Sir John Whittaker Ellis
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Sir John Whittaker Ellis was a British businessman and Conservative politician who served as Lord Mayor of London in the late 19th century.
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| Sir John Whittaker Ellis canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T21671569 — 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: Sir John Whittaker Ellis Context triple: [Whitaker, hasNotableBearer, Sir John Whittaker Ellis]
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Sir John Woodroffe
Sir John Woodroffe was a British Orientalist, jurist, and scholar best known for his influential English translations and interpretations of Hindu Tantric texts under the pseudonym Arthur Avalon.
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B.
Sir William Davidson Niven
Sir William Davidson Niven was a Scottish mathematician and physicist best known for editing and promoting the works of James Clerk Maxwell and for his contributions to mathematical education in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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C.
Sir John Woodward Brown
Sir John Woodward Brown was a distinguished British figure, likely recognized for notable contributions in public or professional life and remembered as an eminent former pupil of Chigwell School.
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D.
Sir John William Wilson
Sir John William Wilson was a British Liberal politician and businessman who served as Member of Parliament for North Worcestershire in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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E.
Sir William Martin
Sir William Martin was a 19th-century British-born jurist who became a foundational figure in New Zealand’s legal system and an influential advocate for Māori rights.
- 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: Sir John Whittaker Ellis Target entity description: Sir John Whittaker Ellis was a British businessman and Conservative politician who served as Lord Mayor of London in the late 19th century.
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A.
Sir John Woodroffe
Sir John Woodroffe was a British Orientalist, jurist, and scholar best known for his influential English translations and interpretations of Hindu Tantric texts under the pseudonym Arthur Avalon.
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B.
Sir William Davidson Niven
Sir William Davidson Niven was a Scottish mathematician and physicist best known for editing and promoting the works of James Clerk Maxwell and for his contributions to mathematical education in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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C.
Sir John Woodward Brown
Sir John Woodward Brown was a distinguished British figure, likely recognized for notable contributions in public or professional life and remembered as an eminent former pupil of Chigwell School.
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D.
Sir John William Wilson
Sir John William Wilson was a British Liberal politician and businessman who served as Member of Parliament for North Worcestershire in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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E.
Sir William Martin
Sir William Martin was a 19th-century British-born jurist who became a foundational figure in New Zealand’s legal system and an influential advocate for Māori rights.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.