Clare Van Degen
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Clare Van Degen is a minor socialite character in Edith Wharton's novel "The Custom of the Country," representing the New York upper-class milieu that surrounds the protagonist, Undine Spragg.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Clare Van Degen canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T16780413 — 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: Clare Van Degen Context triple: [The Custom of the Country, hasCharacter, Clare Van Degen]
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A.
Clare Fischer
Clare Fischer was an American composer, arranger, and jazz pianist known for his sophisticated harmonies and influential work across jazz, Latin, and popular music.
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B.
Audrey Purcell
Audrey Purcell is one of the children of actor Dominic Purcell, known for his role in the television series "Prison Break."
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C.
Claire Seymour
Claire Seymour was the wife of American engineer Willis Carrier, the inventor widely credited with creating modern air conditioning.
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D.
Coleen Gray
Coleen Gray was an American film and television actress best known for her roles in classic 1940s and 1950s noir and Western films.
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E.
Lisa Loring
Lisa Loring was an American actress best known for originating the role of Wednesday Addams as a child in the 1960s television adaptation of The Addams Family.
- 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: Clare Van Degen Target entity description: Clare Van Degen is a minor socialite character in Edith Wharton's novel "The Custom of the Country," representing the New York upper-class milieu that surrounds the protagonist, Undine Spragg.
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A.
Clare Fischer
Clare Fischer was an American composer, arranger, and jazz pianist known for his sophisticated harmonies and influential work across jazz, Latin, and popular music.
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B.
Audrey Purcell
Audrey Purcell is one of the children of actor Dominic Purcell, known for his role in the television series "Prison Break."
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C.
Claire Seymour
Claire Seymour was the wife of American engineer Willis Carrier, the inventor widely credited with creating modern air conditioning.
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D.
Coleen Gray
Coleen Gray was an American film and television actress best known for her roles in classic 1940s and 1950s noir and Western films.
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E.
Lisa Loring
Lisa Loring was an American actress best known for originating the role of Wednesday Addams as a child in the 1960s television adaptation of The Addams Family.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.