Agnes Syme Lister
E281213
Agnes Syme Lister was the wife and close companion of pioneering British surgeon Joseph Lister, supporting his groundbreaking work in antiseptic surgery.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Agnes Syme Lister canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2605197 — 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: Agnes Syme Lister Context triple: [Joseph Lister, spouse, Agnes Syme Lister]
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A.
Adelaide Lister
Adelaide Lister was the wife of British statesman John Russell, 1st Earl Russell, who served twice as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom in the mid-19th century.
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B.
Maria Jane Burnley Hume
Maria Jane Burnley Hume was the daughter of British civil servant, political reformer, and ornithologist Allan Octavian Hume.
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C.
Agnes Boulton
Agnes Boulton was an American writer best known as the second wife of playwright Eugene O’Neill and the mother of their daughter Oona O’Neill.
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D.
Cordelia Whewell
Cordelia Whewell was the wife of 19th-century English polymath and philosopher William Whewell, known primarily through her marriage into his intellectual and academic circle.
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E.
Mary Penrose
Mary Penrose was the wife of American Revolutionary War general Anthony Wayne and a member of a prominent Pennsylvania family in the late 18th century.
- 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: Agnes Syme Lister Target entity description: Agnes Syme Lister was the wife and close companion of pioneering British surgeon Joseph Lister, supporting his groundbreaking work in antiseptic surgery.
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A.
Adelaide Lister
Adelaide Lister was the wife of British statesman John Russell, 1st Earl Russell, who served twice as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom in the mid-19th century.
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B.
Maria Jane Burnley Hume
Maria Jane Burnley Hume was the daughter of British civil servant, political reformer, and ornithologist Allan Octavian Hume.
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C.
Agnes Boulton
Agnes Boulton was an American writer best known as the second wife of playwright Eugene O’Neill and the mother of their daughter Oona O’Neill.
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D.
Cordelia Whewell
Cordelia Whewell was the wife of 19th-century English polymath and philosopher William Whewell, known primarily through her marriage into his intellectual and academic circle.
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E.
Mary Penrose
Mary Penrose was the wife of American Revolutionary War general Anthony Wayne and a member of a prominent Pennsylvania family in the late 18th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (23)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | human ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork | support of medical research ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| hasRole |
assistant to Joseph Lister
ⓘ
companion to Joseph Lister ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| maritalStatus | married ⓘ |
| movement | antiseptic surgery movement ⓘ |
| name | Agnes Syme Lister self-link ⓘ |
| notableAssociate | Joseph Lister ⓘ |
| notableFor | supporting the work of Joseph Lister in antiseptic surgery ⓘ |
| occupation | homemaker ⓘ |
| placeOfActivity |
England
ⓘ
Scotland ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ |
| relative | Joseph Lister ⓘ |
| residence |
Edinburgh
ⓘ
Glasgow ⓘ London, England ⓘ
surface form:
London
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| spouse | Joseph Lister ⓘ |
| supported |
Joseph Lister’s scientific work
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development of antiseptic surgical techniques ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Agnes Syme Lister Description of subject: Agnes Syme Lister was the wife and close companion of pioneering British surgeon Joseph Lister, supporting his groundbreaking work in antiseptic surgery.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.