Percy Spender
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Percy Spender was an Australian politician, diplomat, and jurist who served as Minister for External Affairs and later as President of the International Court of Justice.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Percy Spender canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10840116 — 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: Percy Spender Context triple: [United Australia Party, notableMember, Percy Spender]
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A.
Murray Bail
Murray Bail is an acclaimed Australian novelist and short story writer known for his inventive narratives and contributions to contemporary Australian literature.
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B.
Paul Hasluck
Paul Hasluck was an Australian politician, historian, and diplomat who served as the 17th Governor-General of Australia from 1969 to 1974.
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C.
John Stothart
John Stothart is a film editor known for his work on the romantic drama "Truly, Madly, Deeply."
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D.
Austin Clarke
Austin Clarke is a Barbadian-Canadian novelist and short story writer renowned for his explorations of race, immigration, and Caribbean diasporic life in Canada.
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E.
James Elroy Flecker
James Elroy Flecker was an early 20th-century British poet and playwright known for his richly musical verse and exotic, symbolist-influenced imagery.
- 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: Percy Spender Target entity description: Percy Spender was an Australian politician, diplomat, and jurist who served as Minister for External Affairs and later as President of the International Court of Justice.
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A.
Murray Bail
Murray Bail is an acclaimed Australian novelist and short story writer known for his inventive narratives and contributions to contemporary Australian literature.
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B.
Paul Hasluck
Paul Hasluck was an Australian politician, historian, and diplomat who served as the 17th Governor-General of Australia from 1969 to 1974.
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C.
John Stothart
John Stothart is a film editor known for his work on the romantic drama "Truly, Madly, Deeply."
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D.
Austin Clarke
Austin Clarke is a Barbadian-Canadian novelist and short story writer renowned for his explorations of race, immigration, and Caribbean diasporic life in Canada.
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E.
James Elroy Flecker
James Elroy Flecker was an early 20th-century British poet and playwright known for his richly musical verse and exotic, symbolist-influenced imagery.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Australian politician
ⓘ
human ⓘ judge ⓘ jurist ⓘ |
| affiliation |
Australian diplomatic service
ⓘ
linked to:
Australian Department of External Affairs
Government of Australia ⓘ
linked to:
Australian government
International Court of Justice ⓘ |
| areaOfInfluence |
Australian foreign relations
ⓘ
international adjudication ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Australia ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Sydney Law School
ⓘ
University of Sydney ⓘ |
| familyName |
Spender
ⓘ
linked to:
J. A. Spender
|
| fieldOfWork |
diplomacy
ⓘ
foreign policy ⓘ international law ⓘ |
| givenName | Percy ⓘ |
| hasHonor |
Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire
ⓘ
Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George ⓘ member of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| legalProfession | barrister in New South Wales ⓘ |
| memberOfPoliticalParty |
Liberal Party of Australia
ⓘ
United Australia Party ⓘ |
| name | Percy Spender ⓘ |
| notableFor |
service as Australian Minister for External Affairs
ⓘ
service as President of the International Court of Justice ⓘ shaping post‑war Australian foreign policy ⓘ |
| notableWork |
contributions to the Colombo Plan
ⓘ
role in the negotiation of the ANZUS Treaty ⓘ |
| occupation |
barrister
ⓘ
diplomat ⓘ judge ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Australian Ambassador to the United States
ⓘ
Judge of the International Court of Justice ⓘ Member of the Australian House of Representatives ⓘ Minister for External Affairs of Australia ⓘ President of the International Court of Justice ⓘ |
| residence |
Canberra
ⓘ
Sydney ⓘ The Hague ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Canberra
ⓘ
The Hague ⓘ Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Percy Spender Description of subject: Percy Spender was an Australian politician, diplomat, and jurist who served as Minister for External Affairs and later as President of the International Court of Justice.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.