British sealer Captain James P. Curry
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British sealer Captain James P. Curry was a 19th-century mariner known for his sealing voyages in sub-Antarctic waters, for whom Mount Asphyxia was named.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| British sealer Captain James P. Curry canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T23385482 — 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: British sealer Captain James P. Curry Context triple: [Mount Asphyxia, namedAfter, British sealer Captain James P. Curry]
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A.
American whaler George Henry
American whaler George Henry was a 19th-century whaling ship notable for discovering the abandoned British Arctic exploration vessel HMS Resolute.
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B.
Owen Chase
Owen Chase is a historical American whaleman and first mate of the whaleship Essex, whose real-life ordeal inspired Herman Melville’s "Moby-Dick" and the film "In the Heart of the Sea."
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C.
William Scoresby
William Scoresby was a 19th-century English Arctic explorer, whaler, and scientist known for his detailed surveys and studies of polar regions.
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D.
John Franklin
John Franklin is an American actor best known for playing the diminutive, hair-covered Cousin Itt in film and television adaptations of The Addams Family.
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E.
John Franklin
John Franklin was a 19th-century British Royal Navy officer and Arctic explorer best known for his ill-fated expedition to chart the Northwest Passage.
- 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: British sealer Captain James P. Curry Target entity description: British sealer Captain James P. Curry was a 19th-century mariner known for his sealing voyages in sub-Antarctic waters, for whom Mount Asphyxia was named.
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A.
American whaler George Henry
American whaler George Henry was a 19th-century whaling ship notable for discovering the abandoned British Arctic exploration vessel HMS Resolute.
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B.
Owen Chase
Owen Chase is a historical American whaleman and first mate of the whaleship Essex, whose real-life ordeal inspired Herman Melville’s "Moby-Dick" and the film "In the Heart of the Sea."
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C.
William Scoresby
William Scoresby was a 19th-century English Arctic explorer, whaler, and scientist known for his detailed surveys and studies of polar regions.
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D.
John Franklin
John Franklin is an American actor best known for playing the diminutive, hair-covered Cousin Itt in film and television adaptations of The Addams Family.
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E.
John Franklin
John Franklin was a 19th-century British Royal Navy officer and Arctic explorer best known for his ill-fated expedition to chart the Northwest Passage.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.