Rufus Sixsmith (1970s)
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Rufus Sixsmith (1970s) is the younger incarnation of the recurring character Rufus Sixsmith from *Cloud Atlas*, depicted as a brilliant but conflicted physicist entangled in both personal and political tensions of the era.
All labels observed (1)
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| Rufus Sixsmith (1970s) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T21619785 — 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)
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Target entity: Rufus Sixsmith (1970s) Context triple: [Rufus Sixsmith, isYoungerVersionOf, Rufus Sixsmith (1970s)]
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A.
Rufus Pollock
Rufus Pollock is a British economist, technologist, and open data advocate best known as a co-founder and leading figure in the global open knowledge and open government data movements.
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B.
Arthur Rigby
Arthur Rigby was a British actor best known for his long-running role as a police sergeant in the classic BBC television series "Dixon of Dock Green."
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C.
Frank Rothwell
Frank Rothwell is a British businessman and philanthropist known for owning and leading Oldham Athletic A.F.C. as its chairman.
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D.
James Dafforne
James Dafforne was a 19th-century British art critic and writer closely associated with the promotion and organization of British art and artists.
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E.
Edward Shearmur
Edward Shearmur is a British film composer known for his orchestral scores for a wide range of Hollywood movies and television projects.
- 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: Rufus Sixsmith (1970s) Target entity description: Rufus Sixsmith (1970s) is the younger incarnation of the recurring character Rufus Sixsmith from *Cloud Atlas*, depicted as a brilliant but conflicted physicist entangled in both personal and political tensions of the era.
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A.
Rufus Pollock
Rufus Pollock is a British economist, technologist, and open data advocate best known as a co-founder and leading figure in the global open knowledge and open government data movements.
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B.
Arthur Rigby
Arthur Rigby was a British actor best known for his long-running role as a police sergeant in the classic BBC television series "Dixon of Dock Green."
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C.
Frank Rothwell
Frank Rothwell is a British businessman and philanthropist known for owning and leading Oldham Athletic A.F.C. as its chairman.
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D.
James Dafforne
James Dafforne was a 19th-century British art critic and writer closely associated with the promotion and organization of British art and artists.
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E.
Edward Shearmur
Edward Shearmur is a British film composer known for his orchestral scores for a wide range of Hollywood movies and television projects.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Rufus Sixsmith in Cloud Atlas