Harold Pinker
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Harold Pinker is a clergyman and recurring comic character in P. G. Wodehouse’s Jeeves and Wooster stories, notably connected with Stephanie "Stiffy" Byng.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Harold Pinker canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6875146 — 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: Harold Pinker Context triple: [Stephanie "Stiffy" Byng, associatedWithCharacter, Harold Pinker]
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A.
Steven Pinker
Steven Pinker is a Canadian-American cognitive psychologist, linguist, and popular science author known for his work on language, the mind, and human nature.
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B.
Jerome H. Barkow
Jerome H. Barkow is an evolutionary anthropologist and psychologist known for his work on evolutionary psychology and human nature, including co-editing the influential volume "The Adapted Mind."
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C.
Michael Kenstowicz
Michael Kenstowicz is an American linguist and phonologist known for his influential work on generative phonology and for co-authoring widely used textbooks in the field.
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D.
Ray Jackendoff
Ray Jackendoff is an American linguist and cognitive scientist known for his influential work on generative grammar, the interface between syntax and semantics, and the architecture of the language faculty.
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E.
Geoffrey Pullum
Geoffrey Pullum is a British-American linguist and professor known for his influential work in syntax, his co-authorship of *The Cambridge Grammar of the English Language*, and his outspoken critiques of various generative grammar theories.
- 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: Harold Pinker Target entity description: Harold Pinker is a clergyman and recurring comic character in P. G. Wodehouse’s Jeeves and Wooster stories, notably connected with Stephanie "Stiffy" Byng.
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A.
Steven Pinker
Steven Pinker is a Canadian-American cognitive psychologist, linguist, and popular science author known for his work on language, the mind, and human nature.
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B.
Jerome H. Barkow
Jerome H. Barkow is an evolutionary anthropologist and psychologist known for his work on evolutionary psychology and human nature, including co-editing the influential volume "The Adapted Mind."
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C.
Michael Kenstowicz
Michael Kenstowicz is an American linguist and phonologist known for his influential work on generative phonology and for co-authoring widely used textbooks in the field.
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D.
Ray Jackendoff
Ray Jackendoff is an American linguist and cognitive scientist known for his influential work on generative grammar, the interface between syntax and semantics, and the architecture of the language faculty.
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E.
Geoffrey Pullum
Geoffrey Pullum is a British-American linguist and professor known for his influential work in syntax, his co-authorship of *The Cambridge Grammar of the English Language*, and his outspoken critiques of various generative grammar theories.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Anglican clergyman
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clergyman ⓘ fictional character ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Stinker Pinker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsAlongsideCharacter |
Aunt Dahlia
NERFINISHED
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Jeeves NERFINISHED ⓘ Madeline Bassett NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInSeries | Jeeves and Wooster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInUniverse | Bertie Wooster stories ⓘ |
| appearsInWork |
Jeeves and the Feudal Spirit
NERFINISHED
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Jeeves in the Offing NERFINISHED ⓘ Stiff Upper Lip, Jeeves NERFINISHED ⓘ The Code of the Woosters NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithCharacter | Stephanie Byng NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterType | comic character ⓘ |
| creator | P. G. Wodehouse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fiancéOf | Stephanie Byng NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| friendOf |
Bertie Wooster
NERFINISHED
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Gussie Fink-Nottle NERFINISHED ⓘ Harold "Biffy" Biffen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genre | comic fiction ⓘ |
| hasNickname | Stinker ⓘ |
| hasRelationshipWith |
Lord Worplesdon
NERFINISHED
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Sir Watkyn Bassett NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTrait |
good-natured
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honourable ⓘ physically fit ⓘ somewhat naive ⓘ |
| knownFor |
being a physically strong clergyman
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comic situations involving his engagement to Stephanie Byng ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | 20th-century English literature ⓘ |
| loveInterestOf | Stephanie Byng NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | prose fiction ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
comic foil to Bertie Wooster
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source of romantic subplot ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | supporting character ⓘ |
| nationality | British ⓘ |
| occupation |
clergyman
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curate ⓘ |
| partOf | Jeeves canon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setIn | England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Harold Pinker Description of subject: Harold Pinker is a clergyman and recurring comic character in P. G. Wodehouse’s Jeeves and Wooster stories, notably connected with Stephanie "Stiffy" Byng.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.