Quimby
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Quimby is a surname most notably associated with Phineas Parkhurst Quimby, a 19th-century American spiritual healer and influential figure in the development of New Thought.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Quimby canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T20660412 — 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: Quimby Context triple: [Phineas Parkhurst Quimby, familyName, Quimby]
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A.
Quiney
Quiney is an English surname historically associated with families in Stratford-upon-Avon, including relatives by marriage of William Shakespeare.
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B.
Drieborg
Drieborg is a small village in the municipality of Oldambt in the province of Groningen in the northeastern Netherlands.
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C.
Balcomb
Balcomb is a masculine given name most notably borne by the American abstract painter and art critic Balcomb Greene.
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D.
Finklea
Finklea is the birth surname of American actress and dancer Cyd Charisse, known for her roles in classic Hollywood musicals.
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E.
Milhous
Milhous is the distinctive middle name of Richard Nixon, the 37th president of the United States.
- 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: Quimby Target entity description: Quimby is a surname most notably associated with Phineas Parkhurst Quimby, a 19th-century American spiritual healer and influential figure in the development of New Thought.
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A.
Quiney
Quiney is an English surname historically associated with families in Stratford-upon-Avon, including relatives by marriage of William Shakespeare.
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B.
Drieborg
Drieborg is a small village in the municipality of Oldambt in the province of Groningen in the northeastern Netherlands.
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C.
Balcomb
Balcomb is a masculine given name most notably borne by the American abstract painter and art critic Balcomb Greene.
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D.
Finklea
Finklea is the birth surname of American actress and dancer Cyd Charisse, known for her roles in classic Hollywood musicals.
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E.
Milhous
Milhous is the distinctive middle name of Richard Nixon, the 37th president of the United States.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.