Harold William Tilman
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Harold William Tilman was a renowned British mountaineer and explorer noted for pioneering climbs and adventurous sea voyages to remote regions in the mid-20th century.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Harold William Tilman canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5104873 — 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: Harold William Tilman Context triple: [Cerro San Valentín, firstAscentBy, Harold William Tilman]
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A.
Harold Briggs
Harold Briggs was a British Army officer best known for devising and implementing the Briggs Plan to combat communist insurgency during the Malayan Emergency.
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B.
Henry William Stisted
Henry William Stisted was a British army officer and colonial administrator who became the first Lieutenant Governor of Ontario after Canadian Confederation.
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C.
Harold Bruce Welch
Harold Bruce Welch was an American businessman and the father of former First Lady Laura Bush.
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D.
Harold Hazen
Harold Hazen was an American electrical engineer and MIT professor known for his pioneering work in control systems and his role in developing early analog computing devices.
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E.
Erwin Hillier
Erwin Hillier was a German-born British cinematographer renowned for his work on classic mid-20th-century films, particularly in the British film industry.
- 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: Harold William Tilman Target entity description: Harold William Tilman was a renowned British mountaineer and explorer noted for pioneering climbs and adventurous sea voyages to remote regions in the mid-20th century.
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A.
Harold Briggs
Harold Briggs was a British Army officer best known for devising and implementing the Briggs Plan to combat communist insurgency during the Malayan Emergency.
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B.
Henry William Stisted
Henry William Stisted was a British army officer and colonial administrator who became the first Lieutenant Governor of Ontario after Canadian Confederation.
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C.
Harold Bruce Welch
Harold Bruce Welch was an American businessman and the father of former First Lady Laura Bush.
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D.
Harold Hazen
Harold Hazen was an American electrical engineer and MIT professor known for his pioneering work in control systems and his role in developing early analog computing devices.
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E.
Erwin Hillier
Erwin Hillier was a German-born British cinematographer renowned for his work on classic mid-20th-century films, particularly in the British film industry.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
explorer
ⓘ
human ⓘ mountaineer ⓘ sailor ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Military Cross ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | shipwreck ⓘ |
| conflict |
World War I
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World War II ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
United Kingdom
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United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1898-02-14 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1977-11-01 ⓘ |
| disappearedDuring | voyage to the South Atlantic on the yacht En Avant ⓘ |
| disappearedOn | 1977-11-01 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Charterhouse School ⓘ |
| familyName | Tilman ⓘ |
| givenName | Harold ⓘ |
| hasGenre |
mountaineering literature
ⓘ
travel literature ⓘ |
| knownFor |
alpine-style Himalayan expeditions with small teams
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combining mountaineering with ocean sailing to remote regions ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | disappeared ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Royal Artillery
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linked to:
Royal Regiment of Artillery
|
| militaryBranch | British Army ⓘ |
| name | Harold William Tilman ⓘ |
| nationality | British ⓘ |
| notableAchievement |
co-led the first ascent of Nanda Devi in 1936
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made pioneering climbs in the Everest region ⓘ made pioneering climbs in the Karakoram ⓘ made pioneering climbs in the Rwenzori Mountains ⓘ undertook high-latitude sailing expeditions to Antarctica ⓘ undertook high-latitude sailing expeditions to Greenland ⓘ undertook high-latitude sailing expeditions to Patagonia ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Mischief Among the Penguins
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Mischief Goes South ⓘ Mischief in Greenland ⓘ Mischief in Patagonia ⓘ Snow on the Equator ⓘ The Ascent of Nanda Devi ⓘ When Men and Mountains Meet ⓘ |
| occupation |
author
ⓘ
explorer ⓘ mountaineer ⓘ sailor ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Cheshire
ⓘ
Wallasey ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
South Atlantic Ocean
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linked to:
South Atlantic
|
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| shipUsed |
Baroque
ⓘ
Mischief ⓘ
linked to:
Mischief Goes South
Sea Breeze ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Harold William Tilman Description of subject: Harold William Tilman was a renowned British mountaineer and explorer noted for pioneering climbs and adventurous sea voyages to remote regions in the mid-20th century.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.