Michael Beard
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Michael Beard is the flawed, middle-aged Nobel Prize–winning physicist whose personal and professional misadventures drive the plot of Ian McEwan’s novel "Solar."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Michael Beard canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T19469865 — 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: Michael Beard Context triple: [Solar, mainCharacter, Michael Beard]
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A.
Matthew Beard
Matthew Beard is a British actor known for his roles in films such as "The Imitation Game" and various television and stage productions.
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B.
Paul Beard
Paul Beard is a British guitarist and musical director best known for his work with artists such as James Blunt.
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C.
Aidan Dodson
Aidan Dodson is a British Egyptologist and historian known for his work on ancient Egyptian royal tombs, dynasties, and funerary archaeology.
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D.
John Beasley
John Beasley is a former American professional basketball player best known for his standout career in the American Basketball Association during the late 1960s and early 1970s.
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E.
Ian Beck
Ian Beck is a British illustrator and author best known for his distinctive cover art and illustrations for books and music albums.
- 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: Michael Beard Target entity description: Michael Beard is the flawed, middle-aged Nobel Prize–winning physicist whose personal and professional misadventures drive the plot of Ian McEwan’s novel "Solar."
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A.
Matthew Beard
Matthew Beard is a British actor known for his roles in films such as "The Imitation Game" and various television and stage productions.
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B.
Paul Beard
Paul Beard is a British guitarist and musical director best known for his work with artists such as James Blunt.
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C.
Aidan Dodson
Aidan Dodson is a British Egyptologist and historian known for his work on ancient Egyptian royal tombs, dynasties, and funerary archaeology.
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D.
John Beasley
John Beasley is a former American professional basketball player best known for his standout career in the American Basketball Association during the late 1960s and early 1970s.
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E.
Ian Beck
Ian Beck is a British illustrator and author best known for his distinctive cover art and illustrations for books and music albums.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.