William Ormsby
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William Ormsby was a 19th-century American militia leader best known for commanding volunteer forces in the early stages of the Paiute War in Nevada, where he was killed in battle.
All labels observed (1)
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| William Ormsby canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T21154285 — 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: William Ormsby Context triple: [Paiute War, notableCommander, William Ormsby]
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A.
William McGillivray
William McGillivray was a prominent Canadian fur trader and businessman who became a leading figure in the North West Company during the late 18th and early 19th centuries.
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B.
John Palliser
John Palliser was a 19th-century Irish explorer and geographer best known for leading the Palliser Expedition that surveyed western Canada and identified the semi-arid region later called Palliser’s Triangle.
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C.
Thomas Munro
Thomas Munro was a prominent British colonial administrator and soldier who served as Governor of Madras and played a key role in shaping early 19th-century British rule in India.
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D.
James Lumsden
James Lumsden was a Scottish stationer and civic figure from Glasgow, known for his successful family business and service as Lord Provost in the 19th century.
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E.
James Munro
James Munro is a Canadian bookseller and co-founder of the Munro’s Books bookstore, best known as the former husband of Nobel Prize–winning author Alice Munro.
- 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: William Ormsby Target entity description: William Ormsby was a 19th-century American militia leader best known for commanding volunteer forces in the early stages of the Paiute War in Nevada, where he was killed in battle.
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A.
William McGillivray
William McGillivray was a prominent Canadian fur trader and businessman who became a leading figure in the North West Company during the late 18th and early 19th centuries.
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B.
John Palliser
John Palliser was a 19th-century Irish explorer and geographer best known for leading the Palliser Expedition that surveyed western Canada and identified the semi-arid region later called Palliser’s Triangle.
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C.
Thomas Munro
Thomas Munro was a prominent British colonial administrator and soldier who served as Governor of Madras and played a key role in shaping early 19th-century British rule in India.
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D.
James Lumsden
James Lumsden was a Scottish stationer and civic figure from Glasgow, known for his successful family business and service as Lord Provost in the 19th century.
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E.
James Munro
James Munro is a Canadian bookseller and co-founder of the Munro’s Books bookstore, best known as the former husband of Nobel Prize–winning author Alice Munro.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.