John Parry
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John Parry is a British engineer and transport innovator best known for developing lightweight railcar technology, including the Parry People Movers used in the British Rail Class 139.
All labels observed (1)
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How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T22236582 — 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: John Parry Context triple: [British Rail Class 139, designedBy, John Parry]
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John Parry
John Parry is a fictional British explorer and military officer from Philip Pullman’s "His Dark Materials" series, notable as the father of Will Parry and for his journeys between parallel worlds.
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John Parry
John Parry is a former NFL official who served as the head referee in multiple Super Bowls and was known for his long career in professional football officiating.
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Dafydd Wigley
Dafydd Wigley is a Welsh politician and former leader of Plaid Cymru who served as a Member of Parliament and later as a member of the House of Lords, known for his advocacy of Welsh devolution and social justice.
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Will Parry
Will Parry is a central character in Philip Pullman’s "His Dark Materials" trilogy, a brave and introspective boy who becomes the bearer of the subtle knife and travels between worlds alongside Lyra Silvertongue.
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E.
Charles Christopher Parry
Charles Christopher Parry was a 19th-century British-American botanist and mountaineer known for his extensive plant explorations in the American West and for describing numerous new species.
- 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: John Parry Target entity description: John Parry is a British engineer and transport innovator best known for developing lightweight railcar technology, including the Parry People Movers used in the British Rail Class 139.
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A.
John Parry
John Parry is a former NFL official who served as the head referee in multiple Super Bowls and was known for his long career in professional football officiating.
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B.
John Parry
John Parry is a fictional British explorer and military officer from Philip Pullman’s "His Dark Materials" series, notable as the father of Will Parry and for his journeys between parallel worlds.
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C.
Dafydd Wigley
Dafydd Wigley is a Welsh politician and former leader of Plaid Cymru who served as a Member of Parliament and later as a member of the House of Lords, known for his advocacy of Welsh devolution and social justice.
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D.
Will Parry
Will Parry is a central character in Philip Pullman’s "His Dark Materials" trilogy, a brave and introspective boy who becomes the bearer of the subtle knife and travels between worlds alongside Lyra Silvertongue.
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E.
Charles Christopher Parry
Charles Christopher Parry was a 19th-century British-American botanist and mountaineer known for his extensive plant explorations in the American West and for describing numerous new species.
- 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:
Class 139 Parry People Mover