Richard William Butler
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Richard William Butler is an Australian diplomat and former Governor of Tasmania known for his role as chief United Nations weapons inspector in Iraq during the late 1990s.
All labels observed (1)
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| Richard William Butler canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12424492 — 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: Richard William Butler Context triple: [Richard Butler, name, Richard William Butler]
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A.
Arthur George Brown
Arthur George Brown was the son of pioneering British aviator Arthur Whitten Brown, who co-piloted the first non-stop transatlantic flight in 1919.
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B.
Richard John Baker
Richard John Baker is an American gay rights activist best known as a plaintiff in one of the earliest same-sex marriage cases in the United States.
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C.
Anthony Quayle
Anthony Quayle was a British actor and director known for his distinguished stage work with the Royal Shakespeare Company and notable film roles in mid-20th-century cinema.
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D.
Richard Cecil
Richard Cecil was a prominent 16th-century English courtier and politician who served as a key administrator under King Edward VI and Queen Elizabeth I and was the father of influential statesman William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley.
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E.
Richard Talbot
Richard Talbot was a 17th-century Irish soldier and statesman who became a leading Jacobite figure and Lord Deputy of Ireland under King James II.
- 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: Richard William Butler Target entity description: Richard William Butler is an Australian diplomat and former Governor of Tasmania known for his role as chief United Nations weapons inspector in Iraq during the late 1990s.
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A.
Arthur George Brown
Arthur George Brown was the son of pioneering British aviator Arthur Whitten Brown, who co-piloted the first non-stop transatlantic flight in 1919.
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B.
Richard John Baker
Richard John Baker is an American gay rights activist best known as a plaintiff in one of the earliest same-sex marriage cases in the United States.
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C.
Anthony Quayle
Anthony Quayle was a British actor and director known for his distinguished stage work with the Royal Shakespeare Company and notable film roles in mid-20th-century cinema.
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D.
Richard Cecil
Richard Cecil was a prominent 16th-century English courtier and politician who served as a key administrator under King Edward VI and Queen Elizabeth I and was the father of influential statesman William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley.
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E.
Richard Talbot
Richard Talbot was a 17th-century Irish soldier and statesman who became a leading Jacobite figure and Lord Deputy of Ireland under King James II.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.