William Cornwallis
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William Cornwallis was a distinguished British naval officer of the late 18th and early 19th centuries, known for his service during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars.
All labels observed (1)
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| William Cornwallis canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T18975175 — 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: William Cornwallis Context triple: [Cornwallis family, notableMember, William Cornwallis]
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A.
Stephen Cornwallis
Stephen Cornwallis was a member of the prominent British Cornwallis family, known primarily as the brother of Frederick Cornwallis, who became Archbishop of Canterbury in the 18th century.
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B.
Frederick Cornwallis
Frederick Cornwallis was an 18th-century English clergyman who became Archbishop of Canterbury and a prominent religious figure in the Church of England.
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C.
Charles Cornwallis, 4th Baron Cornwallis
Charles Cornwallis, 4th Baron Cornwallis was an English nobleman and politician who served in the House of Commons before inheriting his peerage in the late 17th century.
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D.
Charles Cornwallis, 2nd Marquess Cornwallis
Charles Cornwallis, 2nd Marquess Cornwallis was a British aristocrat and politician who inherited the marquessate from his father, the prominent military commander and colonial administrator Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis.
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E.
Henry Pakenham
Henry Pakenham was an Irish Anglican clergyman who became Dean of St Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin, in the 19th century.
- 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: William Cornwallis Target entity description: William Cornwallis was a distinguished British naval officer of the late 18th and early 19th centuries, known for his service during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars.
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A.
Stephen Cornwallis
Stephen Cornwallis was a member of the prominent British Cornwallis family, known primarily as the brother of Frederick Cornwallis, who became Archbishop of Canterbury in the 18th century.
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B.
Frederick Cornwallis
Frederick Cornwallis was an 18th-century English clergyman who became Archbishop of Canterbury and a prominent religious figure in the Church of England.
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C.
Charles Cornwallis, 4th Baron Cornwallis
Charles Cornwallis, 4th Baron Cornwallis was an English nobleman and politician who served in the House of Commons before inheriting his peerage in the late 17th century.
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D.
Charles Cornwallis, 2nd Marquess Cornwallis
Charles Cornwallis, 2nd Marquess Cornwallis was a British aristocrat and politician who inherited the marquessate from his father, the prominent military commander and colonial administrator Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis.
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E.
Henry Pakenham
Henry Pakenham was an Irish Anglican clergyman who became Dean of St Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin, in the 19th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.