Mary Shield Bell
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Mary Shield Bell was the mother of renowned British writer, traveler, and political officer Gertrude Bell.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Mary Shield Bell canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T17267644 — 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: Mary Shield Bell Context triple: [Gertrude Bell, parent, Mary Shield Bell]
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A.
Virginia Leftwich Bell
Virginia Leftwich Bell was the mother of Ruth Bell Graham, the wife of evangelist Billy Graham, and a member of the prominent Bell family with deep ties to Christian ministry and missionary work.
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B.
Mary Frances Belli
Mary Frances Belli was the wife of William Howley, the 19th-century Archbishop of Canterbury.
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C.
Jane van Middlesworth Bellis
Jane van Middlesworth Bellis was the wife of famed American composer and bandleader John Philip Sousa.
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D.
Mary Hayley Bell
Mary Hayley Bell was a British novelist, playwright, and screenwriter best known for her novel "Whistle Down the Wind," which was adapted into a successful film and stage musical.
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E.
Mary Elizabeth Lyons
Mary Elizabeth Lyons was the wife of Henry A. Wise, a prominent 19th-century American politician and governor of Virginia.
- 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: Mary Shield Bell Target entity description: Mary Shield Bell was the mother of renowned British writer, traveler, and political officer Gertrude Bell.
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A.
Virginia Leftwich Bell
Virginia Leftwich Bell was the mother of Ruth Bell Graham, the wife of evangelist Billy Graham, and a member of the prominent Bell family with deep ties to Christian ministry and missionary work.
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B.
Mary Frances Belli
Mary Frances Belli was the wife of William Howley, the 19th-century Archbishop of Canterbury.
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C.
Jane van Middlesworth Bellis
Jane van Middlesworth Bellis was the wife of famed American composer and bandleader John Philip Sousa.
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D.
Mary Hayley Bell
Mary Hayley Bell was a British novelist, playwright, and screenwriter best known for her novel "Whistle Down the Wind," which was adapted into a successful film and stage musical.
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E.
Mary Elizabeth Lyons
Mary Elizabeth Lyons was the wife of Henry A. Wise, a prominent 19th-century American politician and governor of Virginia.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.