Ralph Widdrington (soldier)
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Ralph Widdrington was a 17th-century English army officer and member of the Northumbrian Widdrington family who served in the military and was involved in the political conflicts of his time.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Ralph Widdrington (soldier) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T18683877 — 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: Ralph Widdrington (soldier) Context triple: [Widdrington, hasNotableBearer, Ralph Widdrington (soldier)]
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A.
Sir William Brereton
Sir William Brereton was a prominent English Parliamentarian commander and politician during the English Civil War, noted for his leadership in Cheshire and the northwest.
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B.
Sir William Waller
Sir William Waller was a prominent English Parliamentarian general during the English Civil War, noted for his campaigns against Royalist forces.
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C.
Geoffrey Horrocks
Geoffrey Horrocks is a British linguist and classical scholar best known for his work on the history and development of the Greek language.
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D.
Ralph Hopton
Ralph Hopton was a prominent Royalist military commander during the English Civil War, known for leading King Charles I’s forces in several key campaigns in the West Country.
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E.
Ralph Yearsley
Ralph Yearsley was a British-born character actor of the silent film era who appeared in numerous American movies during the 1920s.
- 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: Ralph Widdrington (soldier) Target entity description: Ralph Widdrington was a 17th-century English army officer and member of the Northumbrian Widdrington family who served in the military and was involved in the political conflicts of his time.
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A.
Sir William Brereton
Sir William Brereton was a prominent English Parliamentarian commander and politician during the English Civil War, noted for his leadership in Cheshire and the northwest.
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B.
Sir William Waller
Sir William Waller was a prominent English Parliamentarian general during the English Civil War, noted for his campaigns against Royalist forces.
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C.
Geoffrey Horrocks
Geoffrey Horrocks is a British linguist and classical scholar best known for his work on the history and development of the Greek language.
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D.
Ralph Hopton
Ralph Hopton was a prominent Royalist military commander during the English Civil War, known for leading King Charles I’s forces in several key campaigns in the West Country.
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E.
Ralph Yearsley
Ralph Yearsley was a British-born character actor of the silent film era who appeared in numerous American movies during the 1920s.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.