David Hume Tower (now 40 George Square)
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David Hume Tower (now 40 George Square) is a prominent modernist university building in Edinburgh’s George Square, long associated with the University of Edinburgh’s humanities and social sciences.
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| David Hume Tower (now 40 George Square) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T19152215 — 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: David Hume Tower (now 40 George Square) Context triple: [George Square, Edinburgh, hasPart, David Hume Tower (now 40 George Square)]
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Dundas House, Edinburgh
Dundas House, Edinburgh is an 18th-century neoclassical mansion in Scotland’s capital, renowned for its grand Palladian design by architect Sir William Chambers and its later role as the headquarters of the Royal Bank of Scotland.
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Royal Society of Edinburgh building, George Street
The Royal Society of Edinburgh building on George Street is a historic and architecturally significant Edinburgh landmark that serves as the headquarters and principal meeting venue of Scotland’s national academy of science and letters.
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Hume House
Hume House is a historic residence in Muskegon, Michigan, preserved as part of the Hackley and Hume Historic Site that showcases the opulent Victorian-era homes of prominent local lumber barons.
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George Square, Edinburgh
George Square, Edinburgh is a central public square in Edinburgh known for its Georgian architecture and as a major hub of the University of Edinburgh’s campus.
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New Register House, Edinburgh
New Register House in Edinburgh is a historic government building that houses Scotland’s national archives and key offices such as the Court of the Lord Lyon.
- 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: David Hume Tower (now 40 George Square) Target entity description: David Hume Tower (now 40 George Square) is a prominent modernist university building in Edinburgh’s George Square, long associated with the University of Edinburgh’s humanities and social sciences.
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A.
Dundas House, Edinburgh
Dundas House, Edinburgh is an 18th-century neoclassical mansion in Scotland’s capital, renowned for its grand Palladian design by architect Sir William Chambers and its later role as the headquarters of the Royal Bank of Scotland.
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B.
Royal Society of Edinburgh building, George Street
The Royal Society of Edinburgh building on George Street is a historic and architecturally significant Edinburgh landmark that serves as the headquarters and principal meeting venue of Scotland’s national academy of science and letters.
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C.
Hume House
Hume House is a historic residence in Muskegon, Michigan, preserved as part of the Hackley and Hume Historic Site that showcases the opulent Victorian-era homes of prominent local lumber barons.
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D.
George Square, Edinburgh
George Square, Edinburgh is a central public square in Edinburgh known for its Georgian architecture and as a major hub of the University of Edinburgh’s campus.
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E.
New Register House, Edinburgh
New Register House in Edinburgh is a historic government building that houses Scotland’s national archives and key offices such as the Court of the Lord Lyon.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.