William Phillips
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William Phillips was a British Army general who served in the American Revolutionary War, notably leading forces in Virginia before his death in 1781.
All labels observed (1)
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| William Phillips canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T17049729 — 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 Phillips Context triple: [Virginia campaign, commander, William Phillips]
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A.
William Phillips
William Phillips was the birth name of American character actor Tully Marshall, known for his extensive work in early 20th-century stage and film.
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B.
William Phillips
William Phillips is a songwriter best known for co-writing the hit song "Stay With Me" performed by Sam Smith.
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C.
John Shaffer Phipps
John Shaffer Phipps was an American financier and heir of the Phipps family fortune, best known as a prominent Gilded Age estate owner and horseman.
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D.
Samuel Cornelius Phillips
Samuel Cornelius Phillips was an influential American record producer and founder of Sun Records, best known for discovering and recording early rock and roll artists such as Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, and Jerry Lee Lewis.
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E.
Charles Ranlett Flint
Charles Ranlett Flint was an American financier and industrialist best known for orchestrating mergers that led to the creation of major corporations, including the company that became IBM.
- 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 Phillips Target entity description: William Phillips was a British Army general who served in the American Revolutionary War, notably leading forces in Virginia before his death in 1781.
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A.
William Phillips
William Phillips was the birth name of American character actor Tully Marshall, known for his extensive work in early 20th-century stage and film.
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B.
William Phillips
William Phillips is a songwriter best known for co-writing the hit song "Stay With Me" performed by Sam Smith.
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C.
John Shaffer Phipps
John Shaffer Phipps was an American financier and heir of the Phipps family fortune, best known as a prominent Gilded Age estate owner and horseman.
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D.
Samuel Cornelius Phillips
Samuel Cornelius Phillips was an influential American record producer and founder of Sun Records, best known for discovering and recording early rock and roll artists such as Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, and Jerry Lee Lewis.
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E.
Charles Ranlett Flint
Charles Ranlett Flint was an American financier and industrialist best known for orchestrating mergers that led to the creation of major corporations, including the company that became IBM.
- F. None of above. chosen
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