Thomas Duffus Hardy
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Thomas Duffus Hardy was a 19th-century English archivist and antiquary known for his significant contributions to the organization and publication of British historical records.
All labels observed (1)
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| Thomas Duffus Hardy canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4551977 — 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: Thomas Duffus Hardy Context triple: [Hardy, hasNotableBearer, Thomas Duffus Hardy]
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A.
Thomas Hardy
Thomas Hardy was an influential English novelist and poet whose works, including "Tess of the d'Urbervilles" and "Far from the Madding Crowd," vividly depict rural life and social constraints in late 19th-century Britain.
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B.
Thomas Hardy
Thomas Hardy was a British Royal Navy officer best known as Captain of HMS Victory and flag captain to Admiral Nelson at the Battle of Trafalgar.
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C.
George Meredith
George Meredith was a Victorian-era English novelist and poet known for his psychologically complex characters, innovative narrative style, and influential works such as "The Egoist" and "Diana of the Crossways."
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D.
Edward Thomas Hardy
Edward Thomas Hardy is an English actor and producer known for his intense, transformative performances in films such as Inception, Mad Max: Fury Road, and The Dark Knight Rises, as well as the TV series Peaky Blinders.
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E.
William Heelis
William Heelis was an English solicitor best known as the husband of author and illustrator Beatrix Potter, with whom he shared a deep involvement in land conservation in England’s Lake District.
- 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: Thomas Duffus Hardy Target entity description: Thomas Duffus Hardy was a 19th-century English archivist and antiquary known for his significant contributions to the organization and publication of British historical records.
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A.
Thomas Hardy
Thomas Hardy was an influential English novelist and poet whose works, including "Tess of the d'Urbervilles" and "Far from the Madding Crowd," vividly depict rural life and social constraints in late 19th-century Britain.
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B.
Thomas Hardy
Thomas Hardy was a British Royal Navy officer best known as Captain of HMS Victory and flag captain to Admiral Nelson at the Battle of Trafalgar.
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C.
George Meredith
George Meredith was a Victorian-era English novelist and poet known for his psychologically complex characters, innovative narrative style, and influential works such as "The Egoist" and "Diana of the Crossways."
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D.
Edward Thomas Hardy
Edward Thomas Hardy is an English actor and producer known for his intense, transformative performances in films such as Inception, Mad Max: Fury Road, and The Dark Knight Rises, as well as the TV series Peaky Blinders.
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E.
William Heelis
William Heelis was an English solicitor best known as the husband of author and illustrator Beatrix Potter, with whom he shared a deep involvement in land conservation in England’s Lake District.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
antiquary
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archivist ⓘ person ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Knight Bachelor ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1804-01-10 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
England
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Hampshire NERFINISHED ⓘ Portsmouth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| child | William Hardy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| citizenship | British ⓘ |
| contributedTo |
calendaring of state papers
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systematic arrangement of public records ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dateOfBurial | 1878-04-20 ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1878-04-15 ⓘ |
| describedBySource | Dictionary of National Biography NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Portsmouth Grammar School NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer | Public Record Office NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | 19th century ⓘ |
| familyName | Hardy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
archival science
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history ⓘ medieval history ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genre | historical documents ⓘ |
| givenName | Thomas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasOccupation | record editor ⓘ |
| honorificTitle | Sir ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | Society of Antiquaries of London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Thomas Duffus Hardy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | English ⓘ |
| notableFor |
organization of British historical records
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publication of medieval English records ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Descriptive Catalogue of Materials relating to the History of Great Britain and Ireland
NERFINISHED
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Rotuli litterarum clausarum in Turri Londinensi asservati NERFINISHED ⓘ Rotuli litterarum patentium in Turri Londinensi asservati NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
antiquary
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archivist ⓘ |
| placeOfBurial | Kensal Green Cemetery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Deputy Keeper of the Public Records ⓘ |
| residence |
London, England
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surface form:
London
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| spouse | Lyvia Caroline Gathorne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workLocation |
London, England
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surface form:
London
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Thomas Duffus Hardy Description of subject: Thomas Duffus Hardy was a 19th-century English archivist and antiquary known for his significant contributions to the organization and publication of British historical records.
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