Amy Shaftoe
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Amy Shaftoe is a central character in Neal Stephenson’s novel "Cryptonomicon," known for her involvement in the book’s contemporary storyline and connections to the Shaftoe family.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Amy Shaftoe canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T19754971 — 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: Amy Shaftoe Context triple: [Cryptonomicon, mainCharacter, Amy Shaftoe]
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A.
Emma Winsloe
Emma Winsloe was a British aristocrat and society figure of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, best known as the daughter of Margot Tennant (later Margot Asquith), the influential socialite and wife of Prime Minister H. H. Asquith.
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B.
Anne Ashmond
Anne Ashmond is a fictional character appearing in the film "Royal Wedding."
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C.
Elizabeth Saxon
Elizabeth Saxon was an American suffragist and women's rights advocate active in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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D.
Aileen Furse
Aileen Furse was the British wife of notorious double agent Kim Philby, whose troubled marriage was marked by his secret espionage activities and her early death.
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E.
Alice Troughton
Alice Troughton is a British television director known for her work on genre series such as Doctor Who, Torchwood, and The Sarah Jane Adventures.
- 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: Amy Shaftoe Target entity description: Amy Shaftoe is a central character in Neal Stephenson’s novel "Cryptonomicon," known for her involvement in the book’s contemporary storyline and connections to the Shaftoe family.
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A.
Emma Winsloe
Emma Winsloe was a British aristocrat and society figure of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, best known as the daughter of Margot Tennant (later Margot Asquith), the influential socialite and wife of Prime Minister H. H. Asquith.
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B.
Anne Ashmond
Anne Ashmond is a fictional character appearing in the film "Royal Wedding."
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C.
Elizabeth Saxon
Elizabeth Saxon was an American suffragist and women's rights advocate active in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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D.
Aileen Furse
Aileen Furse was the British wife of notorious double agent Kim Philby, whose troubled marriage was marked by his secret espionage activities and her early death.
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E.
Alice Troughton
Alice Troughton is a British television director known for her work on genre series such as Doctor Who, Torchwood, and The Sarah Jane Adventures.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.