Sir George Le Grand Jacob
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Sir George Le Grand Jacob was a 19th-century British Indian Army officer and colonial administrator known for his military service and governance roles in western India.
All labels observed (1)
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| Sir George Le Grand Jacob canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11444059 — 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: Sir George Le Grand Jacob Context triple: [Jacob Circle, namedAfter, Sir George Le Grand Jacob]
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Sir George Oatley
Sir George Oatley was a prominent early 20th-century British architect best known for his grand Gothic Revival designs in Bristol.
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B.
Sir George Barlow
Sir George Barlow was a British colonial administrator who served as acting Governor-General of India in the early 19th century, noted for his conservative policies and efforts to reduce government expenditure.
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C.
Sir George Collier
Sir George Collier was an 18th-century British Royal Navy officer best known for his command roles during the American Revolutionary War, particularly in North American and Caribbean waters.
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D.
Sir George Lisle
Sir George Lisle was a Royalist officer and distinguished infantry commander during the English Civil War, noted for his defense of Colchester and his execution after its fall.
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E.
Sir George Beilby
Sir George Beilby was a Scottish industrial chemist and metallurgist known for his work on fuel technology and surface films on metals.
- 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: Sir George Le Grand Jacob Target entity description: Sir George Le Grand Jacob was a 19th-century British Indian Army officer and colonial administrator known for his military service and governance roles in western India.
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A.
Sir George Oatley
Sir George Oatley was a prominent early 20th-century British architect best known for his grand Gothic Revival designs in Bristol.
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B.
Sir George Barlow
Sir George Barlow was a British colonial administrator who served as acting Governor-General of India in the early 19th century, noted for his conservative policies and efforts to reduce government expenditure.
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C.
Sir George Collier
Sir George Collier was an 18th-century British Royal Navy officer best known for his command roles during the American Revolutionary War, particularly in North American and Caribbean waters.
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D.
Sir George Lisle
Sir George Lisle was a Royalist officer and distinguished infantry commander during the English Civil War, noted for his defense of Colchester and his execution after its fall.
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E.
Sir George Beilby
Sir George Beilby was a Scottish industrial chemist and metallurgist known for his work on fuel technology and surface films on metals.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British Army officer
ⓘ
British Indian Army officer ⓘ author ⓘ colonial administrator ⓘ person ⓘ |
| areaOfActivity |
Bombay Presidency
ⓘ
western India ⓘ
linked to:
Western India
|
| awardReceived | Knight Commander of the Order of the Star of India ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1805-04-24 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
London
ⓘ
linked to:
London, England
|
| burialPlace | Kensal Green Cemetery ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1881-01-27 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
London
ⓘ
linked to:
London, England
|
| educatedAt | Addiscombe Military Seminary ⓘ |
| employer |
British Government in India
ⓘ
linked to:
Government of British India
East India Company ⓘ
linked to:
British East India Company
|
| father | John Jacob ⓘ |
| honorificPrefix | Sir ⓘ |
| knownFor |
administration in Cutch and Kathiawar
ⓘ
military service in western India ⓘ writings on Indian history and administration ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| militaryBranch |
Bombay Army
ⓘ
British Indian Army ⓘ |
| militaryRank | colonel ⓘ |
| name | George Le Grand Jacob ⓘ |
| notableWork |
A Memoir of the Life and Services of General Sir John Malcolm
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Travels in Southern Mahratta Country ⓘ Western India before and during the Mutinies ⓘ |
| occupation |
colonial administrator
ⓘ
soldier ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| participantIn | Indian Rebellion of 1857 ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
acting resident at Baroda
ⓘ
judge advocate-general of the Bombay Army ⓘ member of the Bombay Legislative Council ⓘ political agent in Cutch ⓘ political agent in Kathiawar ⓘ political superintendent in Cutch ⓘ |
| roleInEvent | helped maintain order in western India during the Indian Rebellion of 1857 ⓘ |
| serviceEnd | 1861 ⓘ |
| serviceStart | 1820 ⓘ |
| sibling | John Jacob (brigadier-general) ⓘ |
| wroteAbout |
Maratha history
ⓘ
political history of western India ⓘ |
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