Mary Augusta Ward
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Mary Augusta Ward was a prominent late 19th- and early 20th-century British novelist and social reformer known for works such as "Robert Elsmere" and her influential role in Victorian intellectual life.
All labels observed (1)
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| Mary Augusta Ward canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T17409112 — 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 Augusta Ward Context triple: [Julia Arnold, sibling, Mary Augusta Ward]
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A.
Mary Jane Ward
Mary Jane Ward was an American novelist best known for her semi-autobiographical work "The Snake Pit," which exposed the harsh realities of mid-20th-century psychiatric institutions.
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B.
Mary Lloyd
Mary Lloyd is a personal name shared by multiple individuals, including figures in fields such as the arts, military, and public life.
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C.
Elizabeth Hodgkin
Elizabeth Hodgkin is the daughter of Nobel Prize–winning chemist and crystallographer Dorothy Hodgkin.
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D.
Elizabeth Inglis
Elizabeth Inglis was a British actress best known for her roles in classic films such as "The Letter" and "The 39 Steps."
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E.
Bessie Rayner Parkes
Bessie Rayner Parkes was a 19th-century English feminist, writer, and activist who campaigned for women’s education and employment rights.
- 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 Augusta Ward Target entity description: Mary Augusta Ward was a prominent late 19th- and early 20th-century British novelist and social reformer known for works such as "Robert Elsmere" and her influential role in Victorian intellectual life.
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A.
Mary Jane Ward
Mary Jane Ward was an American novelist best known for her semi-autobiographical work "The Snake Pit," which exposed the harsh realities of mid-20th-century psychiatric institutions.
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B.
Mary Lloyd
Mary Lloyd is a personal name shared by multiple individuals, including figures in fields such as the arts, military, and public life.
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C.
Elizabeth Hodgkin
Elizabeth Hodgkin is the daughter of Nobel Prize–winning chemist and crystallographer Dorothy Hodgkin.
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D.
Elizabeth Inglis
Elizabeth Inglis was a British actress best known for her roles in classic films such as "The Letter" and "The 39 Steps."
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E.
Bessie Rayner Parkes
Bessie Rayner Parkes was a 19th-century English feminist, writer, and activist who campaigned for women’s education and employment rights.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.