Charles Christopher Parry
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Charles Christopher Parry was a 19th-century British-American botanist and mountaineer known for his extensive plant explorations in the American West and for describing numerous new species.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Charles Christopher Parry canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9283566 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Charles Christopher Parry Context triple: [Pinus torreyana, describedBy, Charles Christopher Parry]
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A.
John Parry
John Parry is a former NFL official who served as the head referee in multiple Super Bowls and was known for his long career in professional football officiating.
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B.
George Ambrose Lloyd
George Ambrose Lloyd was a British colonial administrator and politician who served as Governor of Bombay and later as Governor of Bengal during the early 20th century.
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C.
Godfrey Hewitt
Godfrey Hewitt was a prominent British evolutionary geneticist known for his influential work on speciation, hybrid zones, and the genetic consequences of glaciation in animals.
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D.
Sir Walter Parratt
Sir Walter Parratt was a prominent English organist, composer, and teacher who served as Master of the Queen’s Music and held several prestigious church and court musical appointments in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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E.
Herbert Plumer
Herbert Plumer was a British Army general and First World War corps and army commander noted for his methodical leadership on the Western Front, including at battles such as Messines and Passchendaele.
- 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: Charles Christopher Parry Target entity description: Charles Christopher Parry was a 19th-century British-American botanist and mountaineer known for his extensive plant explorations in the American West and for describing numerous new species.
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A.
John Parry
John Parry is a former NFL official who served as the head referee in multiple Super Bowls and was known for his long career in professional football officiating.
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B.
George Ambrose Lloyd
George Ambrose Lloyd was a British colonial administrator and politician who served as Governor of Bombay and later as Governor of Bengal during the early 20th century.
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C.
Godfrey Hewitt
Godfrey Hewitt was a prominent British evolutionary geneticist known for his influential work on speciation, hybrid zones, and the genetic consequences of glaciation in animals.
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D.
Sir Walter Parratt
Sir Walter Parratt was a prominent English organist, composer, and teacher who served as Master of the Queen’s Music and held several prestigious church and court musical appointments in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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E.
Herbert Plumer
Herbert Plumer was a British Army general and First World War corps and army commander noted for his methodical leadership on the Western Front, including at battles such as Messines and Passchendaele.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
botanist
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explorer ⓘ mountaineer ⓘ person ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1823-08-28 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Gloucester, England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Davenport, Iowa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | illness ⓘ |
| centuryOfActivity | 19th century ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
United Kingdom
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United States of America ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1890-02-20 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons
NERFINISHED
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Union College NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer |
United States Department of Agriculture
NERFINISHED
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United States and Mexican Boundary Survey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| explored |
Rocky Mountains
NERFINISHED
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Sierra Nevada NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S.–Mexico border region ⓘ |
| familyName | Parry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
botany
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exploration of the American West ⓘ plant taxonomy ⓘ |
| genre | scientific writing ⓘ |
| givenName | Charles ⓘ |
| hasAuthorAbbreviationInBotany | Parry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEponym |
Parry Peak
NERFINISHED
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Parry pinyon (Pinus quadrifolia, historically associated) NERFINISHED ⓘ Parry’s lily (Lilium parryi) NERFINISHED ⓘ Parry’s penstemon (Penstemon parryi) NERFINISHED ⓘ Parry’s primrose (Primula parryi) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | study of western North American flora ⓘ |
| knownFor |
describing numerous new plant species
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plant explorations in the American West ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| memberOf |
American Association for the Advancement of Science
NERFINISHED
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American Philosophical Society ⓘ |
| name | Charles Christopher Parry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
botanical collections along the U.S.–Mexico border
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botanical collections in the Rocky Mountains ⓘ |
| occupation |
botanist
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physician ⓘ |
| residence |
Colorado
NERFINISHED
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Davenport, Iowa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workedOn |
flora of the American West
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flora of the Rocky Mountains ⓘ |
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