David Schearl
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David Schearl is the introspective, anxiety-ridden Jewish immigrant boy whose experiences in early 20th-century New York City form the emotional core of Henry Roth’s novel "Call It Sleep."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| David Schearl canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T15757268 — 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: David Schearl Context triple: [Call It Sleep, mainCharacter, David Schearl]
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A.
Martin Drewes
Martin Drewes was a highly successful German Luftwaffe night fighter ace of World War II, credited with numerous aerial victories during nocturnal operations.
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B.
David Scearce
David Scearce is a Canadian screenwriter best known for adapting Christopher Isherwood’s novel into the acclaimed film "A Single Man."
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C.
Scott Scherr
Scott Scherr is an American entrepreneur best known as the founder and longtime CEO of the human capital management software company Ultimate Software.
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D.
Matthew Shafer
Matthew Shafer is an American writer known for his work on the animated series "Cowboy Bebop" and related projects.
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E.
Matthew Shafer
Matthew Shafer, better known by his stage name Uncle Kracker, is an American singer-songwriter and musician recognized for his blend of rock, country, and pop influences.
- 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: David Schearl Target entity description: David Schearl is the introspective, anxiety-ridden Jewish immigrant boy whose experiences in early 20th-century New York City form the emotional core of Henry Roth’s novel "Call It Sleep."
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A.
Martin Drewes
Martin Drewes was a highly successful German Luftwaffe night fighter ace of World War II, credited with numerous aerial victories during nocturnal operations.
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B.
David Scearce
David Scearce is a Canadian screenwriter best known for adapting Christopher Isherwood’s novel into the acclaimed film "A Single Man."
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C.
Scott Scherr
Scott Scherr is an American entrepreneur best known as the founder and longtime CEO of the human capital management software company Ultimate Software.
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D.
Matthew Shafer
Matthew Shafer is an American writer known for his work on the animated series "Cowboy Bebop" and related projects.
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E.
Matthew Shafer
Matthew Shafer, better known by his stage name Uncle Kracker, is an American singer-songwriter and musician recognized for his blend of rock, country, and pop influences.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.