Reo Fortune
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Reo Fortune was a New Zealand social anthropologist known for his fieldwork in Melanesia and his early contributions to psychological anthropology.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Reo Fortune canonical | 6 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T625046 — 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: Reo Fortune Context triple: [Margaret Mead, spouse, Reo Fortune]
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A.
Dulé Hill
Dulé Hill is an American actor best known for his roles as presidential aide Charlie Young on "The West Wing" and pharmaceutical salesman-turned-fake psychic Burton "Gus" Guster on "Psych."
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B.
Charly Baltimore
Charly Baltimore is a lethal, amnesiac secret agent who gradually uncovers her true identity in the action thriller film "The Long Kiss Goodnight."
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C.
Roxy Morton
Roxy Morton is a highly skilled Kingsman agent-in-training who becomes one of the standout operatives in the action-spy film "Kingsman: The Secret Service."
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D.
Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds
Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds is an American R&B singer, songwriter, and producer renowned for crafting numerous hit ballads and shaping the sound of contemporary R&B in the late 20th century.
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E.
Grace Jones
Grace Jones is a Jamaican-American singer, songwriter, model, and actress known for her androgynous image, avant-garde style, and influential work in disco, new wave, and pop music.
- 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: Reo Fortune Target entity description: Reo Fortune was a New Zealand social anthropologist known for his fieldwork in Melanesia and his early contributions to psychological anthropology.
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A.
Dulé Hill
Dulé Hill is an American actor best known for his roles as presidential aide Charlie Young on "The West Wing" and pharmaceutical salesman-turned-fake psychic Burton "Gus" Guster on "Psych."
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B.
Charly Baltimore
Charly Baltimore is a lethal, amnesiac secret agent who gradually uncovers her true identity in the action thriller film "The Long Kiss Goodnight."
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C.
Roxy Morton
Roxy Morton is a highly skilled Kingsman agent-in-training who becomes one of the standout operatives in the action-spy film "Kingsman: The Secret Service."
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D.
Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds
Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds is an American R&B singer, songwriter, and producer renowned for crafting numerous hit ballads and shaping the sound of contemporary R&B in the late 20th century.
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E.
Grace Jones
Grace Jones is a Jamaican-American singer, songwriter, model, and actress known for her androgynous image, avant-garde style, and influential work in disco, new wave, and pop music.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
anthropologist
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human ⓘ psychological anthropologist ⓘ social anthropologist ⓘ |
| academicSpecialization |
Melanesians
ⓘ
surface form:
Melanesian societies
culture and personality studies ⓘ |
| areaOfActivity |
Oceania
ⓘ
Pacific Islands ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | New Zealand ⓘ |
| discipline | anthropology ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Cambridge University
ⓘ
surface form:
University of Cambridge
Victoria University of Wellington ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Melanesian ethnography
ⓘ
psychological anthropology ⓘ social anthropology ⓘ |
| fieldworkArea |
Dobu
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surface form:
Dobu Island
Melanesia ⓘ Papua New Guinea ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genre |
cultural anthropology
ⓘ
ethnography ⓘ |
| hasNationality | New Zealander ⓘ |
| influenced | development of psychological anthropology ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Bronisław Malinowski
ⓘ
Margaret Mead ⓘ Ruth Benedict ⓘ |
| knownFor |
early contributions to psychological anthropology
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fieldwork in Melanesia ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| notableConcept | analysis of Dobuan culture ⓘ |
| notableWork | Sorcerers of Dobu ⓘ |
| occupation |
academic
ⓘ
ethnographer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | New Zealand ⓘ |
| researchInterest |
kinship systems
ⓘ
magic and sorcery ⓘ personality and culture ⓘ social structure ⓘ |
| spouse |
Margaret Mead
ⓘ
Ruth Benedict ⓘ |
| studiedUnder |
Bronisław Malinowski
ⓘ
Charles Gabriel Seligman ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Reo Fortune Description of subject: Reo Fortune was a New Zealand social anthropologist known for his fieldwork in Melanesia and his early contributions to psychological anthropology.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.