John Smith
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John Smith is a British conservationist and entrepreneur best known as the founder of The Landmark Trust, a charity dedicated to rescuing and restoring historic buildings.
All labels observed (1)
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How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T21032009 — 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: John Smith Context triple: [The Landmark Trust, foundedBy, John Smith]
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John
John Parke Custis was the son of Martha Washington and stepson of George Washington, known as a Virginia planter and member of the colonial gentry.
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John
John is the given name of John Deacon, the English musician best known as the bassist for the rock band Queen.
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John
John is the given name of John Maynard Harlan, an American lawyer and politician from Chicago active in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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John
John, known historically as Infante John, Duke of Viseu, was a 15th-century Portuguese prince and nobleman from the House of Aviz.
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John
John is the given first name of Buck Freeman, an American professional baseball player from the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
- 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: John Smith Target entity description: John Smith is a British conservationist and entrepreneur best known as the founder of The Landmark Trust, a charity dedicated to rescuing and restoring historic buildings.
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John Smith
John Smith was an English soldier, explorer, and leader who played a pivotal role in the establishment and survival of the Jamestown colony in early colonial Virginia.
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John Smith
John Smith was a 19th-century British officer credited with bringing the Ajanta Caves to modern attention after rediscovering them in 1819.
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John Smith
John Smith was a British politician who served as Leader of the Labour Party and Leader of the Opposition in the early 1990s until his sudden death in 1994.
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John Smith
John Smith is a professional employer or business figure who has Joe Blake among his staff or associates.
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John Smith
John Smith is a legendary American wrestler and longtime head coach of Oklahoma State University's wrestling program, widely regarded as one of the greatest figures in the sport.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.