Ewen Montagu
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Ewen Montagu was a British naval intelligence officer and judge best known for masterminding the World War II deception operation known as Operation Mincemeat.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ewen Montagu canonical | 1 |
| Ewen Montagu, 3rd Baron Swaythling | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T16392085 — 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: Ewen Montagu Context triple: [Ivor Montagu, sibling, Ewen Montagu]
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A.
William Ruthven
William Ruthven was an Australian soldier and politician best known as a recipient of the Victoria Cross for his bravery during World War I.
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B.
Montague Francis Ashley-Montagu
Montague Francis Ashley-Montagu was a British-American anthropologist and humanist known for his influential writings on race, gender, and the biological basis of human behavior.
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C.
Godfrey Rabin
Godfrey Rabin is the father of South African musician and composer Trevor Rabin.
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D.
Rupert Farrington
Rupert Farrington is known as the son of Suzanne Farrington, who was the only child of acclaimed English actress Vivien Leigh.
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E.
Arnold Wolfendale
Arnold Wolfendale was a British astrophysicist renowned for his work on cosmic rays and for serving as the 14th Astronomer Royal.
- 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: Ewen Montagu Target entity description: Ewen Montagu was a British naval intelligence officer and judge best known for masterminding the World War II deception operation known as Operation Mincemeat.
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A.
William Ruthven
William Ruthven was an Australian soldier and politician best known as a recipient of the Victoria Cross for his bravery during World War I.
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B.
Montague Francis Ashley-Montagu
Montague Francis Ashley-Montagu was a British-American anthropologist and humanist known for his influential writings on race, gender, and the biological basis of human behavior.
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C.
Godfrey Rabin
Godfrey Rabin is the father of South African musician and composer Trevor Rabin.
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D.
Rupert Farrington
Rupert Farrington is known as the son of Suzanne Farrington, who was the only child of acclaimed English actress Vivien Leigh.
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E.
Arnold Wolfendale
Arnold Wolfendale was a British astrophysicist renowned for his work on cosmic rays and for serving as the 14th Astronomer Royal.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Baron Swaythling, of Swaythling in the County of Southampton
linked to: Ewen Montagu