Gordon Donaldson (historian)
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Gordon Donaldson was a prominent 20th-century Scottish historian and academic, best known for his authoritative works on Scottish history and his role as Historiographer Royal in Scotland.
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How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12119510 — 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: Gordon Donaldson (historian) Context triple: [Donaldson, hasNotableBearer, Gordon Donaldson (historian)]
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A.
Robert Donaldson
Robert Donaldson is a notable figure in whose honor the Donaldson Award was established, recognizing significant contributions in his field.
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B.
Alistair C. Crombie
Alistair C. Crombie was a prominent historian of science known for his influential work on the development of scientific thought in Western culture.
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C.
Alisdair Stewart
Alisdair Stewart is a central character in the 1993 film "The Piano," known as the emotionally complex husband whose relationship with the mute pianist Ada drives much of the drama.
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D.
Robert Dundas Duncan
Robert Dundas Duncan was the son of British Admiral Adam Duncan, 1st Viscount Duncan, and a member of the British aristocracy in the late 18th and early 19th centuries.
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E.
Brian Harrison (historian)
Brian Harrison is a British historian known for his work on modern British social and political history and for serving as editor of the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography.
- 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: Gordon Donaldson (historian) Target entity description: Gordon Donaldson was a prominent 20th-century Scottish historian and academic, best known for his authoritative works on Scottish history and his role as Historiographer Royal in Scotland.
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A.
Robert Donaldson
Robert Donaldson is a notable figure in whose honor the Donaldson Award was established, recognizing significant contributions in his field.
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B.
Alistair C. Crombie
Alistair C. Crombie was a prominent historian of science known for his influential work on the development of scientific thought in Western culture.
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C.
Alisdair Stewart
Alisdair Stewart is a central character in the 1993 film "The Piano," known as the emotionally complex husband whose relationship with the mute pianist Ada drives much of the drama.
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D.
Robert Dundas Duncan
Robert Dundas Duncan was the son of British Admiral Adam Duncan, 1st Viscount Duncan, and a member of the British aristocracy in the late 18th and early 19th centuries.
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E.
Brian Harrison (historian)
Brian Harrison is a British historian known for his work on modern British social and political history and for serving as editor of the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.