Ralph Fitch
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Ralph Fitch was a 16th-century English merchant and explorer known for his extensive travels in India and Southeast Asia, which helped open early trade routes for the English.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Ralph Fitch canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T21600350 — 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: Ralph Fitch Context triple: [Fitch, hasNotableBearer, Ralph Fitch]
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A.
Joseph Frobisher
Joseph Frobisher was a prominent 18th-century Canadian fur trader and merchant who played a key role in the early development of the North West Company.
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B.
Arthur Frobisher
Arthur Frobisher is a wealthy, corrupt corporate executive and primary antagonist in the legal thriller TV series "Damages."
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C.
Martin Frobisher
Martin Frobisher was a 16th-century English seafarer and privateer best known for his early Arctic voyages in search of a Northwest Passage to Asia.
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D.
Edward Martindel
Edward Martindel was an American stage and silent film actor active in the early 20th century.
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E.
William Baffin
William Baffin was a 17th-century English navigator and explorer renowned for his Arctic voyages and detailed mapping of the Canadian Arctic, including the bay that now bears his name.
- 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: Ralph Fitch Target entity description: Ralph Fitch was a 16th-century English merchant and explorer known for his extensive travels in India and Southeast Asia, which helped open early trade routes for the English.
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A.
Joseph Frobisher
Joseph Frobisher was a prominent 18th-century Canadian fur trader and merchant who played a key role in the early development of the North West Company.
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B.
Arthur Frobisher
Arthur Frobisher is a wealthy, corrupt corporate executive and primary antagonist in the legal thriller TV series "Damages."
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C.
Martin Frobisher
Martin Frobisher was a 16th-century English seafarer and privateer best known for his early Arctic voyages in search of a Northwest Passage to Asia.
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D.
Edward Martindel
Edward Martindel was an American stage and silent film actor active in the early 20th century.
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E.
William Baffin
William Baffin was a 17th-century English navigator and explorer renowned for his Arctic voyages and detailed mapping of the Canadian Arctic, including the bay that now bears his name.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.