Charles Cotton
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Charles Cotton was a 17th-century English poet and writer best known for his verse and for contributing to the expanded edition of Izaak Walton’s "The Compleat Angler."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Charles Cotton canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T21104279 — 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: Charles Cotton Context triple: [Serenade for Tenor, Horn and Strings, Op. 31, textAuthor, Charles Cotton]
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A.
William Aislabie
William Aislabie was an 18th-century British politician and landowner associated with the Aislabie family estates at Studley Royal in Yorkshire.
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B.
Henry Spelman
Henry Spelman was a member of the prominent Spelman family of the 19th century, related to philanthropist Laura Spelman Rockefeller.
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C.
John Broughton
John Broughton was a Royal Navy officer best known for commanding the 44-gun frigate HMS Indefatigable during the late 18th century.
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D.
George Wiley
George Wiley was an American chemist-turned-civil rights leader best known for his prominent role in the 1960s civil rights movement and anti-poverty activism.
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E.
George Cummings
George Cummings is an American guitarist and founding member of the rock band Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show, known for their blend of rock, country, and pop.
- 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: Charles Cotton Target entity description: Charles Cotton was a 17th-century English poet and writer best known for his verse and for contributing to the expanded edition of Izaak Walton’s "The Compleat Angler."
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A.
William Aislabie
William Aislabie was an 18th-century British politician and landowner associated with the Aislabie family estates at Studley Royal in Yorkshire.
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B.
Henry Spelman
Henry Spelman was a member of the prominent Spelman family of the 19th century, related to philanthropist Laura Spelman Rockefeller.
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C.
John Broughton
John Broughton was a Royal Navy officer best known for commanding the 44-gun frigate HMS Indefatigable during the late 18th century.
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D.
George Wiley
George Wiley was an American chemist-turned-civil rights leader best known for his prominent role in the 1960s civil rights movement and anti-poverty activism.
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E.
George Cummings
George Cummings is an American guitarist and founding member of the rock band Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show, known for their blend of rock, country, and pop.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.