L. W. de Laurence (attributed, disputed)
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L. W. de Laurence (attributed, disputed) is a name controversially linked to early 20th-century occult and New Thought writings, sometimes claimed to be a pseudonym of American author William Walker Atkinson.
All labels observed (1)
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| L. W. de Laurence (attributed, disputed) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T20746226 — 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: L. W. de Laurence (attributed, disputed) Context triple: [William Walker Atkinson, pseudonym, L. W. de Laurence (attributed, disputed)]
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A.
John Coleman Burroughs
John Coleman Burroughs was an American illustrator and writer best known for illustrating many of his father Edgar Rice Burroughs’ science fiction and adventure novels.
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B.
Edward Wild
Edward Wild is a cinematographer known for his work on feature films such as the romantic comedy "Chalet Girl."
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C.
D. C. LaRue
D. C. LaRue is an American disco singer and songwriter known for his influential work in the 1970s dance music scene.
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D.
E. M. Wright
E. M. Wright was a British mathematician known for his contributions to number theory and for co-authoring the influential textbook "An Introduction to the Theory of Numbers" with G. H. Hardy.
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E.
Will Sawyer
Will Sawyer is the one-legged former FBI Hostage Rescue Team leader turned security consultant portrayed by Dwayne Johnson in the action thriller film "Skyscraper."
- 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: L. W. de Laurence (attributed, disputed) Target entity description: L. W. de Laurence (attributed, disputed) is a name controversially linked to early 20th-century occult and New Thought writings, sometimes claimed to be a pseudonym of American author William Walker Atkinson.
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A.
John Coleman Burroughs
John Coleman Burroughs was an American illustrator and writer best known for illustrating many of his father Edgar Rice Burroughs’ science fiction and adventure novels.
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B.
Edward Wild
Edward Wild is a cinematographer known for his work on feature films such as the romantic comedy "Chalet Girl."
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C.
D. C. LaRue
D. C. LaRue is an American disco singer and songwriter known for his influential work in the 1970s dance music scene.
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D.
E. M. Wright
E. M. Wright was a British mathematician known for his contributions to number theory and for co-authoring the influential textbook "An Introduction to the Theory of Numbers" with G. H. Hardy.
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E.
Will Sawyer
Will Sawyer is the one-legged former FBI Hostage Rescue Team leader turned security consultant portrayed by Dwayne Johnson in the action thriller film "Skyscraper."
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.