John Simon Caird
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John Simon Caird is a British theatre director and writer renowned for his work with the Royal Shakespeare Company and for co-directing the original London production of the musical "Les Misérables."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| John Simon Caird canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6603291 — 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: John Simon Caird Context triple: [Fettes College, hasNotableAlumnus, John Simon Caird]
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A.
Francis Pharcellus Church
Francis Pharcellus Church was an American editor and publisher best known for writing the famous 1897 editorial "Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus" for The New York Sun.
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B.
Adolphus Washington Greely Good
Adolphus Washington Greely Good was an individual notable primarily for bearing a distinctive name associated with the American Arctic explorer and military officer Adolphus Greely.
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C.
William Platt
William Platt was a British Army general best known for leading successful operations against Italian forces in East Africa during the Second World War.
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D.
Thomas A. Bartlett
Thomas A. Bartlett is an American academic leader and former university president known for his influential roles in higher education administration and policy.
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E.
George Cabot
George Cabot was an American Federalist politician and statesman from Massachusetts who served in the U.S. Senate and became a leading voice of New England Federalism in the early 19th century.
- 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: John Simon Caird Target entity description: John Simon Caird is a British theatre director and writer renowned for his work with the Royal Shakespeare Company and for co-directing the original London production of the musical "Les Misérables."
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A.
Francis Pharcellus Church
Francis Pharcellus Church was an American editor and publisher best known for writing the famous 1897 editorial "Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus" for The New York Sun.
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B.
Adolphus Washington Greely Good
Adolphus Washington Greely Good was an individual notable primarily for bearing a distinctive name associated with the American Arctic explorer and military officer Adolphus Greely.
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C.
William Platt
William Platt was a British Army general best known for leading successful operations against Italian forces in East Africa during the Second World War.
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D.
Thomas A. Bartlett
Thomas A. Bartlett is an American academic leader and former university president known for his influential roles in higher education administration and policy.
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E.
George Cabot
George Cabot was an American Federalist politician and statesman from Massachusetts who served in the U.S. Senate and became a leading voice of New England Federalism in the early 19th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (24)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
person
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theatre director ⓘ |
| citizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| coDirected |
Les Misérables (original London production)
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linked to:
Les Misérables (West End)
|
| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| employer | Royal Shakespeare Company ⓘ |
| familyName | Caird ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
musical theatre
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theatre ⓘ |
| genre |
drama
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musical ⓘ |
| givenName | John ⓘ |
| hasGender | male ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| name | John Simon Caird ⓘ |
| nationality | British ⓘ |
| notableFor |
co-directing the original London production of Les Misérables
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work with the Royal Shakespeare Company ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Les Misérables (original London production)
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linked to:
Les Misérables (West End)
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| occupation |
stage director
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theatre director ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| residence | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| workedFor | Royal Shakespeare Company ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: John Simon Caird Description of subject: John Simon Caird is a British theatre director and writer renowned for his work with the Royal Shakespeare Company and for co-directing the original London production of the musical "Les Misérables."
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.