Evelyn Wood
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Evelyn Wood was a British Army officer and Victoria Cross recipient who rose to the rank of field marshal in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Evelyn Wood canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4740701 — 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: Evelyn Wood Context triple: [Sir Evelyn Wood, fullName, Evelyn Wood]
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A.
Evelyn Mase
Evelyn Mase was a South African nurse and the first wife of Nelson Mandela, with whom she had several children including Makgatho Mandela.
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B.
Vivian Ayers
Vivian Ayers is an American poet, cultural activist, and Pulitzer Prize–nominated author known for her work in arts education and African American cultural preservation.
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C.
Evelyn Gardner
Evelyn Gardner was a British socialite best known as the first wife of novelist Evelyn Waugh and a figure in interwar London’s bohemian circles.
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D.
Dorothy Shaw
Dorothy Shaw is the witty, down-to-earth brunette showgirl and best friend of Lorelei Lee in the musical comedy "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes."
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E.
Evelyn Wade
Evelyn Wade was the wife of British mathematician and philosopher Alfred North Whitehead, known primarily in relation to his personal and intellectual life.
- 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: Evelyn Wood Target entity description: Evelyn Wood was a British Army officer and Victoria Cross recipient who rose to the rank of field marshal in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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A.
Evelyn Mase
Evelyn Mase was a South African nurse and the first wife of Nelson Mandela, with whom she had several children including Makgatho Mandela.
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B.
Vivian Ayers
Vivian Ayers is an American poet, cultural activist, and Pulitzer Prize–nominated author known for her work in arts education and African American cultural preservation.
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C.
Evelyn Gardner
Evelyn Gardner was a British socialite best known as the first wife of novelist Evelyn Waugh and a figure in interwar London’s bohemian circles.
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D.
Dorothy Shaw
Dorothy Shaw is the witty, down-to-earth brunette showgirl and best friend of Lorelei Lee in the musical comedy "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes."
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E.
Evelyn Wade
Evelyn Wade was the wife of British mathematician and philosopher Alfred North Whitehead, known primarily in relation to his personal and intellectual life.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British Army officer
ⓘ
Victoria Cross recipient ⓘ field marshal ⓘ human ⓘ |
| allegiance | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath NERFINISHED ⓘ Légion d'honneur ⓘ
surface form:
Legion of Honour
Order of the Medjidie NERFINISHED ⓘ Victoria Cross NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1838-02-09 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Cressing, Essex
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
England ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Aldershot Military Cemetery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfFame |
receipt of the Victoria Cross for actions in the Indian Rebellion of 1857
ⓘ
service in the Anglo-Zulu War ⓘ |
| conflict |
Anglo-Zulu War
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Crimean War ⓘ First Boer War NERFINISHED ⓘ Indian Rebellion of 1857 NERFINISHED ⓘ Mahdist War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
United Kingdom
ⓘ
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1919-12-02 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
England
ⓘ
Harlow, Essex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| honorificPrefix | Field Marshal Sir NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| laterality | British Army officer after naval service ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Privy Council
ⓘ
surface form:
Privy Council of the United Kingdom
|
| militaryBranch | British Army ⓘ |
| militaryRank |
brigadier general
ⓘ
field marshal ⓘ lieutenant general ⓘ major general ⓘ |
| name | Evelyn Wood NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Cavalry in the Waterloo Campaign
NERFINISHED
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From Midshipman to Field Marshal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
military writer
ⓘ
soldier ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Adjutant-General to the Forces
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Commander of British forces in South Africa ⓘ Governor of Gibraltar ⓘ Quartermaster-General to the Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| serviceEntry | Royal Navy midshipman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Mary Paulina Southwell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Evelyn Wood Description of subject: Evelyn Wood was a British Army officer and Victoria Cross recipient who rose to the rank of field marshal in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.