Alexander Mair
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Alexander Mair was a late 16th-century German engraver and artist known for creating the star atlas illustrations in Johann Bayer’s Uranometria.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Alexander Mair canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T19261270 — 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: Alexander Mair Context triple: [Uranometria, hasIllustrationsBy, Alexander Mair]
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A.
Alexander Tilloch
Alexander Tilloch was a Scottish inventor, printer, and editor best known for his influential role in early 19th-century scientific publishing.
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B.
Alexander Dunsmuir
Alexander Dunsmuir was a 19th-century Canadian-born businessman and heir to the wealthy Dunsmuir coal and railway family who became known for his life in California and his role in the family's transborder enterprises.
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C.
Andrew Buchan
Andrew Buchan is a British actor best known for his role as Mark Latimer in the acclaimed crime drama series "Broadchurch."
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D.
James Muir
James Muir is a relatively obscure individual whose name is notably associated with the surname Muir rather than with widely recognized public achievements.
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E.
Alexander McDougall
Alexander McDougall was a Scottish-born American merchant, political leader, and Revolutionary War officer who became a prominent patriot voice in New York before and during the American Revolution.
- 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: Alexander Mair Target entity description: Alexander Mair was a late 16th-century German engraver and artist known for creating the star atlas illustrations in Johann Bayer’s Uranometria.
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A.
Alexander Tilloch
Alexander Tilloch was a Scottish inventor, printer, and editor best known for his influential role in early 19th-century scientific publishing.
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B.
Alexander Dunsmuir
Alexander Dunsmuir was a 19th-century Canadian-born businessman and heir to the wealthy Dunsmuir coal and railway family who became known for his life in California and his role in the family's transborder enterprises.
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C.
Andrew Buchan
Andrew Buchan is a British actor best known for his role as Mark Latimer in the acclaimed crime drama series "Broadchurch."
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D.
James Muir
James Muir is a relatively obscure individual whose name is notably associated with the surname Muir rather than with widely recognized public achievements.
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E.
Alexander McDougall
Alexander McDougall was a Scottish-born American merchant, political leader, and Revolutionary War officer who became a prominent patriot voice in New York before and during the American Revolution.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.