Henry Marion Durand
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Henry Marion Durand was a 19th-century British Indian Army officer and colonial administrator who served as Lieutenant Governor of the Punjab and was known for his military and political roles in British India.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Henry Marion Durand canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4800178 — 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: Henry Marion Durand Context triple: [Durand, hasNotableBearer, Henry Marion Durand]
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A.
Charles Auguste Émile Durand
Charles Auguste Émile Durand, better known as Carolus-Duran, was a prominent 19th-century French portrait painter renowned for his stylish depictions of high society and for teaching artists such as John Singer Sargent.
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B.
Gilbert Durand
Gilbert Durand was a French philosopher and anthropologist best known for his influential work on the theory of symbols and the anthropology of the imaginary.
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C.
Albert Guilbert
Albert Guilbert was an architect known for designing the Municipal Theatre of Rio de Janeiro, one of Brazil’s most iconic and historically significant opera houses.
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D.
Frederic McLaughlin
Frederic McLaughlin was an American businessman and sports executive best known for establishing and owning the NHL’s Chicago Blackhawks in the early 20th century.
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E.
James Markham Marshall
James Markham Marshall was an American lawyer and jurist who briefly served as a United States federal judge in the early 19th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Henry Marion Durand Target entity description: Henry Marion Durand was a 19th-century British Indian Army officer and colonial administrator who served as Lieutenant Governor of the Punjab and was known for his military and political roles in British India.
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A.
Charles Auguste Émile Durand
Charles Auguste Émile Durand, better known as Carolus-Duran, was a prominent 19th-century French portrait painter renowned for his stylish depictions of high society and for teaching artists such as John Singer Sargent.
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B.
Gilbert Durand
Gilbert Durand was a French philosopher and anthropologist best known for his influential work on the theory of symbols and the anthropology of the imaginary.
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C.
Albert Guilbert
Albert Guilbert was an architect known for designing the Municipal Theatre of Rio de Janeiro, one of Brazil’s most iconic and historically significant opera houses.
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D.
Frederic McLaughlin
Frederic McLaughlin was an American businessman and sports executive best known for establishing and owning the NHL’s Chicago Blackhawks in the early 20th century.
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E.
James Markham Marshall
James Markham Marshall was an American lawyer and jurist who briefly served as a United States federal judge in the early 19th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British Army officer
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Indian Army officer ⓘ Lieutenant-Governor ⓘ colonial administrator ⓘ person ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1812-11-06 ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | riding accident ⓘ |
| child | Mortimer Durand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1871-01-01 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | near Tonk, Rajputana, British India ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Royal Military College Sandhurst NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer |
British Raj administration
NERFINISHED
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East India Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | British ⓘ |
| familyName | Durand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| father | Henry Percy Durand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Henry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRelative |
Henry Percy Durand
NERFINISHED
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Mortimer Durand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| honorificTitle | Sir ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | British Indian Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryConflict |
First Anglo-Afghan War
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Indian Rebellion of 1857 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryRank | Major-General ⓘ |
| name | Henry Marion Durand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
military and political roles in British India
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service as Lieutenant Governor of the Punjab ⓘ |
| notableWork |
administration of the Punjab
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service in the First Anglo-Afghan War ⓘ service in the Indian Rebellion of 1857 ⓘ |
| occupation |
civil servant
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soldier ⓘ |
| partOf | British colonial administration in India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Lieutenant Governor of the Punjab
ⓘ
member of the Council of the Governor-General of India ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| residence |
British India
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Punjab NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Henry Marion Durand Description of subject: Henry Marion Durand was a 19th-century British Indian Army officer and colonial administrator who served as Lieutenant Governor of the Punjab and was known for his military and political roles in British India.
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