David Starr, Space Ranger
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David Starr, Space Ranger is a 1952 science fiction novel by Isaac Asimov (writing as Paul French) that introduces the character Lucky Starr in a juvenile space-adventure series.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| David Starr, Space Ranger canonical | 8 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1800465 — 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: David Starr, Space Ranger Context triple: [Lucky Starr series, firstBook, David Starr, Space Ranger]
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A.
Commander Kelly Grayson
Commander Kelly Grayson is a central character on the sci-fi comedy-drama series "The Orville," serving as the ship's first officer and the ex-wife of Captain Ed Mercer.
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B.
Buck Rogers
Buck Rogers is a pioneering science fiction hero who popularized space adventure in early 20th-century American comics, radio, film serials, and television.
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C.
Captain Byron Hadley
Captain Byron Hadley is the brutal and corrupt chief prison guard in the film "The Shawshank Redemption," known for his violent enforcement of authority over inmates.
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D.
Commander Judd
Commander Judd is a powerful and fanatical high-ranking official of Gilead’s theocratic regime in Margaret Atwood’s novel *The Testaments*.
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E.
Commander Schultz
Commander Schultz is a sympathetic and conflicted military officer in Charlie Chaplin’s satirical film "The Great Dictator," who ultimately aids the film’s oppressed protagonists.
- 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: David Starr, Space Ranger Target entity description: David Starr, Space Ranger is a 1952 science fiction novel by Isaac Asimov (writing as Paul French) that introduces the character Lucky Starr in a juvenile space-adventure series.
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A.
Commander Kelly Grayson
Commander Kelly Grayson is a central character on the sci-fi comedy-drama series "The Orville," serving as the ship's first officer and the ex-wife of Captain Ed Mercer.
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B.
Buck Rogers
Buck Rogers is a pioneering science fiction hero who popularized space adventure in early 20th-century American comics, radio, film serials, and television.
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C.
Captain Byron Hadley
Captain Byron Hadley is the brutal and corrupt chief prison guard in the film "The Shawshank Redemption," known for his violent enforcement of authority over inmates.
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D.
Commander Judd
Commander Judd is a powerful and fanatical high-ranking official of Gilead’s theocratic regime in Margaret Atwood’s novel *The Testaments*.
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E.
Commander Schultz
Commander Schultz is a sympathetic and conflicted military officer in Charlie Chaplin’s satirical film "The Great Dictator," who ultimately aids the film’s oppressed protagonists.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
juvenile novel
ⓘ
science fiction novel ⓘ space opera novel ⓘ |
| author | Isaac Asimov ⓘ |
| authorPseudonym | Paul French ⓘ |
| authorRealName | Isaac Asimov ⓘ |
| basedOnMedium | proposed television series ⓘ |
| centralConflict | mysterious deaths on Mars ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| coverArtist | Edd Cartier ⓘ |
| featuresLocation | Martian farms ⓘ |
| featuresOrganization | Council of Science ⓘ |
| firstEditionFormat | hardcover ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Lucky Starr series
ⓘ
surface form:
Lucky Starr and the Pirates of the Asteroids
|
| followsInSeries | none ⓘ |
| genre |
juvenile science fiction
ⓘ
science fiction ⓘ space adventure ⓘ |
| hasCategory |
1952 novels
ⓘ
American science fiction novels ⓘ children’s science fiction novels ⓘ novels by Isaac Asimov ⓘ novels set on Mars ⓘ space opera novels ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
crime and conspiracy
ⓘ
interplanetary exploration ⓘ scientific investigation ⓘ |
| intendedAs | juvenile counterpart to Asimov’s adult science fiction ⓘ |
| laterEditionsFormat | paperback ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | David Starr ⓘ |
| mainCharacterAlias |
Lucky Starr series
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surface form:
Lucky Starr
|
| narrativePerspective | third-person ⓘ |
| notableElement |
force-field belt
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mask of invisibility ⓘ |
| numberOfBooksInSeries | 6 ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOfFranchise | Lucky Starr series ⓘ |
| protagonistAffiliation | Council of Science ⓘ |
| protagonistOccupation | Space Ranger ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1952 ⓘ |
| publisher | Doubleday ⓘ |
| series |
Lucky Starr series
ⓘ
surface form:
Lucky Starr
|
| seriesNumber | 1 ⓘ |
| setting |
Mars
ⓘ
Solar System ⓘ |
| targetAudience | juvenile ⓘ |
| usesPenNameTo | separate juvenile work from main science fiction output ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: David Starr, Space Ranger Description of subject: David Starr, Space Ranger is a 1952 science fiction novel by Isaac Asimov (writing as Paul French) that introduces the character Lucky Starr in a juvenile space-adventure series.
Referenced by (8)
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