David Masson
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David Masson was a 19th-century Scottish literary critic, biographer, and professor best known for his scholarship on John Milton and his influential role in Victorian literary culture.
All labels observed (1)
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| David Masson canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: David Masson Context triple: [Macmillan's Magazine, editor, David Masson]
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A.
Richard Jobson
Richard Jobson is a Scottish filmmaker and former frontman of the punk band The Skids, known for directing stylish, often gritty independent films.
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B.
J. Louis Martyn
J. Louis Martyn was a prominent New Testament scholar best known for his influential work on the Gospel of John and the concept of the Johannine community.
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C.
Sidney Ward
Sidney Ward is a municipal ward within the city of Quinte West in Ontario, Canada, represented on the local city council.
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D.
Robert Matheson
Robert Matheson was a 19th-century Scottish architect best known for his role as Clerk of Works for Scotland and for designing prominent public buildings in Edinburgh.
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E.
Henry Van Brunt
Henry Van Brunt was a prominent 19th-century American architect known for his influential role in shaping civic and institutional architecture across the United States.
- 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: David Masson Target entity description: David Masson was a 19th-century Scottish literary critic, biographer, and professor best known for his scholarship on John Milton and his influential role in Victorian literary culture.
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A.
Richard Jobson
Richard Jobson is a Scottish filmmaker and former frontman of the punk band The Skids, known for directing stylish, often gritty independent films.
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B.
J. Louis Martyn
J. Louis Martyn was a prominent New Testament scholar best known for his influential work on the Gospel of John and the concept of the Johannine community.
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C.
Sidney Ward
Sidney Ward is a municipal ward within the city of Quinte West in Ontario, Canada, represented on the local city council.
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D.
Robert Matheson
Robert Matheson was a 19th-century Scottish architect best known for his role as Clerk of Works for Scotland and for designing prominent public buildings in Edinburgh.
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E.
Henry Van Brunt
Henry Van Brunt was a prominent 19th-century American architect known for his influential role in shaping civic and institutional architecture across the United States.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Scottish person
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biographer ⓘ human ⓘ literary critic ⓘ university professor ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1822-12-02 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Aberdeen
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Scotland ⓘ |
| burialPlace |
Grange Cemetery, Edinburgh
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linked to:
Grange Cemetery
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| child | Rosaline Masson ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dateOfRetirement | 1895 ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1907-10-06 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Marischal College, Aberdeen
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linked to:
Marischal College
University of Aberdeen ⓘ |
| employer | University of Edinburgh ⓘ |
| era | Victorian era ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Scottish ⓘ |
| familyName | Masson ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
English literature
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biography ⓘ literary criticism ⓘ |
| genre |
literary biography
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literary criticism ⓘ |
| givenName | David ⓘ |
| influenced | Victorian literary studies ⓘ |
| knownFor |
contributions to Victorian literary culture
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scholarship on John Milton ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | Royal Society of Edinburgh ⓘ |
| name | David Masson ⓘ |
| notableStudent | Robert Louis Stevenson ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Life of John Milton
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The Life of John Milton: Narrated in Connexion with the Political, Ecclesiastical, and Literary History of His Time ⓘ
linked to:
Life of John Milton
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| occupation |
biographer
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literary critic ⓘ professor of rhetoric and English literature ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Professor of Rhetoric and English Literature at the University of Edinburgh ⓘ |
| religion |
Presbyterianism
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linked to:
Presbyterian
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| spouse | Emily Rosaline Orme ⓘ |
| subjectOf | studies on John Milton ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Edinburgh
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London ⓘ
linked to:
London, England
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