John Woodward
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John Woodward was an English naturalist and geologist of the late 17th and early 18th centuries, known for his influential work on fossils and the Earth's strata.
All labels observed (1)
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| John Woodward canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T22284435 — 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 Woodward Context triple: [Woodwardian Professor of Geology at the University of Cambridge, namedAfter, John Woodward]
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A.
James Woodward
James Woodward is a philosopher of science best known for his influential work on causal explanation and interventionist theories of causation.
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B.
William Woodward
William Woodward is a name shared by several notable individuals, including American politicians, businessmen, and artists distinguished in their respective fields.
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C.
John Charles Woodward
John Charles Woodward was an educator and philanthropist best known for establishing Woodward Academy, a prominent independent school in Georgia.
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D.
Robert Morton
Robert Morton is an American television producer best known for his work as executive producer of the late-night talk show "Late Night with David Letterman."
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E.
Robert Vickers
Robert Vickers is an Australian musician best known as the bassist for the indie rock band The Go-Betweens during the 1980s.
- 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 Woodward Target entity description: John Woodward was an English naturalist and geologist of the late 17th and early 18th centuries, known for his influential work on fossils and the Earth's strata.
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A.
James Woodward
James Woodward is a philosopher of science best known for his influential work on causal explanation and interventionist theories of causation.
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B.
William Woodward
William Woodward is a name shared by several notable individuals, including American politicians, businessmen, and artists distinguished in their respective fields.
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C.
John Charles Woodward
John Charles Woodward was an educator and philanthropist best known for establishing Woodward Academy, a prominent independent school in Georgia.
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D.
Robert Morton
Robert Morton is an American television producer best known for his work as executive producer of the late-night talk show "Late Night with David Letterman."
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E.
Robert Vickers
Robert Vickers is an Australian musician best known as the bassist for the indie rock band The Go-Betweens during the 1980s.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.