Alexander Nicolson (Alasdair mac Neacail)
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Alexander Nicolson (Alasdair mac Neacail) was a 19th-century Scottish lawyer, folklorist, and Gaelic scholar noted for his contributions to Highland culture and literature.
All labels observed (1)
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| Alexander Nicolson (Alasdair mac Neacail) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T19524284 — 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 Nicolson (Alasdair mac Neacail) Context triple: [Sgùrr Alasdair, namedAfter, Alexander Nicolson (Alasdair mac Neacail)]
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A.
Iain Mòr Tanister MacDonald
Iain Mòr Tanister MacDonald was a prominent medieval Scottish-Gaelic nobleman of the MacDonald kindred, remembered as the ancestral founder of the Clan MacDonald of Dunnyveg.
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B.
Alasdair Mac Colla Chiotaich MacDhòmhnaill
Alasdair Mac Colla Chiotaich MacDhòmhnaill was a 17th-century Scottish Gaelic warrior and Royalist commander noted for his role in the Wars of the Three Kingdoms, particularly in the Scottish Highlands and Ireland.
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C.
Alexander Murray of Elibank
Alexander Murray of Elibank was an 18th-century Scottish Jacobite politician and laird known for his involvement in opposition politics and the Elibank Plot against the Hanoverian government.
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D.
John MacDougall of Dunollie
John MacDougall of Dunollie was a Scottish clan chief of the MacDougall family, historically associated with the Dunollie estate near Oban in Argyll.
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E.
Angus MacDonald of Dunnyveg
Angus MacDonald of Dunnyveg was a prominent Scottish clan chief of the MacDonalds of Dunnyveg, influential in the politics and conflicts of the western Highlands and Isles during the late medieval and early modern periods.
- 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 Nicolson (Alasdair mac Neacail) Target entity description: Alexander Nicolson (Alasdair mac Neacail) was a 19th-century Scottish lawyer, folklorist, and Gaelic scholar noted for his contributions to Highland culture and literature.
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A.
Iain Mòr Tanister MacDonald
Iain Mòr Tanister MacDonald was a prominent medieval Scottish-Gaelic nobleman of the MacDonald kindred, remembered as the ancestral founder of the Clan MacDonald of Dunnyveg.
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B.
Alasdair Mac Colla Chiotaich MacDhòmhnaill
Alasdair Mac Colla Chiotaich MacDhòmhnaill was a 17th-century Scottish Gaelic warrior and Royalist commander noted for his role in the Wars of the Three Kingdoms, particularly in the Scottish Highlands and Ireland.
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C.
Alexander Murray of Elibank
Alexander Murray of Elibank was an 18th-century Scottish Jacobite politician and laird known for his involvement in opposition politics and the Elibank Plot against the Hanoverian government.
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D.
John MacDougall of Dunollie
John MacDougall of Dunollie was a Scottish clan chief of the MacDougall family, historically associated with the Dunollie estate near Oban in Argyll.
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E.
Angus MacDonald of Dunnyveg
Angus MacDonald of Dunnyveg was a prominent Scottish clan chief of the MacDonalds of Dunnyveg, influential in the politics and conflicts of the western Highlands and Isles during the late medieval and early modern periods.
- F. None of above. chosen
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