Beatrice Durham
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Beatrice Durham was the wife of pioneering British geneticist William Bateson and a supportive figure in his personal and scientific life.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Beatrice Durham canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T961484 — 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: Beatrice Durham Context triple: [William Bateson, spouse, Beatrice Durham]
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A.
Beatrice Warren
Beatrice Warren was a physicist whose contributions to the field of diffraction physics were significant enough to have a prestigious scientific award named in her honor.
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B.
Elizabeth Eldridge
Elizabeth Eldridge was the wife of Salem Village minister Samuel Parris, associated with the period of the Salem witch trials in late 17th-century Massachusetts.
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C.
Beatrice Silverman
Beatrice Silverman was the first wife of American novelist and journalist Norman Mailer, whom he married while a student at Harvard.
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D.
Honora Burke
Honora Burke was an Irish noblewoman of the late 17th century, noted for her connections to prominent Jacobite circles through her marriage into the exiled Stuart aristocracy.
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E.
Elisabeth Dell
Elisabeth Dell was the wife of Dutch Golden Age painter Ferdinand Bol, known primarily through her association with the artist and his Amsterdam milieu.
- 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: Beatrice Durham Target entity description: Beatrice Durham was the wife of pioneering British geneticist William Bateson and a supportive figure in his personal and scientific life.
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A.
Beatrice Warren
Beatrice Warren was a physicist whose contributions to the field of diffraction physics were significant enough to have a prestigious scientific award named in her honor.
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B.
Elizabeth Eldridge
Elizabeth Eldridge was the wife of Salem Village minister Samuel Parris, associated with the period of the Salem witch trials in late 17th-century Massachusetts.
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C.
Beatrice Silverman
Beatrice Silverman was the first wife of American novelist and journalist Norman Mailer, whom he married while a student at Harvard.
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D.
Honora Burke
Honora Burke was an Irish noblewoman of the late 17th century, noted for her connections to prominent Jacobite circles through her marriage into the exiled Stuart aristocracy.
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E.
Elisabeth Dell
Elisabeth Dell was the wife of Dutch Golden Age painter Ferdinand Bol, known primarily through her association with the artist and his Amsterdam milieu.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (14)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
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spouse ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
William Bateson family life
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history of genetics in the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| name | Beatrice Durham ⓘ |
| nationality | British ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being the wife of geneticist William Bateson
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supporting William Bateson’s personal life ⓘ supporting William Bateson’s scientific work ⓘ |
| spouse | William Bateson ⓘ |
| spouseNotableFor | pioneering work in genetics ⓘ |
| spouseOccupation |
biologist
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geneticist ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Beatrice Durham Description of subject: Beatrice Durham was the wife of pioneering British geneticist William Bateson and a supportive figure in his personal and scientific life.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.