Jack Tanner
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Jack Tanner is the radical, free-thinking protagonist of George Bernard Shaw's play "Man and Superman," known for his iconoclastic views on politics, marriage, and social conventions.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Jack Tanner canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11196986 — 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: Jack Tanner Context triple: [Man and Superman, character, Jack Tanner]
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A.
Peter Tanner
Peter Tanner was a British film editor known for his work on numerous feature films, including the Vietnam War drama "Hamburger Hill."
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B.
Chuck Tanner
Chuck Tanner was an American Major League Baseball manager best known for leading the Pittsburgh Pirates to a World Series championship in 1979.
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C.
Michael Tanner
Michael Tanner is a British philosopher and scholar, particularly known for his work on aesthetics and opera, who supervised Roger Scruton’s doctoral studies.
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D.
John Tanner
John Tanner is the investigative television journalist who becomes entangled in a deadly web of espionage and betrayal in Robert Ludlum’s thriller "The Osterman Weekend."
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E.
John Todd
John Todd was a British mathematician known for his work in numerical analysis and for helping to establish the field of computational mathematics.
- 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: Jack Tanner Target entity description: Jack Tanner is the radical, free-thinking protagonist of George Bernard Shaw's play "Man and Superman," known for his iconoclastic views on politics, marriage, and social conventions.
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A.
Peter Tanner
Peter Tanner was a British film editor known for his work on numerous feature films, including the Vietnam War drama "Hamburger Hill."
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B.
Chuck Tanner
Chuck Tanner was an American Major League Baseball manager best known for leading the Pittsburgh Pirates to a World Series championship in 1979.
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C.
Michael Tanner
Michael Tanner is a British philosopher and scholar, particularly known for his work on aesthetics and opera, who supervised Roger Scruton’s doctoral studies.
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D.
John Tanner
John Tanner is the investigative television journalist who becomes entangled in a deadly web of espionage and betrayal in Robert Ludlum’s thriller "The Osterman Weekend."
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E.
John Todd
John Todd was a British mathematician known for his work in numerical analysis and for helping to establish the field of computational mathematics.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
dramatic character
ⓘ
fictional character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Man and Superman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInAct |
Act I of Man and Superman
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Act II of Man and Superman NERFINISHED ⓘ Act III of Man and Superman NERFINISHED ⓘ Act IV of Man and Superman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInSection | Don Juan in Hell scene NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedConcept |
Life Force
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Shavian philosophy ⓘ |
| basedOn | the Don Juan archetype ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
free-thinking
ⓘ
iconoclastic ⓘ radical ⓘ |
| creator | George Bernard Shaw NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discussesTopic |
evolutionary progress
ⓘ
gender roles ⓘ individual freedom ⓘ social responsibility ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceOfWorkYear | 1905 ⓘ |
| firstPublicationOfWorkYear | 1903 GENERATED ⓘ |
| friendOf | Octavius Robinson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genreOfWorkAppearsIn | philosophical comedy ⓘ |
| guardianOf | Ann Whitefield NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAlias | John Tanner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasConflictWith | Ann Whitefield NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPhilosophicalStance |
anti-romantic view of love
ⓘ
critique of bourgeois society ⓘ |
| hasViewpointOn |
marriage
ⓘ
politics ⓘ social conventions ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | Don Juan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
advocating political and social revolution
ⓘ
attacking traditional views of marriage ⓘ criticizing conventional morality ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| literaryGenreContext | drama ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | modernist drama ⓘ |
| medium | stage play ⓘ |
| nationality | British ⓘ |
| occupation | writer ⓘ |
| opposedBy | Roebuck Ramsden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrays | a Shavian superman ideal ⓘ |
| relationshipWith |
Ann Whitefield
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Octavius Robinson NERFINISHED ⓘ Roebuck Ramsden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roleInWork | protagonist of Man and Superman ⓘ |
| settingOfWork | England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Jack Tanner Description of subject: Jack Tanner is the radical, free-thinking protagonist of George Bernard Shaw's play "Man and Superman," known for his iconoclastic views on politics, marriage, and social conventions.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.