William Edward Parry
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William Edward Parry was a 19th-century British Royal Navy officer and Arctic explorer renowned for his pioneering voyages in search of the Northwest Passage.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| William Edward Parry canonical | 4 |
| William Parry | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T17153071 — 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: William Edward Parry Context triple: [Prince Regent Inlet, discoveredBy, William Edward Parry]
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A.
William Parry
William Parry is a fictional character best known as the brave, introspective boy who wields the Subtle Knife in Philip Pullman’s "His Dark Materials" series.
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B.
William Parry
William Parry was a notable British philhellene who actively supported the Greek struggle for independence in the early 19th century.
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C.
James Clark Ross
James Clark Ross was a 19th-century British Royal Navy officer and polar explorer renowned for his Antarctic and Arctic expeditions, including the discovery of the Ross Sea and Ross Ice Shelf.
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D.
James Nares
James Nares was an 18th-century English composer and organist best known for his church music and service as a prominent royal chapel musician.
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E.
Robert John Le Mesurier McClure
Robert John Le Mesurier McClure was a 19th-century British naval officer and Arctic explorer best known for his role in discovering a Northwest Passage by sea and ice.
- 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: William Edward Parry Target entity description: William Edward Parry was a 19th-century British Royal Navy officer and Arctic explorer renowned for his pioneering voyages in search of the Northwest Passage.
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A.
William Parry
William Parry is a fictional character best known as the brave, introspective boy who wields the Subtle Knife in Philip Pullman’s "His Dark Materials" series.
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B.
William Parry
William Parry was a notable British philhellene who actively supported the Greek struggle for independence in the early 19th century.
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C.
James Clark Ross
James Clark Ross was a 19th-century British Royal Navy officer and polar explorer renowned for his Antarctic and Arctic expeditions, including the discovery of the Ross Sea and Ross Ice Shelf.
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D.
James Nares
James Nares was an 18th-century English composer and organist best known for his church music and service as a prominent royal chapel musician.
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E.
Robert John Le Mesurier McClure
Robert John Le Mesurier McClure was a 19th-century British naval officer and Arctic explorer best known for his role in discovering a Northwest Passage by sea and ice.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.