Captain William Mein Smith
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Captain William Mein Smith was a 19th-century British surveyor and soldier who became the first Surveyor-General for the New Zealand Company, playing a key role in laying out early colonial settlements around Wellington.
All labels observed (1)
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| Captain William Mein Smith canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T17494629 — 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: Captain William Mein Smith Context triple: [Port Nicholson, surveyedBy, Captain William Mein Smith]
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A.
Captain William Renton
Captain William Renton was a 19th-century American lumberman and entrepreneur in the Pacific Northwest whose influence on the regional timber industry led to the city of Renton, Washington being named in his honor.
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B.
Captain Henry Robert Augustus Adeane
Captain Henry Robert Augustus Adeane was a British Army officer and member of the prominent Adeane family, known as the father of Sir Michael Adeane, Private Secretary to Queen Elizabeth II.
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C.
Captain William Diel
Captain William Diel is a supporting character in the Rush Hour film series, serving as a gruff but well-meaning Los Angeles Police Department superior to Detective James Carter.
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D.
Captain George G. Baggallay
Captain George G. Baggallay was a British intelligence officer who served in Ireland during the War of Independence as part of the covert group later known as the Cairo Gang.
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E.
Captain Frank Irving
Captain Frank Irving is a fictional police captain and key supporting character from the supernatural TV series "Sleepy Hollow," portrayed by actor Orlando Jones.
- 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: Captain William Mein Smith Target entity description: Captain William Mein Smith was a 19th-century British surveyor and soldier who became the first Surveyor-General for the New Zealand Company, playing a key role in laying out early colonial settlements around Wellington.
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A.
Captain William Renton
Captain William Renton was a 19th-century American lumberman and entrepreneur in the Pacific Northwest whose influence on the regional timber industry led to the city of Renton, Washington being named in his honor.
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B.
Captain Henry Robert Augustus Adeane
Captain Henry Robert Augustus Adeane was a British Army officer and member of the prominent Adeane family, known as the father of Sir Michael Adeane, Private Secretary to Queen Elizabeth II.
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C.
Captain William Diel
Captain William Diel is a supporting character in the Rush Hour film series, serving as a gruff but well-meaning Los Angeles Police Department superior to Detective James Carter.
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D.
Captain George G. Baggallay
Captain George G. Baggallay was a British intelligence officer who served in Ireland during the War of Independence as part of the covert group later known as the Cairo Gang.
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E.
Captain Frank Irving
Captain Frank Irving is a fictional police captain and key supporting character from the supernatural TV series "Sleepy Hollow," portrayed by actor Orlando Jones.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.