
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A.
Skinner
Skinner is a fictional member of the J-Squad military unit in the science fiction film "Edge of Tomorrow."
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B.
Skinner
Skinner is the antagonistic head chef of Gusteau’s restaurant in Pixar’s animated film "Ratatouille," known for his scheming nature and opposition to the protagonist Remy.
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C.
Skinner
Skinner is a surname most prominently associated with Quentin Skinner, a leading British intellectual historian and political theorist.
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D.
Skinners
Skinners were Loyalist irregulars from the New Jersey Volunteers during the American Revolutionary War, notorious for raiding and plundering in the contested borderlands between British and American forces.
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E.
B. F. Skinner (born Burrhus Frederic Skinner)
B. F. Skinner was an influential American psychologist and behaviorist best known for developing the theory of operant conditioning and pioneering experimental analysis of behavior.
- 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: Skinner Target entity description: Skinner is a common English surname most famously associated with the character Principal Seymour Skinner from the animated television series "The Simpsons."
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A.
Skinner
Skinner is a fictional member of the J-Squad military unit in the science fiction film "Edge of Tomorrow."
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B.
Skinner
Skinner is the antagonistic head chef of Gusteau’s restaurant in Pixar’s animated film "Ratatouille," known for his scheming nature and opposition to the protagonist Remy.
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C.
Skinner
Skinner is a surname most prominently associated with Quentin Skinner, a leading British intellectual historian and political theorist.
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D.
Skinners
Skinners were Loyalist irregulars from the New Jersey Volunteers during the American Revolutionary War, notorious for raiding and plundering in the contested borderlands between British and American forces.
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E.
B. F. Skinner (born Burrhus Frederic Skinner)
B. F. Skinner was an influential American psychologist and behaviorist best known for developing the theory of operant conditioning and pioneering experimental analysis of behavior.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.