Howard Tayler
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Howard Tayler is an American cartoonist and writer best known as the creator of the long-running webcomic "Schlock Mercenary" and as a co-host of the writing podcast "Writing Excuses."
All labels observed (1)
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| Howard Tayler canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T21492703 — 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: Howard Tayler Context triple: [Writing Excuses, hasHost, Howard Tayler]
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A.
Howard Taylor
Howard Taylor was an American actor and film producer best known as the brother of iconic actress Elizabeth Taylor.
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B.
J.H. Taylor
J.H. Taylor was a pioneering English professional golfer and multiple Open Championship winner who helped shape the early development of modern golf.
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C.
William Taylor
William Taylor was a member of the Taylor family connected to the English Protestant martyr and clergyman Rowland Taylor.
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D.
William Taylor
William Taylor was an early 18th-century London bookseller and publisher best known for issuing the first edition of Daniel Defoe’s novel "Robinson Crusoe."
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E.
Joseph Pannill Taylor
Joseph Pannill Taylor was a 19th-century American military officer who served as a Union Army brigadier general and was the brother of U.S. President Zachary Taylor.
- 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: Howard Tayler Target entity description: Howard Tayler is an American cartoonist and writer best known as the creator of the long-running webcomic "Schlock Mercenary" and as a co-host of the writing podcast "Writing Excuses."
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A.
Howard Taylor
Howard Taylor was an American actor and film producer best known as the brother of iconic actress Elizabeth Taylor.
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B.
J.H. Taylor
J.H. Taylor was a pioneering English professional golfer and multiple Open Championship winner who helped shape the early development of modern golf.
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C.
William Taylor
William Taylor was an early 18th-century London bookseller and publisher best known for issuing the first edition of Daniel Defoe’s novel "Robinson Crusoe."
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D.
William Taylor
William Taylor was a member of the Taylor family connected to the English Protestant martyr and clergyman Rowland Taylor.
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E.
Joseph Pannill Taylor
Joseph Pannill Taylor was a 19th-century American military officer who served as a Union Army brigadier general and was the brother of U.S. President Zachary Taylor.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.