John Seward
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John Seward is a character in Bram Stoker's novel "Dracula," a rational and scientifically minded doctor who becomes one of the key allies in the fight against the vampire Count Dracula.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Dr. John Seward | 11 |
| John Seward canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2388738 — 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.
Target entity: John Seward Context triple: [Dracula, mainCharacter, John Seward]
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A.
Alfred Harker
Alfred Harker was a British geologist and petrologist renowned for his pioneering work on igneous rocks and the geology of the British Isles.
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Charles Lanyon
Charles Lanyon was a prominent 19th-century Irish architect known for designing many notable public buildings in Belfast and across Ulster.
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C.
Elizabeth Hunter Seward
Elizabeth Hunter Seward was the mother of English Romantic poet Anna Seward and a member of the 18th-century English literary and clerical milieu.
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D.
Ernest Poole
Ernest Poole was an American novelist and journalist best known for his socially conscious fiction and as the inaugural recipient of the Pulitzer Prize for the Novel (now Fiction).
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E.
Herbert West–Reanimator
Herbert West–Reanimator is a serialized horror story by H. P. Lovecraft about a fanatical medical student obsessed with reanimating the dead, often cited as an early example of modern zombie fiction.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: John Seward Target entity description: John Seward is a character in Bram Stoker's novel "Dracula," a rational and scientifically minded doctor who becomes one of the key allies in the fight against the vampire Count Dracula.
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A.
Alfred Harker
Alfred Harker was a British geologist and petrologist renowned for his pioneering work on igneous rocks and the geology of the British Isles.
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B.
Charles Lanyon
Charles Lanyon was a prominent 19th-century Irish architect known for designing many notable public buildings in Belfast and across Ulster.
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C.
Elizabeth Hunter Seward
Elizabeth Hunter Seward was the mother of English Romantic poet Anna Seward and a member of the 18th-century English literary and clerical milieu.
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D.
Ernest Poole
Ernest Poole was an American novelist and journalist best known for his socially conscious fiction and as the inaugural recipient of the Pulitzer Prize for the Novel (now Fiction).
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E.
Herbert West–Reanimator
Herbert West–Reanimator is a serialized horror story by H. P. Lovecraft about a fanatical medical student obsessed with reanimating the dead, often cited as an early example of modern zombie fiction.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
doctor
ⓘ
fictional character ⓘ literary character ⓘ physician ⓘ |
| allyOf |
Abraham Van Helsing
ⓘ
Arthur Holmwood ⓘ Jonathan Harker ⓘ Mina Harker ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Dracula ⓘ |
| appearsInAdaptation |
various film adaptations of Dracula
ⓘ
various stage adaptations of Dracula ⓘ |
| assistsIn | hunt for Count Dracula ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme | science versus superstition ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
courageous
ⓘ
loyal ⓘ rational ⓘ scientifically minded ⓘ |
| creator | Bram Stoker ⓘ |
| employerOf | Renfield ⓘ |
| enemyOf | Count Dracula ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse |
Dracula
ⓘ
surface form:
Dracula universe
|
| firstAppearance | Dracula ⓘ |
| friendOf |
Arthur Holmwood
ⓘ
Quincey Morris ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hasTitle |
John Seward
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Dr. John Seward
|
| helpsWith | investigation of Lucy Westenra’s illness ⓘ |
| inLoveWith | Lucy Westenra ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | Victorian literature ⓘ |
| medium | novel ⓘ |
| narratesPortionsOf | Dracula ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
protagonist
ⓘ
vampire hunter ⓘ |
| nationality | English ⓘ |
| occupation |
alienist
ⓘ
doctor ⓘ |
| participatesIn | destruction of Lucy Westenra as a vampire ⓘ |
| professionLocation |
London, England
ⓘ
surface form:
London
|
| proposesTo | Lucy Westenra ⓘ |
| recordsEventsVia | phonograph diary ⓘ |
| relationshipWith | Renfield as patient ⓘ |
| runs | private lunatic asylum ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Subject: John Seward Description of subject: John Seward is a character in Bram Stoker's novel "Dracula," a rational and scientifically minded doctor who becomes one of the key allies in the fight against the vampire Count Dracula.
Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.