Sophia Williams
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Sophia Williams is a fictional character in Patrick O'Brian’s Aubrey–Maturin series, best known as the intelligent and steadfast wife of Royal Navy captain Jack Aubrey.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sophia Williams canonical | 2 |
| Sophie Williams | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6246995 — 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: Sophia Williams Context triple: [Jack Aubrey, spouse, Sophia Williams]
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A.
Sophia Johnson
Sophia Johnson was the wife of American industrialist and railroad magnate Cornelius Vanderbilt, with whom she had a large family during the early 19th century.
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B.
Sophia Birchard
Sophia Birchard was the birth name of Sophia Birchard Hayes, known primarily as the wife of U.S. President Rutherford B. Hayes.
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C.
Sophia Hull
Sophia Hull was the wife of British colonial administrator Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles and is noted for her role in supporting his work and preserving his legacy.
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D.
Sophia Jesty
Sophia Jesty is an American woman known for being one of the plaintiffs challenging Tennessee’s ban on same-sex marriage in the landmark case Tanco v. Haslam.
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E.
Sophia Pitt
Sophia Pitt was an 18th-century English gentlewoman known primarily as the wife of Royal Navy admiral Sir George Pocock.
- 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: Sophia Williams Target entity description: Sophia Williams is a fictional character in Patrick O'Brian’s Aubrey–Maturin series, best known as the intelligent and steadfast wife of Royal Navy captain Jack Aubrey.
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A.
Sophia Johnson
Sophia Johnson was the wife of American industrialist and railroad magnate Cornelius Vanderbilt, with whom she had a large family during the early 19th century.
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B.
Sophia Birchard
Sophia Birchard was the birth name of Sophia Birchard Hayes, known primarily as the wife of U.S. President Rutherford B. Hayes.
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C.
Sophia Hull
Sophia Hull was the wife of British colonial administrator Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles and is noted for her role in supporting his work and preserving his legacy.
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D.
Sophia Jesty
Sophia Jesty is an American woman known for being one of the plaintiffs challenging Tennessee’s ban on same-sex marriage in the landmark case Tanco v. Haslam.
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E.
Sophia Pitt
Sophia Pitt was an 18th-century English gentlewoman known primarily as the wife of Royal Navy admiral Sir George Pocock.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (26)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
literary character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Aubrey–Maturin series ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Jack Aubrey's household
ⓘ
linked to:
Mrs Aubrey
Royal Navy ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
intelligent
ⓘ
steadfast ⓘ |
| createdBy | Patrick O'Brian ⓘ |
| familyName | Williams ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | Napoleonic Wars-era Royal Navy setting ⓘ |
| firstAppearanceInSeries | early Aubrey–Maturin novels ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| genre | historical naval fiction ⓘ |
| givenName | Sophia ⓘ |
| hasSpouse | Jack Aubrey ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| maritalStatus | married ⓘ |
| medium | novel ⓘ |
| nationality | British ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being the wife of Jack Aubrey
ⓘ
loyal support of Jack Aubrey ⓘ |
| occupation | gentlewoman ⓘ |
| partOf | Aubrey–Maturin cast of characters ⓘ |
| residesIn | England ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | Napoleonic Wars ⓘ |
| spouseOf | Jack Aubrey ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Sophia Williams Description of subject: Sophia Williams is a fictional character in Patrick O'Brian’s Aubrey–Maturin series, best known as the intelligent and steadfast wife of Royal Navy captain Jack Aubrey.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Sophia Williams