Hawkshaw the barber
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Hawkshaw the barber is a central character in William Faulkner’s short story “Dry September,” known as a white barber who questions the truth of a rumored assault and serves as a rare voice of skepticism amid the town’s racist hysteria.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Hawkshaw the barber canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T21435262 — 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: Hawkshaw the barber Context triple: [Dry September, majorCharacter, Hawkshaw the barber]
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A.
Harold Turpin
Harold Turpin is an alias used by Harold Finch, the reclusive billionaire software genius from the TV series "Person of Interest."
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B.
Lucan the Butler
Lucan the Butler is a knight of the Round Table in Arthurian legend, known for his loyalty and service to King Arthur.
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C.
Garrick
Garrick is an English surname most famously associated with the 18th-century actor and theatre manager David Garrick.
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D.
Mr. Farebrother
Mr. Farebrother is a kind-hearted, intellectually curious clergyman and amateur naturalist in George Eliot’s novel "Middlemarch," known for his integrity and friendship with Tertius Lydgate.
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E.
Bartholomew Green
Bartholomew Green was a prominent early 18th-century Boston printer and publisher known for producing influential colonial American works.
- 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: Hawkshaw the barber Target entity description: Hawkshaw the barber is a central character in William Faulkner’s short story “Dry September,” known as a white barber who questions the truth of a rumored assault and serves as a rare voice of skepticism amid the town’s racist hysteria.
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A.
Harold Turpin
Harold Turpin is an alias used by Harold Finch, the reclusive billionaire software genius from the TV series "Person of Interest."
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B.
Lucan the Butler
Lucan the Butler is a knight of the Round Table in Arthurian legend, known for his loyalty and service to King Arthur.
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C.
Garrick
Garrick is an English surname most famously associated with the 18th-century actor and theatre manager David Garrick.
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D.
Mr. Farebrother
Mr. Farebrother is a kind-hearted, intellectually curious clergyman and amateur naturalist in George Eliot’s novel "Middlemarch," known for his integrity and friendship with Tertius Lydgate.
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E.
Bartholomew Green
Bartholomew Green was a prominent early 18th-century Boston printer and publisher known for producing influential colonial American works.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.