Durrell
E383075
English-language surname
author
conservationist
dramatist
family
human
naturalist
novelist
poet
surname
travel writer
zookeeper
Durrell is an English surname most famously associated with the literary and naturalist brothers Gerald Durrell and Lawrence Durrell.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Durrell canonical | 14 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3705607 — 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: Durrell Context triple: [Jane Durrell, hasFamilyName, Durrell]
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A.
The Durrells in Corfu
The Durrells in Corfu is a British television drama series based on Gerald Durrell’s Corfu Trilogy, depicting the eccentric Durrell family’s life on the Greek island of Corfu in the 1930s.
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B.
Tono-Bungay
Tono-Bungay is a 1909 novel by H. G. Wells that satirically explores capitalism, social change, and personal disillusionment through the rise and fall of a quack patent medicine empire.
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C.
La Vie seinte Audree
La Vie seinte Audree is a hagiographic poem in Anglo-Norman French recounting the life and miracles of Saint Audrey (Æthelthryth), traditionally attributed to the medieval poet Marie de France.
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D.
Crow Island
Crow Island is a small island located within Sitka Sound off the coast of Baranof Island in southeastern Alaska.
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E.
Headlands
Headlands is a small town in eastern Zimbabwe known primarily as a farming and mining community along a major regional transport route.
- 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: Durrell Target entity description: Durrell is an English surname most famously associated with the literary and naturalist brothers Gerald Durrell and Lawrence Durrell.
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A.
The Durrells in Corfu
The Durrells in Corfu is a British television drama series based on Gerald Durrell’s Corfu Trilogy, depicting the eccentric Durrell family’s life on the Greek island of Corfu in the 1930s.
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B.
Tono-Bungay
Tono-Bungay is a 1909 novel by H. G. Wells that satirically explores capitalism, social change, and personal disillusionment through the rise and fall of a quack patent medicine empire.
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C.
La Vie seinte Audree
La Vie seinte Audree is a hagiographic poem in Anglo-Norman French recounting the life and miracles of Saint Audrey (Æthelthryth), traditionally attributed to the medieval poet Marie de France.
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D.
Crow Island
Crow Island is a small island located within Sitka Sound off the coast of Baranof Island in southeastern Alaska.
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E.
Headlands
Headlands is a small town in eastern Zimbabwe known primarily as a farming and mining community along a major regional transport route.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
English-language surname
ⓘ
author ⓘ conservationist ⓘ dramatist ⓘ family ⓘ human ⓘ human ⓘ naturalist ⓘ novelist ⓘ poet ⓘ surname ⓘ travel writer ⓘ zookeeper ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth |
1912-02-27
ⓘ
1925-01-07 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath |
1990-11-07
ⓘ
1995-01-30 ⓘ |
| familyName | Durrell ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
literature
ⓘ
modernist fiction ⓘ wildlife conservation ⓘ zoology ⓘ |
| founded |
Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust
ⓘ
linked to:
Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust, Jersey
Jersey Zoo ⓘ |
| hasLanguageOfOrigin | English ⓘ |
| hasMember |
Gerald Durrell
ⓘ
Lawrence Durrell ⓘ
linked to:
Larry Durrell
|
| hasNotableBearer |
Gerald Durrell
ⓘ
Lawrence Durrell ⓘ
linked to:
Larry Durrell
|
| hasNotableFamily | Durrell family ⓘ |
| notableWork |
My Family and Other Animals
ⓘ
The Alexandria Quartet ⓘ The Avignon Quintet ⓘ The Corfu Trilogy ⓘ
linked to:
The Durrells in Corfu
|
| placeOfBirth |
Jalandhar
ⓘ
Jamshedpur ⓘ |
| sibling |
Gerald Durrell
ⓘ
Lawrence Durrell ⓘ
linked to:
Larry Durrell
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Durrell Description of subject: Durrell is an English surname most famously associated with the literary and naturalist brothers Gerald Durrell and Lawrence Durrell.
Referenced by (14)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Durrell
subject linked to:
"The Truth"
subject linked to:
Larry Durrell – Josh O’Connor