Reginald Wade
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Reginald Wade is a British civil engineer and military officer known for his role in building military roads in the Scottish Highlands in the early 18th century.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Reginald Wade canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4673177 — 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: Reginald Wade Context triple: [Wade, hasNotableBearer, Reginald Wade]
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A.
Reginald Bevins
Reginald Bevins was a British Conservative politician who held several ministerial posts in the mid-20th century, notably in Harold Macmillan’s government.
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B.
Reginald Little
Reginald Little was one of the children of Louise Little, best known as the mother of civil rights leader Malcolm X.
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C.
Reginald Noble
Reginald Noble is an American rapper and actor best known by his stage name Redman, a prominent figure in 1990s East Coast hip hop and frequent collaborator with Method Man.
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D.
Reginald Jones
Reginald Jones was an influential American business executive and former CEO of General Electric, known for his leadership in corporate governance and economic policy.
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E.
Reginald Beck
Reginald Beck was a British film editor known for his work on classic mid-20th-century films, including Laurence Olivier’s adaptation of Henry V.
- 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: Reginald Wade Target entity description: Reginald Wade is a British civil engineer and military officer known for his role in building military roads in the Scottish Highlands in the early 18th century.
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A.
Reginald Bevins
Reginald Bevins was a British Conservative politician who held several ministerial posts in the mid-20th century, notably in Harold Macmillan’s government.
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B.
Reginald Little
Reginald Little was one of the children of Louise Little, best known as the mother of civil rights leader Malcolm X.
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C.
Reginald Noble
Reginald Noble is an American rapper and actor best known by his stage name Redman, a prominent figure in 1990s East Coast hip hop and frequent collaborator with Method Man.
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D.
Reginald Jones
Reginald Jones was an influential American business executive and former CEO of General Electric, known for his leadership in corporate governance and economic policy.
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E.
Reginald Beck
Reginald Beck was a British film editor known for his work on classic mid-20th-century films, including Laurence Olivier’s adaptation of Henry V.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British Army officer
ⓘ
British civil engineer ⓘ human ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Knight of the Bath ⓘ |
| commissionedBy |
British government
ⓘ
linked to:
UK government
|
| commissionedFor | construction of military roads between forts in the Highlands ⓘ |
| constituencyRepresented | Bath ⓘ |
| constructed |
military road between Dunkeld and Inverness
ⓘ
military road between Stirling and Fort William ⓘ multiple stone bridges in the Scottish Highlands ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ |
| countryOfDeath | Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1676 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1748-12-14 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Westminster School (probable historical attribution)
ⓘ
linked to:
Westminster School
|
| endTime | 1747 (as MP for Bath) ⓘ |
| era | early 18th century ⓘ |
| familyName | Wade ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
bridge engineering
ⓘ
military engineering ⓘ road construction ⓘ |
| givenName | Reginald ⓘ |
| honorificTitle | Sir ⓘ |
| knownFor |
building military roads after the Jacobite rising of 1715
ⓘ
pacification of the Scottish Highlands ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | Parliament of Great Britain ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | British Army ⓘ |
| militaryRank | field marshal ⓘ |
| notableWork |
construction of bridges in the Scottish Highlands
ⓘ
construction of military roads in the Scottish Highlands ⓘ |
| occupation |
civil engineer
ⓘ
military officer ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| parliamentaryTerm | House of Commons of Great Britain ⓘ |
| participantIn |
Jacobite rising of 1715
ⓘ
Jacobite rising of 1719 ⓘ War of the Spanish Succession ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Westminster ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
London
ⓘ
linked to:
London, England
|
| positionHeld |
Commander-in-Chief, North Britain
ⓘ
linked to:
Commander-in-Chief, Scotland
Member of Parliament for Bath ⓘ |
| residence |
Bath
ⓘ
London ⓘ
linked to:
London, England
|
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| startTime | 1722 (as MP for Bath) ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Reginald Wade Description of subject: Reginald Wade is a British civil engineer and military officer known for his role in building military roads in the Scottish Highlands in the early 18th century.
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