Josiah Wood Whymper
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Josiah Wood Whymper was a 19th-century English wood-engraver, illustrator, and artist known for his landscape and natural history illustrations.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Josiah Wood Whymper canonical | 2 |
| Whymper | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2462751 — 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: Josiah Wood Whymper Context triple: [Edward Whymper, father, Josiah Wood Whymper]
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Edward Whymper
Edward Whymper was a 19th-century English mountaineer and illustrator best known for making the first ascent of the Matterhorn and pioneering climbs in the Alps and Andes.
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William Armstrong
William Armstrong is a common name shared by several notable individuals, including engineers, politicians, and athletes, whose specific identity depends on the context in which the name appears.
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C.
Frederick Whymper
Frederick Whymper was a 19th-century British artist and explorer known for his illustrations and depictions of the Canadian West and the Arctic.
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Thomas Fairbairn
Thomas Fairbairn was a prominent 19th-century British industrialist and art patron known for his leading role in organizing major art exhibitions in Manchester.
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Henry Stephenson
Henry Stephenson was a British character actor known for his dignified, often aristocratic roles in Hollywood films of the 1930s and 1940s.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Josiah Wood Whymper Target entity description: Josiah Wood Whymper was a 19th-century English wood-engraver, illustrator, and artist known for his landscape and natural history illustrations.
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A.
Edward Whymper
Edward Whymper was a 19th-century English mountaineer and illustrator best known for making the first ascent of the Matterhorn and pioneering climbs in the Alps and Andes.
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B.
William Armstrong
William Armstrong is a common name shared by several notable individuals, including engineers, politicians, and athletes, whose specific identity depends on the context in which the name appears.
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C.
Frederick Whymper
Frederick Whymper was a 19th-century British artist and explorer known for his illustrations and depictions of the Canadian West and the Arctic.
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D.
Thomas Fairbairn
Thomas Fairbairn was a prominent 19th-century British industrialist and art patron known for his leading role in organizing major art exhibitions in Manchester.
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E.
Henry Stephenson
Henry Stephenson was a British character actor known for his dignified, often aristocratic roles in Hollywood films of the 1930s and 1940s.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
artist
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illustrator ⓘ landscape artist ⓘ natural history illustrator ⓘ painter ⓘ person ⓘ wood-engraver ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1813-04-24 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
England
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Ipswich ⓘ Suffolk ⓘ |
| centuryOfActivity | 19th century ⓘ |
| child |
Edward Whymper
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Frederick Whymper ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1903-04-03 ⓘ |
| familyName |
Josiah Wood Whymper
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Whymper
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| fieldOfWork |
book illustration
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landscape art ⓘ natural history illustration ⓘ wood engraving ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genre |
animal illustration
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landscape art ⓘ natural history illustration ⓘ |
| givenName | Josiah ⓘ |
| hasRelative |
Edward Whymper
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Frederick Whymper ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| name | Josiah Wood Whymper self-link ⓘ |
| nationality | English ⓘ |
| notableFor |
book illustrations
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landscape illustrations ⓘ natural history illustrations ⓘ wood engravings ⓘ |
| notableWork |
illustrations for natural history books
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landscape engravings ⓘ |
| occupation |
illustrator
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painter ⓘ wood-engraver ⓘ |
| residence |
London, England
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surface form:
London
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| spouse | Elizabeth Claridge ⓘ |
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Subject: Josiah Wood Whymper Description of subject: Josiah Wood Whymper was a 19th-century English wood-engraver, illustrator, and artist known for his landscape and natural history illustrations.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.