Australian Dictionary of Biography
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The Australian Dictionary of Biography is a comprehensive national reference work that provides scholarly biographical entries on notable figures in Australian history.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Australian Dictionary of Biography canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11814374 — 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: Australian Dictionary of Biography Context triple: [Ralph Darling, describedBySource, Australian Dictionary of Biography]
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A.
The Melburnian
The Melburnian is a prominent luxury residential skyscraper complex in Melbourne, Australia, recognized for its contemporary design and city-fringe location.
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B.
Allan Cunningham
Allan Cunningham was a 19th-century British botanist and explorer noted for his extensive plant-collecting expeditions in Australia.
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C.
Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies
The Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies is a national research, collecting, and publishing institution dedicated to the cultures, histories, and languages of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in Australia.
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D.
Australian National Bibliographic Database
The Australian National Bibliographic Database is a comprehensive national cataloging resource that aggregates and provides access to bibliographic records for materials held in libraries across Australia.
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E.
Keneally
Keneally is an Irish-origin surname most notably borne by Australian novelist Thomas Keneally, author of "Schindler’s Ark."
- 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: Australian Dictionary of Biography Target entity description: The Australian Dictionary of Biography is a comprehensive national reference work that provides scholarly biographical entries on notable figures in Australian history.
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A.
The Melburnian
The Melburnian is a prominent luxury residential skyscraper complex in Melbourne, Australia, recognized for its contemporary design and city-fringe location.
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B.
Allan Cunningham
Allan Cunningham was a 19th-century British botanist and explorer noted for his extensive plant-collecting expeditions in Australia.
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C.
Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies
The Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies is a national research, collecting, and publishing institution dedicated to the cultures, histories, and languages of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in Australia.
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D.
Australian National Bibliographic Database
The Australian National Bibliographic Database is a comprehensive national cataloging resource that aggregates and provides access to bibliographic records for materials held in libraries across Australia.
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E.
Keneally
Keneally is an Irish-origin surname most notably borne by Australian novelist Thomas Keneally, author of "Schindler’s Ark."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
biographical dictionary
ⓘ
national biography project ⓘ reference work ⓘ |
| academicPublisher | Melbourne University Press ⓘ |
| affiliation | Australian National University ⓘ |
| aim |
to document lives of significant Australians
ⓘ
to provide reliable biographical information ⓘ |
| basedAt | Australian National University ⓘ |
| contentType | biographical entries ⓘ |
| country | Australia ⓘ |
| coverage |
deceased Australians
ⓘ
notable figures in Australian history ⓘ |
| discipline | history ⓘ |
| editorialBoard | Australian historians ⓘ |
| editorialOffice | Australian National University ⓘ |
| editorialProcess | peer-reviewed contributions ⓘ |
| editorialStandard | scholarly ⓘ |
| firstVolumePublicationDate | 1966 ⓘ |
| focus | Australian history ⓘ |
| genre | biography ⓘ |
| hasAbbreviation | ADB ⓘ |
| hasFormat |
hardcover volumes
ⓘ
searchable online database ⓘ |
| hasOnlineEdition | true ⓘ |
| inception | 1957 ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Australian National University scholarly projects ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| location | Canberra ⓘ |
| mediaType |
online
ⓘ
print ⓘ |
| notableFor | authoritative biographical reference on Australians ⓘ |
| projectLaunch | 1957 ⓘ |
| publisher |
MUP
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Melbourne University Press ⓘ |
| publisherType | university press ⓘ |
| regionCovered | Australia ⓘ |
| scope | national ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
general readers
ⓘ
scholars ⓘ students ⓘ |
| timePeriodCovered | from European settlement to contemporary era ⓘ |
| usesSources |
archival research
ⓘ
primary sources ⓘ secondary sources ⓘ |
| website | https://adb.anu.edu.au ⓘ |
| workType | multi-volume reference work ⓘ |
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Subject: Australian Dictionary of Biography Description of subject: The Australian Dictionary of Biography is a comprehensive national reference work that provides scholarly biographical entries on notable figures in Australian history.
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