William Geddes
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William Geddes was a Scottish academic and classical scholar who served as Principal of the University of Aberdeen in the late 19th century.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| William Geddes canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T19367837 — 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 Geddes Context triple: [Sir William Geddes, name, William Geddes]
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A.
William Kirkpatrick
William Kirkpatrick is a relatively obscure individual whose name is shared with multiple historical and contemporary figures across politics, military service, and public life.
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B.
George Douglas
George Douglas was a pseudonym used by American jazz record producer and songwriter Bob Thiele, under which he co-wrote notable songs including "What a Wonderful World."
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C.
George Douglas
George Douglas was a member of the Scottish aristocratic Douglas family and the son of James Douglas, 3rd Marquess of Queensberry.
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D.
Charles Alling Gifford
Charles Alling Gifford was an American architect known for designing prominent early 20th-century resort hotels and other large-scale buildings in the United States.
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E.
William Hutchison
William Hutchison is a relatively obscure individual whose name is notably recorded as a bearer of the surname Hutchison.
- 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 Geddes Target entity description: William Geddes was a Scottish academic and classical scholar who served as Principal of the University of Aberdeen in the late 19th century.
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A.
William Kirkpatrick
William Kirkpatrick is a relatively obscure individual whose name is shared with multiple historical and contemporary figures across politics, military service, and public life.
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B.
George Douglas
George Douglas was a pseudonym used by American jazz record producer and songwriter Bob Thiele, under which he co-wrote notable songs including "What a Wonderful World."
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C.
George Douglas
George Douglas was a member of the Scottish aristocratic Douglas family and the son of James Douglas, 3rd Marquess of Queensberry.
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D.
Charles Alling Gifford
Charles Alling Gifford was an American architect known for designing prominent early 20th-century resort hotels and other large-scale buildings in the United States.
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E.
William Hutchison
William Hutchison is a relatively obscure individual whose name is notably recorded as a bearer of the surname Hutchison.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.