Alexander Skene
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Alexander Skene was a 19th-century Scottish gynecologist and medical researcher best known for describing the paraurethral glands that now bear his name, Skene's glands.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Alexander Skene canonical | 7 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T20915968 — 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: Alexander Skene Context triple: [Bust of Alexander Skene, depicts, Alexander Skene]
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A.
Alexander Stewart
Alexander Stewart was a Scottish prelate who served as Archbishop of St Andrews and played a significant role in the late medieval Scottish Church.
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B.
Alexander Stewart
Alexander Stewart was a British Army officer of the American Revolutionary War, best known for leading British forces at the Battle of Eutaw Springs in 1781.
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C.
Alexander Stewart
Alexander Stewart was a medieval Scottish prince, the son of King James I of Scotland, who held the title Duke of Rothesay before his early death.
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D.
Alexander of Argyll
Alexander of Argyll was a late 13th- and early 14th-century Scottish noble and Lord of Argyll known for his complex role in the Wars of Scottish Independence, often opposing Robert the Bruce.
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Alexander Bruce
Alexander Bruce was a medieval Scottish nobleman of the influential Bruce family, related to the line that produced King Robert the Bruce.
- 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: Alexander Skene Target entity description: Alexander Skene was a 19th-century Scottish gynecologist and medical researcher best known for describing the paraurethral glands that now bear his name, Skene's glands.
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A.
Alexander Stewart
Alexander Stewart was a British Army officer of the American Revolutionary War, best known for leading British forces at the Battle of Eutaw Springs in 1781.
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B.
Alexander Stewart
Alexander Stewart was a Scottish prelate who served as Archbishop of St Andrews and played a significant role in the late medieval Scottish Church.
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C.
Alexander Stewart
Alexander Stewart was a medieval Scottish prince, the son of King James I of Scotland, who held the title Duke of Rothesay before his early death.
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D.
Alexander of Argyll
Alexander of Argyll was a late 13th- and early 14th-century Scottish noble and Lord of Argyll known for his complex role in the Wars of Scottish Independence, often opposing Robert the Bruce.
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E.
Alexander Bruce
Alexander Bruce was a medieval Scottish nobleman of the influential Bruce family, related to the line that produced King Robert the Bruce.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.