Edward Thach
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Edward Thach, better known as Blackbeard, was a notorious early 18th-century English pirate who terrorized shipping in the West Indies and along the American colonies’ Atlantic coast.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Edward Thach canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6534296 — 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: Edward Thach Context triple: [Blackbeard, alsoKnownAs, Edward Thach]
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A.
Colin Eglin
Colin Eglin was a prominent South African liberal politician and opposition leader known for his principled resistance to apartheid and his role in shaping anti-apartheid policy within parliamentary politics.
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B.
Asa Trenchard
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C.
James Dunlop Liddell
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D.
Lee Scoresby
Lee Scoresby is a Texan aeronaut and skilled balloonist in Philip Pullman’s *His Dark Materials* series, known for his loyalty, sharpshooting, and close bond with his dæmon Hester.
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E.
William McCudden
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- 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: Edward Thach Target entity description: Edward Thach, better known as Blackbeard, was a notorious early 18th-century English pirate who terrorized shipping in the West Indies and along the American colonies’ Atlantic coast.
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A.
Colin Eglin
Colin Eglin was a prominent South African liberal politician and opposition leader known for his principled resistance to apartheid and his role in shaping anti-apartheid policy within parliamentary politics.
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B.
Asa Trenchard
Asa Trenchard is the brash, plain-spoken American protagonist of the 1858 stage comedy "Our American Cousin," whose character embodies the cultural clash between New World informality and Old World British aristocracy.
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C.
James Dunlop Liddell
James Dunlop Liddell was the Scottish missionary and minister who was the father of Olympic gold medalist and Christian missionary Eric Liddell.
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D.
Lee Scoresby
Lee Scoresby is a Texan aeronaut and skilled balloonist in Philip Pullman’s *His Dark Materials* series, known for his loyalty, sharpshooting, and close bond with his dæmon Hester.
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E.
William McCudden
William McCudden was a British airman and the brother of famed World War I flying ace James McCudden.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
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pirate ⓘ |
| activeIn |
Atlantic coast of the American colonies
ⓘ
West Indies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| allegiance | himself and his pirate crew ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Blackbeard
NERFINISHED
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Edward Teach NERFINISHED ⓘ Edward Thatch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| areaOfActivity |
Caribbean Sea
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
North American Atlantic seaboard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| baseOfOperations |
New Providence
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
North Carolina coast NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | combat with Royal Navy forces ⓘ |
| commanded | pirate crew operating in the Caribbean Sea ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ |
| criminalCharge | piracy ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 22 November 1718 ⓘ |
| diedIn | Ocracoke Inlet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | English ⓘ |
| floruit | early 18th century ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hasReputation | notorious pirate ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | early 1700s ⓘ |
| inspiredWork |
numerous legends and folklore about pirates
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various fictional depictions of Blackbeard in film and television ⓘ various fictional depictions of Blackbeard in literature ⓘ |
| killedBy | Royal Navy Lieutenant Robert Maynard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legacy | iconic figure in popular image of pirates ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | killed in battle ⓘ |
| methodOfWarfare | intimidation using slow-burning fuses in his beard and hair ⓘ |
| notableAction |
capturing merchant vessels
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plundering shipping lanes ⓘ |
| notableEvent | blockade of Charleston, South Carolina in 1718 ⓘ |
| notableFor | piracy in the early 18th century ⓘ |
| occupation | pirate ⓘ |
| partOf | Golden Age of Piracy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | near Ocracoke Island, Province of North Carolina ⓘ |
| portrayedAs | fearsome bearded pirate with weapons and lit fuses in his beard ⓘ |
| shipCommanded | Queen Anne's Revenge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectOf | historical studies of piracy in the Caribbean ⓘ |
| usedFlag | Blackbeard's Jolly Roger NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedLanguage | English ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Edward Thach Description of subject: Edward Thach, better known as Blackbeard, was a notorious early 18th-century English pirate who terrorized shipping in the West Indies and along the American colonies’ Atlantic coast.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.