Henry John Codrington
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Henry John Codrington was a British Royal Navy officer who rose to the rank of admiral in the 19th century.
All labels observed (1)
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| Henry John Codrington canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T21859115 — 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: Henry John Codrington Context triple: [Sir Edward Codrington, child, Henry John Codrington]
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A.
William John Codrington
William John Codrington was a British Army officer and politician who served as a general during the Crimean War and later as a Member of Parliament.
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B.
Robert Henry Codrington
Robert Henry Codrington was a 19th-century Anglican missionary and ethnographer known for his pioneering studies of Melanesian languages and cultures.
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C.
Christopher Codrington
Christopher Codrington was a 17th–18th century British colonial governor, soldier, and plantation owner in the Caribbean whose wealth and bequests helped found Codrington College in Barbados.
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D.
Edward Codrington
Edward Codrington was a distinguished early 19th-century British naval officer best known for his role in major engagements of the Napoleonic Wars and the Greek War of Independence, including commanding Allied forces at the Battle of Navarino.
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E.
Grantley Prescod
Grantley Prescod is a Barbadian designer best known for creating the national flag of Barbados.
- 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: Henry John Codrington Target entity description: Henry John Codrington was a British Royal Navy officer who rose to the rank of admiral in the 19th century.
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A.
William John Codrington
William John Codrington was a British Army officer and politician who served as a general during the Crimean War and later as a Member of Parliament.
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B.
Robert Henry Codrington
Robert Henry Codrington was a 19th-century Anglican missionary and ethnographer known for his pioneering studies of Melanesian languages and cultures.
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C.
Christopher Codrington
Christopher Codrington was a 17th–18th century British colonial governor, soldier, and plantation owner in the Caribbean whose wealth and bequests helped found Codrington College in Barbados.
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D.
Edward Codrington
Edward Codrington was a distinguished early 19th-century British naval officer best known for his role in major engagements of the Napoleonic Wars and the Greek War of Independence, including commanding Allied forces at the Battle of Navarino.
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E.
Grantley Prescod
Grantley Prescod is a Barbadian designer best known for creating the national flag of Barbados.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.