The Last of His Kind
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The Last of His Kind is a nonfiction book by David Roberts that chronicles the life and final Everest expedition of legendary American mountaineer Bradford Washburn.
All labels observed (1)
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| The Last of His Kind canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11807924 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Last of His Kind Context triple: [David Roberts, notableWork, The Last of His Kind]
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A.
Last of My Kind
"Last of My Kind" is a song by American rock band Alice in Chains from their 2009 comeback album "Black Gives Way to Blue."
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B.
Last of a Dying Breed
"Last of a Dying Breed" is a standout hip-hop track by Ludacris that showcases his lyrical prowess and nostalgic reflection on rap’s changing landscape.
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C.
the last man
The last man is a symbolic figure in Nietzsche's "Thus Spoke Zarathustra" representing a complacent, comfort-seeking, and spiritually stagnant human type that contrasts with the striving, self-overcoming ideal of the Übermensch.
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D.
The Last Outpost
The Last Outpost is a 1935 adventure war film set on the Northwest Frontier during World War I, starring Cary Grant and Claude Rains, in which Gertrude Michael appears in a supporting role.
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E.
Last to Die
"Last to Die" is a crime thriller novel by Tess Gerritsen featuring medical examiner Maura Isles and detective Jane Rizzoli as they investigate a series of murders linked to a group of traumatized orphans.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Last of His Kind Target entity description: The Last of His Kind is a nonfiction book by David Roberts that chronicles the life and final Everest expedition of legendary American mountaineer Bradford Washburn.
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A.
Last of My Kind
"Last of My Kind" is a song by American rock band Alice in Chains from their 2009 comeback album "Black Gives Way to Blue."
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B.
Last of a Dying Breed
"Last of a Dying Breed" is a standout hip-hop track by Ludacris that showcases his lyrical prowess and nostalgic reflection on rap’s changing landscape.
-
C.
the last man
The last man is a symbolic figure in Nietzsche's "Thus Spoke Zarathustra" representing a complacent, comfort-seeking, and spiritually stagnant human type that contrasts with the striving, self-overcoming ideal of the Übermensch.
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D.
The Last Outpost
The Last Outpost is a 1935 adventure war film set on the Northwest Frontier during World War I, starring Cary Grant and Claude Rains, in which Gertrude Michael appears in a supporting role.
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E.
Last to Die
Last to Die is a Magic: The Gathering card, likely a creature or spell, associated with the Magic game universe.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (26)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
biography
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nonfiction book ⓘ |
| about |
Everest expedition
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exploration ⓘ mountaineering ⓘ |
| author | David Roberts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chronicles |
final Everest expedition of Bradford Washburn
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life of Bradford Washburn ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| focusesOn |
expedition leadership
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geographic exploration ⓘ high-altitude climbing ⓘ |
| genre | mountaineering literature ⓘ |
| hasPerspective | American ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
Alaskan exploration
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American mountaineering history ⓘ aerial photography ⓘ cartography ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject | Bradford Washburn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notablePersonDescribed | Bradford Washburn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrays | Bradford Washburn as legendary American mountaineer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationType | print ⓘ |
| publisher | William Morrow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriodCovered | 20th century ⓘ |
| workOf | David Roberts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Last of His Kind Description of subject: The Last of His Kind is a nonfiction book by David Roberts that chronicles the life and final Everest expedition of legendary American mountaineer Bradford Washburn.
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