Alun Weaver
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Alun Weaver is the aging, hard-drinking former TV personality at the center of Kingsley Amis’s novel "The Old Devils," whose return to Wales disrupts and rekindles old friendships and rivalries.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Alun Weaver canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12115896 — 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: Alun Weaver Context triple: [The Old Devils, mainCharacter, Alun Weaver]
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A.
Alec Troup
Alec Troup was a Scottish professional footballer known for playing as a winger in the early 20th century.
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B.
Glyn Williams
Glyn Williams is a British sculptor known for creating prominent public monuments, including the statue of David Lloyd George in Parliament Square, London.
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C.
Gareth Unwin
Gareth Unwin is a British film producer best known for his Academy Award-winning work on the historical drama "The King’s Speech."
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D.
Alastair Redfern
Alastair Redfern is an Anglican bishop and theologian who has served in senior roles within the Church of England, including as Bishop of Woolwich and later Bishop of Derby.
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E.
Glyn Simon
Glyn Simon was a Welsh Anglican bishop who served as Archbishop of Wales in the mid-20th century.
- 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: Alun Weaver Target entity description: Alun Weaver is the aging, hard-drinking former TV personality at the center of Kingsley Amis’s novel "The Old Devils," whose return to Wales disrupts and rekindles old friendships and rivalries.
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A.
Alec Troup
Alec Troup was a Scottish professional footballer known for playing as a winger in the early 20th century.
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B.
Glyn Williams
Glyn Williams is a British sculptor known for creating prominent public monuments, including the statue of David Lloyd George in Parliament Square, London.
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C.
Gareth Unwin
Gareth Unwin is a British film producer best known for his Academy Award-winning work on the historical drama "The King’s Speech."
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D.
Alastair Redfern
Alastair Redfern is an Anglican bishop and theologian who has served in senior roles within the Church of England, including as Bishop of Woolwich and later Bishop of Derby.
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E.
Glyn Simon
Glyn Simon was a Welsh Anglican bishop who served as Archbishop of Wales in the mid-20th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.