David Roberts
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David Roberts was an American author and mountaineer known for his influential books on climbing, exploration, and adventure history.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| David Roberts canonical | 23 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: David Roberts Context triple: [Alex Honnold, coAuthorWith, David Roberts]
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David Roberts
David Roberts is a character known for his significant role in the narrative of the work titled "Strife."
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B.
Ed Macauley
Ed Macauley was an American Hall of Fame basketball player and early NBA star known for his scoring, versatility, and success with teams like the Boston Celtics and St. Louis Hawks.
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C.
Noah Johnston
Noah Johnston is a voice actor best known for providing the voice of young Mike Wazowski in Pixar's animated film "Monsters University."
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D.
Alexander Shuckburgh
Alexander Shuckburgh, better known by his stage name Al Shux, is a British record producer and songwriter recognized for his work on major hip-hop and R&B hits.
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E.
Michael Ward
Michael Ward was a British character actor known for his numerous supporting roles in mid-20th-century film and television comedies.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: David Roberts Target entity description: David Roberts was an American author and mountaineer known for his influential books on climbing, exploration, and adventure history.
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A.
David Roberts
David Roberts is a character known for his significant role in the narrative of the work titled "Strife."
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B.
Ed Macauley
Ed Macauley was an American Hall of Fame basketball player and early NBA star known for his scoring, versatility, and success with teams like the Boston Celtics and St. Louis Hawks.
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C.
Noah Johnston
Noah Johnston is a voice actor best known for providing the voice of young Mike Wazowski in Pixar's animated film "Monsters University."
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D.
Alexander Shuckburgh
Alexander Shuckburgh, better known by his stage name Al Shux, is a British record producer and songwriter recognized for his work on major hip-hop and R&B hits.
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E.
Michael Ward
Michael Ward was a British character actor known for his numerous supporting roles in mid-20th-century film and television comedies.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (55)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
author
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human ⓘ mountaineer ⓘ |
| climbedIn |
Alaska Range
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American Southwest canyons ⓘ
linked to:
southwestern United States
Denali National Park region ⓘ
linked to:
Denali National Park and Preserve
Himalayas ⓘ |
| collaboratedWith |
Alex Honnold
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Conrad Anker ⓘ Ed Viesturs ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Harvard University ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Alaskan mountaineering
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American Southwest archaeology ⓘ exploration history ⓘ mountaineering ⓘ |
| genre |
adventure non-fiction
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biography ⓘ exploration history ⓘ mountaineering literature ⓘ |
| influenced |
contemporary adventure writing
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modern mountaineering literature ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| notableFor |
historical narratives of exploration
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influential books on climbing ⓘ popularizing history of the American Southwest’s ancient cultures ⓘ writing about risk and ethics in mountaineering ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Alone on the Wall
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Deborah: A Wilderness Narrative ⓘ Escape from Lucania ⓘ Finding Everett Ruess ⓘ Four Against the Arctic ⓘ In Search of the Old Ones ⓘ Limits of the Known ⓘ No Shortcuts to the Top ⓘ On the Ridge Between Life and Death ⓘ Sandstone Spine ⓘ The Bears Ears ⓘ
linked to:
Bears Ears National Monument
The Brave Ones ⓘ The Last of His Kind ⓘ The Lost Explorer ⓘ The Lost World of the Kalahari (introduction/related work) ⓘ The Lost World of the Old Ones ⓘ
linked to:
In Search of the Old Ones
The Mountain of My Fear ⓘ The Mountain of My Fear and Deborah (omnibus edition) ⓘ True Summit ⓘ |
| occupation |
author
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historian of exploration ⓘ mountaineer ⓘ |
| positionHeld | editor at The American Alpine Journal ⓘ |
| wroteAbout |
Ancestral Puebloan cultures
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linked to:
Ancestral Puebloans
Everett Ruess ⓘ ethics of adventure and risk ⓘ high-altitude mountaineering ⓘ polar exploration ⓘ |
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Referenced by (23)
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