Richard Lease
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Richard Lease is a fictional character in Ali Smith's novel "Spring," whose experiences and perspective contribute to the book's exploration of contemporary Britain and human connection.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Richard Lease canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13508716 — 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 Lease Context triple: [Spring (novel), character, Richard Lease]
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A.
Renfrey B. Potts
Renfrey B. Potts was an Australian mathematician and physicist best known for formulating the Potts model in statistical mechanics.
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B.
William B. Isham
William B. Isham was a New York businessman and landowner whose former estate in northern Manhattan became the public green space now known as Isham Park.
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C.
John E. Miles
John E. Miles was an American politician who served as the 12th governor of New Mexico from 1939 to 1943.
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D.
John M. Lyle
John M. Lyle was a prominent early 20th-century Canadian architect known for helping shape a distinct national architectural style through major public and civic buildings.
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E.
William R. Caddy
William R. Caddy was a United States Marine and Medal of Honor recipient who was killed in action during World War 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 Lease Target entity description: Richard Lease is a fictional character in Ali Smith's novel "Spring," whose experiences and perspective contribute to the book's exploration of contemporary Britain and human connection.
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A.
Renfrey B. Potts
Renfrey B. Potts was an Australian mathematician and physicist best known for formulating the Potts model in statistical mechanics.
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B.
William B. Isham
William B. Isham was a New York businessman and landowner whose former estate in northern Manhattan became the public green space now known as Isham Park.
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C.
John E. Miles
John E. Miles was an American politician who served as the 12th governor of New Mexico from 1939 to 1943.
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D.
John M. Lyle
John M. Lyle was a prominent early 20th-century Canadian architect known for helping shape a distinct national architectural style through major public and civic buildings.
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E.
William R. Caddy
William R. Caddy was a United States Marine and Medal of Honor recipient who was killed in action during World War II.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.