Dr. Henry Jekyll
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Dr. Henry Jekyll is a respectable Victorian scientist who, in Robert Louis Stevenson’s novella, creates a potion that transforms him into his violent alter ego, Edward Hyde, embodying the duality of human nature.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Dr. Henry Jekyll canonical | 14 |
| Henry Jekyll | 3 |
| Dr Henry Jekyll | 1 |
| Dr. Jekyll | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4167883 — 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: Dr. Henry Jekyll Context triple: [Jekyll & Hyde, mainCharacter, Dr. Henry Jekyll]
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A.
Mr. Edward Hyde
Mr. Edward Hyde is the violent, malevolent alter ego of Dr. Henry Jekyll in Robert Louis Stevenson’s classic Gothic novella "Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde."
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B.
Arthur Holmwood
Arthur Holmwood is a noble Englishman and one of the key vampire hunters in Bram Stoker’s novel "Dracula," known for his courage, loyalty, and tragic personal losses.
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C.
Charles Lanyon
Charles Lanyon was a prominent 19th-century Irish architect known for designing many notable public buildings in Belfast and across Ulster.
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D.
Silas Talbot
Silas Talbot was an American naval officer and privateer who served in the Continental Navy during the Revolutionary War and later commanded U.S. naval forces in the early national period.
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E.
John Seward
John Seward is a character in Bram Stoker's novel "Dracula," a rational and scientifically minded doctor who becomes one of the key allies in the fight against the vampire Count Dracula.
- 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: Dr. Henry Jekyll Target entity description: Dr. Henry Jekyll is a respectable Victorian scientist who, in Robert Louis Stevenson’s novella, creates a potion that transforms him into his violent alter ego, Edward Hyde, embodying the duality of human nature.
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A.
Mr. Edward Hyde
Mr. Edward Hyde is the violent, malevolent alter ego of Dr. Henry Jekyll in Robert Louis Stevenson’s classic Gothic novella "Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde."
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B.
Arthur Holmwood
Arthur Holmwood is a noble Englishman and one of the key vampire hunters in Bram Stoker’s novel "Dracula," known for his courage, loyalty, and tragic personal losses.
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C.
Charles Lanyon
Charles Lanyon was a prominent 19th-century Irish architect known for designing many notable public buildings in Belfast and across Ulster.
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D.
Silas Talbot
Silas Talbot was an American naval officer and privateer who served in the Continental Navy during the Revolutionary War and later commanded U.S. naval forces in the early national period.
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E.
John Seward
John Seward is a character in Bram Stoker's novel "Dracula," a rational and scientifically minded doctor who becomes one of the key allies in the fight against the vampire Count Dracula.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Victorian gentleman
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fictional character ⓘ literary character ⓘ scientist ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde ⓘ |
| associatedWithConcept |
addiction metaphor
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identity ⓘ split personality ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | suicide ⓘ |
| contrastedWith | Edward Hyde ⓘ |
| countryOfOriginOfWork | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| createdBy | Robert Louis Stevenson ⓘ |
| creates | transformative potion ⓘ |
| diesIn | Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde ⓘ |
| familyName | Jekyll ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde universe ⓘ |
| fullName |
Dr. Henry Jekyll
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Henry Jekyll
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| genre |
Gothic fiction
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psychological horror ⓘ |
| givenName | Henry ⓘ |
| hasAlterEgo | Edward Hyde ⓘ |
| isAlterEgoOf | Edward Hyde ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| literaryRole | protagonist ⓘ |
| medium | novella ⓘ |
| moralAlignment | morally conflicted ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | embodiment of the divided self ⓘ |
| nationality | British ⓘ |
| notableWork | creation of a potion that transforms him into Edward Hyde ⓘ |
| occupation |
physician
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scientist ⓘ |
| personalityTrait |
ambitious
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introspective ⓘ secretive ⓘ |
| publicationYearOfFirstAppearance | 1886 ⓘ |
| residence |
London, England
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surface form:
London
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| socialClass | upper middle class ⓘ |
| socialStatus | respectable ⓘ |
| strugglesWith |
inner conflict
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repression of desires ⓘ |
| symbolizes | respectable public self ⓘ |
| themeAssociated |
duality of human nature
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good and evil ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Victorian era ⓘ |
| title | Doctor ⓘ |
| transformationMethod | drinking a chemical potion ⓘ |
| transformsInto | Edward Hyde ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Dr. Henry Jekyll Description of subject: Dr. Henry Jekyll is a respectable Victorian scientist who, in Robert Louis Stevenson’s novella, creates a potion that transforms him into his violent alter ego, Edward Hyde, embodying the duality of human nature.
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