James Herd
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James Herd was a 19th-century European mariner credited with the first recorded European discovery of Port Nicholson, the harbor of present-day Wellington, New Zealand.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| James Herd canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T17494628 — 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: James Herd Context triple: [Port Nicholson, discoveredByEuropeans, James Herd]
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A.
James Heald
James Heald was a notable figure significant enough in South African or local colonial history to have the settlement of Healdtown near Fort Beaufort named in his honor.
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B.
Gary Mounfield
Gary Mounfield, also known as Mani, is an English bassist best known for his influential work with the Stone Roses and later with the rock band Primal Scream.
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C.
Ian Ward
Ian Ward is a personal name shared by several notable individuals, including professionals in fields such as sports, academia, and the arts.
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D.
Hugh Millard
Hugh Millard is a British diplomat who has served as Commissioner of the British Antarctic Territory.
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E.
Richard Bristow
Richard Bristow was a 16th-century English Catholic scholar and theologian who contributed to the development and annotation of the Douay–Rheims Bible.
- 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: James Herd Target entity description: James Herd was a 19th-century European mariner credited with the first recorded European discovery of Port Nicholson, the harbor of present-day Wellington, New Zealand.
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A.
James Heald
James Heald was a notable figure significant enough in South African or local colonial history to have the settlement of Healdtown near Fort Beaufort named in his honor.
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B.
Gary Mounfield
Gary Mounfield, also known as Mani, is an English bassist best known for his influential work with the Stone Roses and later with the rock band Primal Scream.
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C.
Ian Ward
Ian Ward is a personal name shared by several notable individuals, including professionals in fields such as sports, academia, and the arts.
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D.
Hugh Millard
Hugh Millard is a British diplomat who has served as Commissioner of the British Antarctic Territory.
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E.
Richard Bristow
Richard Bristow was a 16th-century English Catholic scholar and theologian who contributed to the development and annotation of the Douay–Rheims Bible.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.