William Paxton
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William Paxton was a 19th-century South Australian businessman and pharmacist best known for commissioning and originally owning what is now Adelaide’s historic Ayers House.
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| William Paxton canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T23510488 — 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: William Paxton Context triple: [Ayers House, originalOwner, William Paxton]
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A.
William Paxton
William Paxton was an American actor and filmmaker known for his roles in films such as "Aliens," "Twister," and "Titanic," as well as the HBO series "Big Love."
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B.
William McGregor Paxton
William McGregor Paxton was an American painter of the Boston School, renowned for his refined portraits and interior scenes characterized by meticulous detail and luminous, carefully controlled light.
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C.
John Pleasants
John Pleasants is an American technology and media executive best known for leading social gaming company Playdom and holding senior roles at major firms such as Disney and Electronic Arts.
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D.
Joseph Holt
Joseph Holt was an Irish rebel leader and guerrilla commander who played a prominent role in the 1798 uprising against British rule.
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E.
Joseph Holt
Joseph Holt was an American lawyer and politician who served as a key member of President Abraham Lincoln’s administration, notably as Judge Advocate General of the U.S. Army during the Civil War.
- 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: William Paxton Target entity description: William Paxton was a 19th-century South Australian businessman and pharmacist best known for commissioning and originally owning what is now Adelaide’s historic Ayers House.
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A.
William Paxton
William Paxton was an American actor and filmmaker known for his roles in films such as "Aliens," "Twister," and "Titanic," as well as the HBO series "Big Love."
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B.
William McGregor Paxton
William McGregor Paxton was an American painter of the Boston School, renowned for his refined portraits and interior scenes characterized by meticulous detail and luminous, carefully controlled light.
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C.
John Pleasants
John Pleasants is an American technology and media executive best known for leading social gaming company Playdom and holding senior roles at major firms such as Disney and Electronic Arts.
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D.
Joseph Holt
Joseph Holt was an Irish rebel leader and guerrilla commander who played a prominent role in the 1798 uprising against British rule.
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E.
Joseph Holt
Joseph Holt was an American lawyer and politician who served as a key member of President Abraham Lincoln’s administration, notably as Judge Advocate General of the U.S. Army during the Civil War.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.