Desmond de Silva
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Desmond de Silva was a prominent British lawyer and international prosecutor known for serving as Chief Prosecutor of the Special Court for Sierra Leone and for his work on war crimes and human rights cases.
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| Desmond de Silva canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T23257944 — 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: Desmond de Silva Context triple: [Special Court for Sierra Leone, hasProsecutor, Desmond de Silva]
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A.
C. P. de Silva
C. P. de Silva was a prominent Sri Lankan politician and influential mid-20th-century statesman who played a key role in shaping the country’s post-independence political landscape.
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B.
Albert F. de Saram
Albert F. de Saram was a 19th-century Ceylonese entrepreneur best known for co-founding Colombo’s historic Galle Face Hotel, one of Asia’s oldest and most iconic seafront hotels.
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C.
David De Silva
David De Silva is an American film and theater producer best known as the creator and driving force behind the musical franchise "Fame."
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D.
Denzil Peiris
Denzil Peiris was a prominent Sri Lankan journalist and editor known for his influential role in shaping post-independence English-language media in Sri Lanka.
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E.
Rohan de Saram
Rohan de Saram is a renowned British-Sri Lankan cellist celebrated for his virtuosic performances and advocacy of contemporary classical music.
- 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: Desmond de Silva Target entity description: Desmond de Silva was a prominent British lawyer and international prosecutor known for serving as Chief Prosecutor of the Special Court for Sierra Leone and for his work on war crimes and human rights cases.
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A.
C. P. de Silva
C. P. de Silva was a prominent Sri Lankan politician and influential mid-20th-century statesman who played a key role in shaping the country’s post-independence political landscape.
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B.
Albert F. de Saram
Albert F. de Saram was a 19th-century Ceylonese entrepreneur best known for co-founding Colombo’s historic Galle Face Hotel, one of Asia’s oldest and most iconic seafront hotels.
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C.
David De Silva
David De Silva is an American film and theater producer best known as the creator and driving force behind the musical franchise "Fame."
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D.
Denzil Peiris
Denzil Peiris was a prominent Sri Lankan journalist and editor known for his influential role in shaping post-independence English-language media in Sri Lanka.
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E.
Rohan de Saram
Rohan de Saram is a renowned British-Sri Lankan cellist celebrated for his virtuosic performances and advocacy of contemporary classical music.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.