Robert Palk
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Robert Palk was an 18th-century British colonial administrator and Governor of Madras in the East India Company era.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Robert Palk canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4496806 — 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: Robert Palk Context triple: [Palk Strait, namedAfter, Robert Palk]
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A.
Dean Stockwell
Dean Stockwell was an American actor known for his versatile career from child stardom to acclaimed adult roles in film and television, including his Emmy-nominated performance in "Quantum Leap."
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B.
Leo Penn
Leo Penn was an American actor and television director who became known both for his work in mid-20th-century film and TV and for being blacklisted during the McCarthy era.
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C.
Stanley Hoffman
Stanley Hoffman is a notable individual distinguished enough to be recognized as a prominent bearer of the surname Hoffman.
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D.
Martin Balsam
Martin Balsam was an American character actor known for his versatile supporting roles in classic films such as "Psycho," "12 Angry Men," and "A Thousand Clowns," for which he won an Academy Award.
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E.
Stacy Keach
Stacy Keach is an American actor known for his powerful character roles in film, television, and theater, often portraying tough, authoritative figures.
- 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: Robert Palk Target entity description: Robert Palk was an 18th-century British colonial administrator and Governor of Madras in the East India Company era.
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A.
Dean Stockwell
Dean Stockwell was an American actor known for his versatile career from child stardom to acclaimed adult roles in film and television, including his Emmy-nominated performance in "Quantum Leap."
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B.
Leo Penn
Leo Penn was an American actor and television director who became known both for his work in mid-20th-century film and TV and for being blacklisted during the McCarthy era.
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C.
Stanley Hoffman
Stanley Hoffman is a notable individual distinguished enough to be recognized as a prominent bearer of the surname Hoffman.
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D.
Martin Balsam
Martin Balsam was an American character actor known for his versatile supporting roles in classic films such as "Psycho," "12 Angry Men," and "A Thousand Clowns," for which he won an Academy Award.
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E.
Stacy Keach
Stacy Keach is an American actor known for his powerful character roles in film, television, and theater, often portraying tough, authoritative figures.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British colonial administrator
ⓘ
Governor of Madras ⓘ human ⓘ |
| appliesTo | term as Governor of Madras ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1717-12-06 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Ashburton, Devon
ⓘ
Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1798-04-29 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Devon
ⓘ
Haldon House ⓘ Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Exeter College, Oxford
ⓘ
Oxford University ⓘ
linked to:
University of Oxford
|
| employer |
East India Company
ⓘ
linked to:
British East India Company
|
| endTime | 1767 ⓘ |
| familyName | Palk ⓘ |
| genre | 18th-century British politics ⓘ |
| givenName | Robert ⓘ |
| knownFor |
acquisition of a large fortune in India
ⓘ
governorship of Madras ⓘ service in the East India Company ⓘ |
| memberOf | Parliament of Great Britain ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | English ⓘ |
| notableWork |
administration of Madras Presidency
ⓘ
expansion of East India Company influence in southern India ⓘ |
| occupation |
colonial administrator
ⓘ
merchant ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| owned | Haldon House ⓘ |
| parliamentaryTerm |
Member of Parliament for Ashburton
ⓘ
Member of Parliament for Wareham ⓘ |
| parliamentaryTermEnd | 1787 ⓘ |
| parliamentaryTermStart | 1767 ⓘ |
| partOf |
British rule in India
ⓘ
linked to:
British India
|
| positionHeld |
Governor of Fort St. George
ⓘ
Governor of Madras ⓘ Member of Parliament of Great Britain ⓘ |
| relative | Henry Vansittart ⓘ |
| religion | Church of England ⓘ |
| residence |
Devon
ⓘ
Haldon House ⓘ |
| spouse | Anne Vansittart ⓘ |
| startTime | 1763 ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 18th century ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Robert Palk Description of subject: Robert Palk was an 18th-century British colonial administrator and Governor of Madras in the East India Company era.
Referenced by (2)
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