Old Hemp
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Old Hemp was a highly influential 19th-century Border Collie whose working style and genetics are widely regarded as the foundation of the modern Border Collie breed.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Old Hemp canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11631969 — 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: Old Hemp Context triple: [Border Collie, famousIndividual, Old Hemp]
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A.
Ganja
Ganja is one of Azerbaijan’s largest and oldest cities, known as a historic cultural and economic center in the South Caucasus.
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B.
Mr. Weed
Mr. Weed is Peter Griffin’s mild-mannered, mustachioed boss at the Happy-Go-Lucky Toy Factory in the animated TV series "Family Guy."
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C.
Greenleaf
Greenleaf is a dramatic television series that explores the secrets, scandals, and power struggles within a wealthy African-American megachurch family.
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D.
Greenleaf
"Greenleaf" is a short story by Flannery O’Connor that explores themes of faith, violence, and grace through the tense relationship between a farm owner and her hired family.
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E.
Greenleaf
Greenleaf is the middle name of the 19th-century American Quaker poet and abolitionist John Greenleaf Whittier.
- 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: Old Hemp Target entity description: Old Hemp was a highly influential 19th-century Border Collie whose working style and genetics are widely regarded as the foundation of the modern Border Collie breed.
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A.
Ganja
Ganja is one of Azerbaijan’s largest and oldest cities, known as a historic cultural and economic center in the South Caucasus.
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B.
Mr. Weed
Mr. Weed is Peter Griffin’s mild-mannered, mustachioed boss at the Happy-Go-Lucky Toy Factory in the animated TV series "Family Guy."
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C.
Greenleaf
Greenleaf is a dramatic television series that explores the secrets, scandals, and power struggles within a wealthy African-American megachurch family.
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D.
Greenleaf
"Greenleaf" is a short story by Flannery O’Connor that explores themes of faith, violence, and grace through the tense relationship between a farm owner and her hired family.
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E.
Greenleaf
Greenleaf is the middle name of the 19th-century American Quaker poet and abolitionist John Greenleaf Whittier.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Border Collie
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dog ⓘ stud dog ⓘ |
| breed | Border Collie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| father | Roy (sheepdog) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAncestralRole | key ancestor of many registered Border Collies ⓘ |
| hasApproximateBirthYear | 1893 ⓘ |
| hasApproximateDeathYear | 1901 ⓘ |
| hasColor |
black and white
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tricolour ⓘ |
| hasLegacy |
dominant influence in Border Collie pedigrees
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model for traditional Border Collie working style ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfOffspring | over 200 ⓘ |
| hasQuality |
intelligence
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natural balance in herding ⓘ quiet working style ⓘ responsiveness to handler ⓘ strong eye in herding ⓘ trainability ⓘ |
| hasWorkingStyle |
non-barking herding style
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strong but quiet ⓘ wide yet controlled outrun ⓘ |
| influenced |
Border Collie genetics
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modern Border Collie working style ⓘ |
| isAssociatedWith |
Northumbrian sheep farming
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development of working sheepdog trials ⓘ |
| isConsidered | progenitor of the Border Collie ⓘ |
| isDescribedAs |
calm worker
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natural worker ⓘ powerful worker ⓘ |
| isRecognizedBy |
Border Collie breed historians
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working sheepdog historians ⓘ |
| isSubjectOf |
Border Collie breed histories
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working sheepdog literature ⓘ |
| mother | Meg (sheepdog) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
exceptional sheep herding ability
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foundational influence on the modern Border Collie breed ⓘ |
| occupation | sheepdog ⓘ |
| placeOfOrigin | Northumberland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roleIn | foundation of the modern Border Collie breed ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| use | sheep herding ⓘ |
| wasBredBy | Adam Telfer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wasBredFor | working ability rather than appearance ⓘ |
| wasOwnedBy | Adam Telfer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Old Hemp Description of subject: Old Hemp was a highly influential 19th-century Border Collie whose working style and genetics are widely regarded as the foundation of the modern Border Collie breed.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.