George Antrobus
E270208
George Antrobus is the everyman patriarch in Thornton Wilder’s allegorical play "The Skin of Our Teeth," embodying humanity’s resilience and folly across apocalyptic crises.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| George Antrobus canonical | 6 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2479653 — 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: George Antrobus Context triple: [The Skin of Our Teeth, mainCharacter, George Antrobus]
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A.
John Broome
John Broome is a British philosopher and economist known for his influential work on ethics, rationality, and climate change.
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B.
David Hartnett
David Hartnett is a British civil servant best known for serving as the Permanent Secretary for Tax at HM Revenue and Customs, where he was the UK's top tax official.
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C.
Frank Greystock
Frank Greystock is a central figure in Anthony Trollope’s Palliser novel "The Eustace Diamonds," portrayed as an ambitious yet morally conflicted politician entangled in complex romantic and social obligations.
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D.
David S. Ward
David S. Ward is an American screenwriter and director best known for writing the Oscar-winning film "The Sting" and other popular movies.
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E.
Ernest Merritt
Ernest Merritt was an American physicist and academic who co-founded the influential scientific journal Physical Review and helped shape early 20th-century physics research in the United States.
- 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: George Antrobus Target entity description: George Antrobus is the everyman patriarch in Thornton Wilder’s allegorical play "The Skin of Our Teeth," embodying humanity’s resilience and folly across apocalyptic crises.
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A.
John Broome
John Broome is a British philosopher and economist known for his influential work on ethics, rationality, and climate change.
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B.
David Hartnett
David Hartnett is a British civil servant best known for serving as the Permanent Secretary for Tax at HM Revenue and Customs, where he was the UK's top tax official.
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C.
Frank Greystock
Frank Greystock is a central figure in Anthony Trollope’s Palliser novel "The Eustace Diamonds," portrayed as an ambitious yet morally conflicted politician entangled in complex romantic and social obligations.
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D.
David S. Ward
David S. Ward is an American screenwriter and director best known for writing the Oscar-winning film "The Sting" and other popular movies.
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E.
Ernest Merritt
Ernest Merritt was an American physicist and academic who co-founded the influential scientific journal Physical Review and helped shape early 20th-century physics research in the United States.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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theatrical character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | The Skin of Our Teeth ⓘ |
| appearsInAct |
The Skin of Our Teeth
ⓘ
surface form:
Act I of The Skin of Our Teeth
The Skin of Our Teeth ⓘ
surface form:
Act II of The Skin of Our Teeth
The Skin of Our Teeth ⓘ
surface form:
Act III of The Skin of Our Teeth
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| associatedWithTheme |
cyclical nature of history
ⓘ
moral weakness and strength ⓘ survival through catastrophe ⓘ |
| authorNationality | American (Thornton Wilder) ⓘ |
| child |
Gladys Antrobus
ⓘ
Henry Antrobus ⓘ |
| creator | Thornton Wilder ⓘ |
| dramaticFunction |
comic figure
ⓘ
didactic figure ⓘ tragic figure ⓘ |
| dramaticTechnique |
allegory
ⓘ
metatheatricality ⓘ |
| embodies |
humanity’s folly
ⓘ
humanity’s resilience ⓘ |
| experiences |
Great Flood
ⓘ
Ice Age ⓘ apocalyptic crises ⓘ global war ⓘ |
| familyRole |
father of Gladys Antrobus
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father of Henry Antrobus ⓘ husband of Mrs. Antrobus ⓘ |
| firstAppearance |
The Skin of Our Teeth
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surface form:
The Skin of Our Teeth (1942)
|
| genreOfWork | allegorical play ⓘ |
| hasGivenName | George ⓘ |
| hasSurname | Antrobus ⓘ |
| interactsWith | Sabina ⓘ |
| languageOfCharacter | English ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | 20th-century American drama ⓘ |
| medium | stage ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | representation of all humankind ⓘ |
| nationalityInFiction | American ⓘ |
| occupation | patriarch ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Our Town (play)
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surface form:
Our Town
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| roleInWork |
everyman figure
ⓘ
protagonist ⓘ |
| setIn | Excelsior, New Jersey ⓘ |
| spouse | Mrs. Antrobus ⓘ |
| stageMedium | live theatre ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
persistence of the human race
ⓘ
the human condition ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: George Antrobus Description of subject: George Antrobus is the everyman patriarch in Thornton Wilder’s allegorical play "The Skin of Our Teeth," embodying humanity’s resilience and folly across apocalyptic crises.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Act II (The Skin of Our Teeth)
subject surface form:
Act III (The Skin of Our Teeth)