Sir John Major (honorary fellow)
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Sir John Major is a British Conservative politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1990 to 1997.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Sir John Major (honorary fellow) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5356999 — 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: Sir John Major (honorary fellow) Context triple: [University College, Oxford, hasAlumnus, Sir John Major (honorary fellow)]
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A.
Sir Michael Howard
Sir Michael Howard was a distinguished British military historian and academic renowned for his influential works on war, strategy, and European history.
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B.
Lord Walker of Gestingthorpe
Lord Walker of Gestingthorpe is a British judge and law lord who served as a Justice of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom.
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C.
John Widgery, Baron Widgery
John Widgery, Baron Widgery was a British judge who served as Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales and is best known for leading the controversial Widgery Tribunal into the events of Bloody Sunday in Northern Ireland.
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D.
Kenneth Clarke
Kenneth Clarke is a veteran British Conservative politician who has held several senior Cabinet posts, including Chancellor of the Exchequer, and is known for his pro-European views and long parliamentary career.
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E.
Major Boothroyd
Major Boothroyd, better known as Q, is the fictional head of Q Branch in the James Bond series, responsible for providing Bond with advanced gadgets and technological support.
- 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: Sir John Major (honorary fellow) Target entity description: Sir John Major is a British Conservative politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1990 to 1997.
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A.
Sir Michael Howard
Sir Michael Howard was a distinguished British military historian and academic renowned for his influential works on war, strategy, and European history.
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B.
Lord Walker of Gestingthorpe
Lord Walker of Gestingthorpe is a British judge and law lord who served as a Justice of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom.
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C.
John Widgery, Baron Widgery
John Widgery, Baron Widgery was a British judge who served as Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales and is best known for leading the controversial Widgery Tribunal into the events of Bloody Sunday in Northern Ireland.
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D.
Kenneth Clarke
Kenneth Clarke is a veteran British Conservative politician who has held several senior Cabinet posts, including Chancellor of the Exchequer, and is known for his pro-European views and long parliamentary career.
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E.
Major Boothroyd
Major Boothroyd, better known as Q, is the fictional head of Q Branch in the James Bond series, responsible for providing Bond with advanced gadgets and technological support.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British politician
ⓘ
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom ⓘ human ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1943-03-29 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Carshalton
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
England ⓘ Surrey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| citizenshipStatus | natural-born citizen of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
United Kingdom
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
surface form:
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
|
| describedBySource | British political history ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Rutlish School NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Major NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
politics
ⓘ
public administration ⓘ |
| genre | political memoir ⓘ |
| givenName | John NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| honorificPrefix | Sir ⓘ |
| honorificTitle |
Sir
ⓘ
The Right Honourable ⓘ |
| honour |
Companion of Honour
ⓘ
Knight Companion of the Order of the Garter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| memberOfPoliticalParty | Conservative Party (UK) ⓘ |
| monarchDuringTerm | Elizabeth II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | John Major NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork | Autobiography "John Major: The Autobiography" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
author
ⓘ
politician ⓘ |
| officeEndTime | 1997-05-02 ⓘ |
| officeStartTime | 1990-11-28 ⓘ |
| parliamentaryConstituency | Huntingdon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Chancellor of the Exchequer
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First Lord of the Treasury NERFINISHED ⓘ Foreign Secretary NERFINISHED ⓘ Leader of the Conservative Party (UK) ⓘ Member of Parliament of the United Kingdom ⓘ Minister for the Civil Service ⓘ Prime Minister of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Margaret Thatcher NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primeMinisterOf | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Church of England ⓘ |
| residence | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| spouse | Norma Major NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| succeededBy | Tony Blair NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Sir John Major (honorary fellow) Description of subject: Sir John Major is a British Conservative politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1990 to 1997.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.