Peter Puget
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Peter Puget was a British Royal Navy officer and explorer best known for his detailed surveys of the Pacific Northwest coast, including the area now called Puget Sound in Washington State.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Peter Puget canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10726317 — 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: Peter Puget Context triple: [Vancouver Expedition, crewMember, Peter Puget]
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A.
Gilbert Ponton
Gilbert Ponton is a bumbling yet loyal French gendarme who serves as Inspector Clouseau’s earnest sidekick in the 2006 comedy film "The Pink Panther."
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B.
Louis Sainte-Marie Perrin
Louis Sainte-Marie Perrin was a French architect best known for his work on the monumental Basilica of Notre-Dame de Fourvière in Lyon.
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C.
Charles Le Maire
Charles Le Maire was an American costume designer renowned for his work on numerous Hollywood films from the 1930s to the 1950s, earning multiple Academy Awards for his contributions.
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D.
Pierre Bostonais
Pierre Bostonais, also known as Tête Jaune, was a 19th-century Iroquois-Métis fur trader and guide whose explorations through the Canadian Rockies led to several landmarks, including the Yellowhead Pass, bearing his nickname.
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E.
Armand Séguin
Armand Séguin was a French Post-Impressionist painter associated with the Pont-Aven school and known for his Symbolist-influenced works.
- 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: Peter Puget Target entity description: Peter Puget was a British Royal Navy officer and explorer best known for his detailed surveys of the Pacific Northwest coast, including the area now called Puget Sound in Washington State.
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A.
Gilbert Ponton
Gilbert Ponton is a bumbling yet loyal French gendarme who serves as Inspector Clouseau’s earnest sidekick in the 2006 comedy film "The Pink Panther."
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B.
Louis Sainte-Marie Perrin
Louis Sainte-Marie Perrin was a French architect best known for his work on the monumental Basilica of Notre-Dame de Fourvière in Lyon.
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C.
Charles Le Maire
Charles Le Maire was an American costume designer renowned for his work on numerous Hollywood films from the 1930s to the 1950s, earning multiple Academy Awards for his contributions.
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D.
Pierre Bostonais
Pierre Bostonais, also known as Tête Jaune, was a 19th-century Iroquois-Métis fur trader and guide whose explorations through the Canadian Rockies led to several landmarks, including the Yellowhead Pass, bearing his nickname.
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E.
Armand Séguin
Armand Séguin was a French Post-Impressionist painter associated with the Pont-Aven school and known for his Symbolist-influenced works.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Royal Navy officer
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explorer ⓘ human ⓘ |
| activeInPeriod |
Age of Sail
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late 18th century ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ |
| employer | Royal Navy ⓘ |
| explored |
Pacific Northwest coast
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linked to:
Pacific Northwest
Puget Sound ⓘ coast of present-day Washington State ⓘ inlets and waterways of the Salish Sea region ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
cartography of coastal waters
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hydrographic surveying ⓘ |
| hasFamilyName | Puget ⓘ |
| hasGivenName | Peter ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memberOf |
George Vancouver’s expedition
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linked to:
George Vancouver
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| militaryBranch | Royal Navy ⓘ |
| militaryRank | officer in the Royal Navy ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Peter Puget ⓘ |
| nameGivenTo | Puget Sound ⓘ |
| notableFor |
exploration of the Pacific Northwest coast of North America
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survey of Puget Sound ⓘ |
| notableWork |
detailed surveys of the Pacific Northwest coast
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detailed surveys of the area now called Puget Sound ⓘ |
| occupation |
explorer
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naval officer ⓘ |
| participatedIn | Vancouver Expedition ⓘ |
| placeOfActivity |
North America
ⓘ
Pacific Northwest ⓘ Pacific Ocean ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Peter Puget Description of subject: Peter Puget was a British Royal Navy officer and explorer best known for his detailed surveys of the Pacific Northwest coast, including the area now called Puget Sound in Washington State.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Peter Puget