Norman Davies
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Norman Davies is a British historian renowned for his influential works on Polish and European history, including detailed studies of key events such as the 1920 Battle of Warsaw.
All labels observed (1)
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| Norman Davies canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5552756 — 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: Norman Davies Context triple: [Battle of Warsaw (1920), describedBySource, Norman Davies]
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A.
Orlando Figes
Orlando Figes is a British historian and author renowned for his influential works on Russian and European history.
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B.
Timothy Garton Ash
Timothy Garton Ash is a British historian, political writer, and commentator renowned for his analyses of contemporary European history, free speech, and liberal democracy.
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C.
Paul Johnson
Paul Johnson is a composer and Christian music producer best known as the first husband and former musical collaborator of television personality Kathie Lee Gifford.
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D.
Noel Barber
Noel Barber was a British journalist and novelist known for his adventurous reporting and bestselling historical romances, often drawing on his experiences during World War II.
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E.
A. J. P. Taylor
A. J. P. Taylor was a prominent 20th-century British historian and broadcaster, known for his influential and often controversial works on European and diplomatic history.
- 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: Norman Davies Target entity description: Norman Davies is a British historian renowned for his influential works on Polish and European history, including detailed studies of key events such as the 1920 Battle of Warsaw.
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A.
Orlando Figes
Orlando Figes is a British historian and author renowned for his influential works on Russian and European history.
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B.
Timothy Garton Ash
Timothy Garton Ash is a British historian, political writer, and commentator renowned for his analyses of contemporary European history, free speech, and liberal democracy.
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C.
Paul Johnson
Paul Johnson is a composer and Christian music producer best known as the first husband and former musical collaborator of television personality Kathie Lee Gifford.
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D.
Noel Barber
Noel Barber was a British journalist and novelist known for his adventurous reporting and bestselling historical romances, often drawing on his experiences during World War II.
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E.
A. J. P. Taylor
A. J. P. Taylor was a prominent 20th-century British historian and broadcaster, known for his influential and often controversial works on European and diplomatic history.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British historian
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human ⓘ |
| almaMater | Magdalen College, Oxford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Knight Bachelor
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Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland NERFINISHED ⓘ Order of the White Eagle (Poland) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| citizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| coAuthorOf | Microcosm: Portrait of a Central European City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coAuthorWith | Roger Moorhouse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1939-06-08 ⓘ |
| doctoralThesisTopic | Polish–Soviet War of 1919–1920 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Jagiellonian University
NERFINISHED
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University of Grenoble NERFINISHED ⓘ University of Sussex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer | University College London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Davies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
European history
ⓘ
Polish history ⓘ history ⓘ |
| givenName | Norman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasWrittenAbout |
Battle of Warsaw (1920)
NERFINISHED
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European history ⓘ Poland NERFINISHED ⓘ Polish–Soviet War NERFINISHED ⓘ World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| honorificTitle | Sir ⓘ |
| knownFor |
study of the 1920 Battle of Warsaw
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works on European history ⓘ works on Polish history ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | British Academy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Norman Davies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | British ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Europe: A History
NERFINISHED
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God's Playground: A History of Poland NERFINISHED ⓘ Heart of Europe: A Short History of Poland NERFINISHED ⓘ Microcosm: Portrait of a Central European City NERFINISHED ⓘ Rising '44: The Battle for Warsaw NERFINISHED ⓘ White Eagle, Red Star: The Polish–Soviet War 1919–20 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
author
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historian ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Bolton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | professor at the School of Slavonic and East European Studies, University of London ⓘ |
| residence | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| spouse | Maria Korzeniewicz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: Norman Davies Description of subject: Norman Davies is a British historian renowned for his influential works on Polish and European history, including detailed studies of key events such as the 1920 Battle of Warsaw.
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