Alfred Davidson
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Alfred Davidson is a rigidly moralistic missionary character in W. Somerset Maugham’s story “Rain,” whose puritanical zeal drives the central conflict with Sadie Thompson.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Alfred Davidson canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5159700 — 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: Alfred Davidson Context triple: [Sadie Thompson, conflictsWith, Alfred Davidson]
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A.
Alfred Gough
Alfred Gough is an American screenwriter and producer best known as the co-creator of the television series Smallville and for his work on various film and TV projects.
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B.
Alfred Sant
Alfred Sant is a Maltese politician and writer who served as Prime Minister of Malta and later as a Member of the European Parliament.
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C.
George Brink
George Brink was a prominent South African military officer who played a key leadership role in the South African Army during the Second World War.
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D.
Wilfred Johnson
Wilfred Johnson was the paternal grandfather of former UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson and a British politician of Turkish descent who served as a Conservative Party councillor.
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E.
Harold Adamson
Harold Adamson was an American lyricist best known for his work on popular film songs and standards during Hollywood’s Golden Age.
- 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: Alfred Davidson Target entity description: Alfred Davidson is a rigidly moralistic missionary character in W. Somerset Maugham’s story “Rain,” whose puritanical zeal drives the central conflict with Sadie Thompson.
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A.
Alfred Gough
Alfred Gough is an American screenwriter and producer best known as the co-creator of the television series Smallville and for his work on various film and TV projects.
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B.
Alfred Sant
Alfred Sant is a Maltese politician and writer who served as Prime Minister of Malta and later as a Member of the European Parliament.
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C.
George Brink
George Brink was a prominent South African military officer who played a key leadership role in the South African Army during the Second World War.
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D.
Wilfred Johnson
Wilfred Johnson was the paternal grandfather of former UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson and a British politician of Turkish descent who served as a Conservative Party councillor.
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E.
Harold Adamson
Harold Adamson was an American lyricist best known for his work on popular film songs and standards during Hollywood’s Golden Age.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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missionary ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Rain
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The Trembling of a Leaf ⓘ |
| authorNationality | British (via creator W. Somerset Maugham) ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
puritanical
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rigidly moralistic ⓘ zealous ⓘ |
| conflictsWith | Sadie Thompson ⓘ |
| creator | W. Somerset Maugham ⓘ |
| firstPublicationOfWork | 1921 ⓘ |
| genreOfWork | short story ⓘ |
| includedInCollection | The Trembling of a Leaf: Little Stories of the South Sea Islands ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | early 20th century literature ⓘ |
| medium | short story ⓘ |
| moralView |
condemnation of prostitution
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strict sexual morality ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | drives central conflict in Rain ⓘ |
| nationalityInStory | American ⓘ |
| occupation | missionary ⓘ |
| publicationContext | English-language literature ⓘ |
| religiousOrientation | Christian ⓘ |
| roleInWork | central antagonist ⓘ |
| setting |
American Samoa
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Pacific island of Tutuila ⓘ |
| spouse | Mrs. Davidson ⓘ |
| themeAssociation |
clash between puritanism and sensuality
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colonialism ⓘ power and control ⓘ religious hypocrisy ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Alfred Davidson Description of subject: Alfred Davidson is a rigidly moralistic missionary character in W. Somerset Maugham’s story “Rain,” whose puritanical zeal drives the central conflict with Sadie Thompson.
Referenced by (4)
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