Cuthbert Binns
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Cuthbert Binns is the ghostly History of Magic professor at Hogwarts in the Harry Potter series, known for his monotonous lectures and obliviousness to his own death.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Cuthbert Binns canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T20210592 — 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: Cuthbert Binns Context triple: [Hogwarts staff, hasMember, Cuthbert Binns]
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A.
Ninian Edwards
Ninian Edwards was an early American politician who served as the territorial governor of Illinois and later as a U.S. Senator and the third governor of the state.
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B.
John Brotherton
John Brotherton is an American actor known for his roles in horror films like "The Conjuring" and television series such as "Fuller House."
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C.
Cuthbert Hamilton
Cuthbert Hamilton was a British artist and designer known for his involvement in the early 20th-century avant-garde, particularly the Vorticist movement.
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D.
William Lamberton
William Lamberton was a prominent early 14th-century Scottish bishop and staunch supporter of Scottish independence, closely associated with figures like Robert the Bruce.
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E.
William Burnes
William Burnes was a Scottish farmer and the father of poet Robert Burns, best known for having the Burns Cottage built as the family home where Robert was born.
- 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: Cuthbert Binns Target entity description: Cuthbert Binns is the ghostly History of Magic professor at Hogwarts in the Harry Potter series, known for his monotonous lectures and obliviousness to his own death.
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A.
Ninian Edwards
Ninian Edwards was an early American politician who served as the territorial governor of Illinois and later as a U.S. Senator and the third governor of the state.
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B.
John Brotherton
John Brotherton is an American actor known for his roles in horror films like "The Conjuring" and television series such as "Fuller House."
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C.
Cuthbert Hamilton
Cuthbert Hamilton was a British artist and designer known for his involvement in the early 20th-century avant-garde, particularly the Vorticist movement.
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D.
William Lamberton
William Lamberton was a prominent early 14th-century Scottish bishop and staunch supporter of Scottish independence, closely associated with figures like Robert the Bruce.
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E.
William Burnes
William Burnes was a Scottish farmer and the father of poet Robert Burns, best known for having the Burns Cottage built as the family home where Robert was born.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.