Richard Patrick Russ
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Richard Patrick Russ, better known by his pen name Patrick O'Brian, was a British novelist and translator famed for his Aubrey–Maturin series of historical naval novels.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Richard Patrick Russ canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6190395 — 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: Richard Patrick Russ Context triple: [Patrick O'Brian, birthName, Richard Patrick Russ]
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A.
John McEntire
John McEntire is an American drummer, producer, and recording engineer best known for his work with experimental and post-rock bands such as Tortoise and The Sea and Cake.
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B.
William Ryan
William Ryan is a marine geologist and oceanographer known for his influential work on seafloor spreading and the geological history of the Black Sea, including the "Noah's Flood" hypothesis.
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C.
William Ryan
William Ryan is a film producer best known for his work on the 1994 remake of "Miracle on 34th Street."
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D.
William A. Petersen
William A. Petersen was a 19th-century Washington, D.C. tailor and boardinghouse owner whose home became historically significant as the place where President Abraham Lincoln died.
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E.
Bill Marshall
Bill Marshall was a Canadian film producer and cultural entrepreneur best known for co-founding and helping establish the Toronto International Film Festival as a major global cinema event.
- 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: Richard Patrick Russ Target entity description: Richard Patrick Russ, better known by his pen name Patrick O'Brian, was a British novelist and translator famed for his Aubrey–Maturin series of historical naval novels.
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A.
John McEntire
John McEntire is an American drummer, producer, and recording engineer best known for his work with experimental and post-rock bands such as Tortoise and The Sea and Cake.
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B.
William Ryan
William Ryan is a marine geologist and oceanographer known for his influential work on seafloor spreading and the geological history of the Black Sea, including the "Noah's Flood" hypothesis.
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C.
William Ryan
William Ryan is a film producer best known for his work on the 1994 remake of "Miracle on 34th Street."
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D.
William A. Petersen
William A. Petersen was a 19th-century Washington, D.C. tailor and boardinghouse owner whose home became historically significant as the place where President Abraham Lincoln died.
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E.
Bill Marshall
Bill Marshall was a Canadian film producer and cultural entrepreneur best known for co-founding and helping establish the Toronto International Film Festival as a major global cinema event.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
ⓘ
novelist ⓘ translator ⓘ |
| author |
Patrick O'Brian
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Richard Patrick Russ NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived | CBE NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1914-12-12 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2000-01-02 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | St Ignatius' College, Stamford Hill NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
literature
ⓘ
translation ⓘ |
| genre |
historical fiction
ⓘ
naval fiction ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| nationality | British ⓘ |
| notableCharacterCreated |
Jack Aubrey
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Stephen Maturin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Aubrey–Maturin series
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Desolation Island NERFINISHED ⓘ H.M.S. Surprise NERFINISHED ⓘ Hussein NERFINISHED ⓘ Master and Commander NERFINISHED ⓘ Post Captain NERFINISHED ⓘ Testimonies NERFINISHED ⓘ The Golden Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ The Mauritius Command NERFINISHED ⓘ The Road to Samarcand NERFINISHED ⓘ The Unknown Shore NERFINISHED ⓘ Translation of Simone de Beauvoir's "The Mandarins" ⓘ |
| occupation |
novelist
ⓘ
translator ⓘ |
| penName | Patrick O'Brian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| periodOfActivity | 20th century ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Chalfont St Peter, Buckinghamshire, England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Dublin, Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| pseudonym | Patrick O'Brian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| realName | Richard Patrick Russ NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | Collioure, France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| series | Aubrey–Maturin series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse |
Elizabeth Jones
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mary Tolstoy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectOf | film "Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World" (adaptation of his novels) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| translatedFrom | French ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Richard Patrick Russ Description of subject: Richard Patrick Russ, better known by his pen name Patrick O'Brian, was a British novelist and translator famed for his Aubrey–Maturin series of historical naval novels.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.