Osborne Henry Mavor
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Osborne Henry Mavor was a Scottish physician and dramatist best known under his pen name James Bridie, a leading figure in 20th-century Scottish theatre and a co-founder of the Citizens Theatre in Glasgow.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Osborne Henry Mavor canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10888687 — 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: Osborne Henry Mavor Context triple: [James Bridie, birthName, Osborne Henry Mavor]
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A.
John Bowes Morrell
John Bowes Morrell was a prominent English historian, author, and civic leader from York who played a key role in the founding and development of the University of York.
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B.
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.
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C.
W. W. Hodkinson
W. W. Hodkinson was an early American film industry pioneer known as the “Father of Film Distribution” for creating the first nationwide movie distribution system and helping establish Paramount Pictures.
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D.
Maurice Gwyer
Maurice Gwyer was a British lawyer and civil servant who became the first Chief Justice of India and co-founded the publishing house Faber and Faber.
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E.
Cecil Kimber
Cecil Kimber was a British automotive engineer and businessman best known for developing and leading the MG sports car brand in its early years.
- 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: Osborne Henry Mavor Target entity description: Osborne Henry Mavor was a Scottish physician and dramatist best known under his pen name James Bridie, a leading figure in 20th-century Scottish theatre and a co-founder of the Citizens Theatre in Glasgow.
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A.
John Bowes Morrell
John Bowes Morrell was a prominent English historian, author, and civic leader from York who played a key role in the founding and development of the University of York.
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B.
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.
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C.
W. W. Hodkinson
W. W. Hodkinson was an early American film industry pioneer known as the “Father of Film Distribution” for creating the first nationwide movie distribution system and helping establish Paramount Pictures.
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D.
Maurice Gwyer
Maurice Gwyer was a British lawyer and civil servant who became the first Chief Justice of India and co-founded the publishing house Faber and Faber.
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E.
Cecil Kimber
Cecil Kimber was a British automotive engineer and businessman best known for developing and leading the MG sports car brand in its early years.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Scottish writer
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dramatist ⓘ human ⓘ physician ⓘ playwright ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | stroke ⓘ |
| coFounderOf | Citizens Theatre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictParticipatedIn | World War I ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Scotland
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United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1888-01-03 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1951-01-29 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | University of Glasgow ⓘ |
| employer |
Glasgow Royal Infirmary
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
University of Glasgow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
medicine
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theatre ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy
ⓘ
drama ⓘ |
| hasAlias | James Bridie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | Scottish theatre ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| militaryService | Royal Army Medical Corps NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement | Scottish Renaissance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Osborne Henry Mavor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | leading figure in 20th-century Scottish theatre ⓘ |
| notableWork |
A Sleeping Clergyman
NERFINISHED
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Mr Bolfry NERFINISHED ⓘ The Anatomist NERFINISHED ⓘ The Forrigan Reel NERFINISHED ⓘ The King of Nowhere NERFINISHED ⓘ The Sunlight Sonata NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
dramatist
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physician ⓘ playwright ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ |
| penName | James Bridie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfActivity |
Glasgow
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Glasgow ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Edinburgh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | artistic director of Citizens Theatre ⓘ |
| relative |
James Mavor
NERFINISHED
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Osborne Mavor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Presbyterian
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surface form:
Presbyterianism
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| spouse | Margaret Mavor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wroteUnderName | James Bridie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Osborne Henry Mavor Description of subject: Osborne Henry Mavor was a Scottish physician and dramatist best known under his pen name James Bridie, a leading figure in 20th-century Scottish theatre and a co-founder of the Citizens Theatre in Glasgow.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.