Robert David MacDonald
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Robert David MacDonald was a Scottish playwright, translator, and theatre director best known for his influential work at Glasgow's Citizens Theatre from the 1970s onward.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Robert David MacDonald canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12265561 — 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: Robert David MacDonald Context triple: [Glasgow Citizens Theatre, hasArtisticDirector, Robert David MacDonald]
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A.
Andrew McMillan
Andrew McMillan is a software developer and open-source contributor known for his work on email and groupware technologies, particularly with the Kolab groupware server.
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B.
Ian Duncan Stewart
Ian Duncan Stewart is the birth name of Ian Brady, the notorious British serial killer responsible for the Moors murders in the 1960s.
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C.
George Iain Duncan Smith
George Iain Duncan Smith is a British Conservative politician who served as Leader of the Opposition and later as Secretary of State for Work and Pensions.
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D.
John Moir
John Moir was a standout college basketball player best known for being the inaugural recipient of the NCAA Final Four Most Outstanding Player award.
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E.
Ian Douglas Campbell
Ian Douglas Campbell was a Scottish peer and aristocrat who became the 11th Duke of Argyll, noted for his turbulent personal life and high-profile marriages.
- 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: Robert David MacDonald Target entity description: Robert David MacDonald was a Scottish playwright, translator, and theatre director best known for his influential work at Glasgow's Citizens Theatre from the 1970s onward.
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A.
Andrew McMillan
Andrew McMillan is a software developer and open-source contributor known for his work on email and groupware technologies, particularly with the Kolab groupware server.
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B.
Ian Duncan Stewart
Ian Duncan Stewart is the birth name of Ian Brady, the notorious British serial killer responsible for the Moors murders in the 1960s.
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C.
George Iain Duncan Smith
George Iain Duncan Smith is a British Conservative politician who served as Leader of the Opposition and later as Secretary of State for Work and Pensions.
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D.
John Moir
John Moir was a standout college basketball player best known for being the inaugural recipient of the NCAA Final Four Most Outstanding Player award.
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E.
Ian Douglas Campbell
Ian Douglas Campbell was a Scottish peer and aristocrat who became the 11th Duke of Argyll, noted for his turbulent personal life and high-profile marriages.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.