Dr. Vigil
E945073
Dr. Vigil is a compassionate and clear-sighted doctor who serves as a moral and rational counterpoint to the Consul’s self-destruction in Malcolm Lowry’s novel "Under the Volcano."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Dr. Vigil canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11754469 — 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: Dr. Vigil Context triple: [Under the Volcano, hasCharacter, Dr. Vigil]
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A.
Dr. Casares
Dr. Casares is a compassionate, aging doctor and caretaker at a remote orphanage in Guillermo del Toro’s gothic horror film "The Devil’s Backbone."
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B.
Dr. Vertiz
Dr. Vertiz is a Mexico City Metrobús station serving the Colonia Narvarte area.
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C.
Doctor Ferreiro
Doctor Ferreiro is a compassionate and principled physician in the film "Pan's Labyrinth," who secretly aids the anti-Franco resistance.
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D.
Dr. Fagan
Dr. Fagan is a comically unscrupulous and financially desperate headmaster of a disreputable Welsh boarding school in Evelyn Waugh’s satirical novel "Decline and Fall."
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E.
Dr. Delmarre
Dr. Delmarre is a key character in Isaac Asimov's science fiction novel "The Naked Sun," serving as a prominent roboticist whose death becomes the central mystery of the story.
- 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: Dr. Vigil Target entity description: Dr. Vigil is a compassionate and clear-sighted doctor who serves as a moral and rational counterpoint to the Consul’s self-destruction in Malcolm Lowry’s novel "Under the Volcano."
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A.
Dr. Casares
Dr. Casares is a compassionate, aging doctor and caretaker at a remote orphanage in Guillermo del Toro’s gothic horror film "The Devil’s Backbone."
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B.
Dr. Vertiz
Dr. Vertiz is a Mexico City Metrobús station serving the Colonia Narvarte area.
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C.
Doctor Ferreiro
Doctor Ferreiro is a compassionate and principled physician in the film "Pan's Labyrinth," who secretly aids the anti-Franco resistance.
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D.
Dr. Fagan
Dr. Fagan is a comically unscrupulous and financially desperate headmaster of a disreputable Welsh boarding school in Evelyn Waugh’s satirical novel "Decline and Fall."
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E.
Dr. Delmarre
Dr. Delmarre is a key character in Isaac Asimov's science fiction novel "The Naked Sun," serving as a prominent roboticist whose death becomes the central mystery of the story.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (26)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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literary character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Under the Volcano ⓘ |
| appearsInGenre | modernist novel ⓘ |
| appearsInWorkBy | Malcolm Lowry ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
compassion in the face of decay
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moral responsibility ⓘ rationality versus self-destruction ⓘ |
| characterInNovelBy | Malcolm Lowry ⓘ |
| contrastsWith |
the Consul
ⓘ
linked to:
The Consul
|
| createdBy | Malcolm Lowry ⓘ |
| describedAs |
clear-sighted
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compassionate ⓘ |
| firstPublishedIn |
Under the Volcano (1947 novel)
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linked to:
Under the Volcano
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| functionInNarrative |
moral counterpoint to the Consul
ⓘ
rational counterpoint to the Consul ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| medium | prose fiction ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
embodies ethical clarity
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offers guidance to the Consul ⓘ |
| nationalityOfAuthor | British ⓘ |
| occupation |
doctor
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physician ⓘ |
| roleInWork | supporting character ⓘ |
| settingOfWork |
Quauhnahuac (Cuernavaca), Mexico
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linked to:
Quauhnahuac, Mexico
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| yearOfWorkPublication | 1947 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Dr. Vigil Description of subject: Dr. Vigil is a compassionate and clear-sighted doctor who serves as a moral and rational counterpoint to the Consul’s self-destruction in Malcolm Lowry’s novel "Under the Volcano."
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.