Lord Goring
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Lord Goring is a witty, dandyish aristocrat and moral center of Oscar Wilde’s play *An Ideal Husband*, known for his sharp epigrams and unexpected integrity.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Lord Goring canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7864138 — 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: Lord Goring Context triple: [An Ideal Husband, character, Lord Goring]
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A.
George Goring, Lord Goring
George Goring, Lord Goring was a prominent Royalist general during the English Civil War, noted for his cavalry leadership and often undisciplined but daring conduct in battle.
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B.
Charles, Lord Goring
Charles, Lord Goring was a Royalist general in the English Civil War, noted for his cavalry command and often-criticized indiscipline.
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C.
Algernon Moncrieff
Algernon Moncrieff is a witty, hedonistic young gentleman in Oscar Wilde’s play "The Importance of Being Earnest," known for his sharp epigrams, love of pleasure, and role in satirizing Victorian social conventions.
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D.
Algernon Egerton
Algernon Egerton was a 19th-century British Conservative politician and member of Parliament from the prominent Egerton aristocratic family.
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E.
Jeeves
Jeeves is the famously unflappable and supremely competent valet who serves as the central comic foil and problem-solver in P. G. Wodehouse’s stories about Bertie Wooster.
- 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: Lord Goring Target entity description: Lord Goring is a witty, dandyish aristocrat and moral center of Oscar Wilde’s play *An Ideal Husband*, known for his sharp epigrams and unexpected integrity.
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A.
George Goring, Lord Goring
George Goring, Lord Goring was a prominent Royalist general during the English Civil War, noted for his cavalry leadership and often undisciplined but daring conduct in battle.
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B.
Charles, Lord Goring
Charles, Lord Goring was a Royalist general in the English Civil War, noted for his cavalry command and often-criticized indiscipline.
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C.
Algernon Moncrieff
Algernon Moncrieff is a witty, hedonistic young gentleman in Oscar Wilde’s play "The Importance of Being Earnest," known for his sharp epigrams, love of pleasure, and role in satirizing Victorian social conventions.
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D.
Algernon Egerton
Algernon Egerton was a 19th-century British Conservative politician and member of Parliament from the prominent Egerton aristocratic family.
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E.
Jeeves
Jeeves is the famously unflappable and supremely competent valet who serves as the central comic foil and problem-solver in P. G. Wodehouse’s stories about Bertie Wooster.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
aristocrat
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bachelor ⓘ dandy ⓘ dramatic character ⓘ fictional character ⓘ protagonist ⓘ |
| appearsIn | An Ideal Husband NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
dandyism
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forgiveness ⓘ hypocrisy ⓘ morality ⓘ public versus private honor ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
charming
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clever ⓘ dandyish ⓘ ironic ⓘ loyal ⓘ morally principled ⓘ playful ⓘ witty ⓘ |
| confrontsCharacter | Mrs Cheveley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creator | Oscar Wilde NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dramaticFunction |
comic relief
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moral arbiter ⓘ problem-solver in the plot ⓘ |
| familyName | Goring NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | An Ideal Husband, Act I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| friendOf |
Lady Chiltern
NERFINISHED
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Sir Robert Chiltern NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | Lord Arthur Goring NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genreOfWork | comedy of manners ⓘ |
| helpsCharacter |
Lady Chiltern
NERFINISHED
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Sir Robert Chiltern NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
paradoxical remarks
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sharp epigrams ⓘ unexpected integrity ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| loveInterest | Mabel Chiltern NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | stage play ⓘ |
| moralStance | values personal integrity over social reputation ⓘ |
| nationality | British ⓘ |
| occupation | aristocrat ⓘ |
| roleInWork | moral center of the play ⓘ |
| setting |
London, England
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surface form:
London
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| sonOf | Lord Caversham NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | late 19th century ⓘ |
| title | Lord ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Lord Goring Description of subject: Lord Goring is a witty, dandyish aristocrat and moral center of Oscar Wilde’s play *An Ideal Husband*, known for his sharp epigrams and unexpected integrity.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.