Edgar Evans
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Edgar Evans was a Welsh seaman and polar explorer best known as a member of Captain Robert Falcon Scott’s ill-fated Terra Nova Expedition to the South Pole.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Edgar Evans canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7253334 — 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: Edgar Evans Context triple: [British Antarctic Expedition, member, Edgar Evans]
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Lawrence Oates
Lawrence Oates was a British army officer and Antarctic explorer best known for his heroic self-sacrifice during Captain Scott’s ill-fated Terra Nova Expedition to the South Pole.
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B.
Tom Crean
Tom Crean is an American college basketball coach best known for revitalizing programs at Marquette University and Indiana University and for recruiting future NBA star Dwyane Wade.
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C.
Tom Crean
Tom Crean was an Irish seaman and Antarctic explorer renowned for his crucial role in several early 20th-century British expeditions, including those led by Robert Falcon Scott and Ernest Shackleton.
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D.
Frederick Sykes
Frederick Sykes was a British military officer and air power pioneer who served as an early leader of the Royal Flying Corps and later became Chief of the Air Staff of the Royal Air Force.
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E.
Patrick Gass
Patrick Gass was an American soldier and carpenter best known for serving as a sergeant and diarist on the Lewis and Clark Expedition, whose published journal became a key early account of the journey.
- 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: Edgar Evans Target entity description: Edgar Evans was a Welsh seaman and polar explorer best known as a member of Captain Robert Falcon Scott’s ill-fated Terra Nova Expedition to the South Pole.
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A.
Lawrence Oates
Lawrence Oates was a British army officer and Antarctic explorer best known for his heroic self-sacrifice during Captain Scott’s ill-fated Terra Nova Expedition to the South Pole.
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B.
Tom Crean
Tom Crean is an American college basketball coach best known for revitalizing programs at Marquette University and Indiana University and for recruiting future NBA star Dwyane Wade.
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C.
Tom Crean
Tom Crean was an Irish seaman and Antarctic explorer renowned for his crucial role in several early 20th-century British expeditions, including those led by Robert Falcon Scott and Ernest Shackleton.
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D.
Frederick Sykes
Frederick Sykes was a British military officer and air power pioneer who served as an early leader of the Royal Flying Corps and later became Chief of the Air Staff of the Royal Air Force.
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E.
Patrick Gass
Patrick Gass was an American soldier and carpenter best known for serving as a sergeant and diarist on the Lewis and Clark Expedition, whose published journal became a key early account of the journey.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
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polar explorer ⓘ seaman ⓘ |
| ageAtDeath | 35 ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Robert Falcon Scott NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Ross Ice Shelf, Antarctica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | injuries and exposure during Antarctic expedition ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| countryOfDeath | Antarctica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1876-03-07 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1912-02-17 ⓘ |
| deathManner | death during polar expedition ⓘ |
| employer | Royal Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Welsh ⓘ |
| expeditionRole | petty officer and sledging expert on Terra Nova Expedition ⓘ |
| familyName | Evans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
naval service
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polar exploration ⓘ |
| givenName | Edgar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNationality | Welsh ⓘ |
| hasNotableEvent |
died on the return journey from the South Pole in 1912
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reached the vicinity of the South Pole in January 1912 with Scott’s party ⓘ |
| knownFor |
being a member of Captain Robert Falcon Scott’s final South Pole party
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contributing to sledging and hauling operations in Antarctica ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Royal Navy
NERFINISHED
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Terra Nova Expedition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Royal Navy ⓘ |
| militaryRank | Petty officer ⓘ |
| name | Edgar Evans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork | Participation in the Terra Nova Expedition to the South Pole ⓘ |
| occupation |
Royal Navy petty officer
NERFINISHED
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explorer ⓘ sailor ⓘ |
| participantIn |
British Antarctic Expedition 1910–1913
NERFINISHED
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Scott’s South Pole party NERFINISHED ⓘ Terra Nova Expedition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Scott’s polar party of five men ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Middleton, Rhossili, Gower Peninsula, Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Ross Ice Shelf, Antarctica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Edgar Evans Description of subject: Edgar Evans was a Welsh seaman and polar explorer best known as a member of Captain Robert Falcon Scott’s ill-fated Terra Nova Expedition to the South Pole.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.