Serjeant Glynn
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Serjeant Glynn was an English barrister who represented James Somerset in the landmark 1772 Somerset v Stewart case that helped advance the legal challenge to slavery in Britain.
All labels observed (1)
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| Serjeant Glynn canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T14741329 — 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: Serjeant Glynn Context triple: [Somerset v Stewart, hasCounselForStewart, Serjeant Glynn]
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A.
Sergeant J.J. Sefton
Sergeant J.J. Sefton is the cynical, resourceful American POW protagonist of the film "Stalag 17," known for his self-serving schemes and eventual heroism inside a German prison camp during World War II.
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B.
Sergeant-Major Hewson
Sergeant-Major Hewson was a British military non-commissioned officer noted for his prominent role in the events surrounding the Barrackpore incident of 1857 during the lead-up to the Indian Rebellion.
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C.
Sergeant Harry Lawrie
Sergeant Harry Lawrie was a Scottish mountain rescue team member who died in the line of duty and is commemorated by a cross on Ben Ledi.
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D.
Sergeant Neil Howie
Sergeant Neil Howie is the devoutly Christian Scottish police officer whose investigation of a missing girl on a remote pagan island drives the central mystery and horror of the 1973 film "The Wicker Man."
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E.
Sergeant Gerry Boyle
Sergeant Gerry Boyle is the cynical, sharp-witted small-town Irish police sergeant at the center of the dark comedy crime film "The Guard."
- 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: Serjeant Glynn Target entity description: Serjeant Glynn was an English barrister who represented James Somerset in the landmark 1772 Somerset v Stewart case that helped advance the legal challenge to slavery in Britain.
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A.
Sergeant J.J. Sefton
Sergeant J.J. Sefton is the cynical, resourceful American POW protagonist of the film "Stalag 17," known for his self-serving schemes and eventual heroism inside a German prison camp during World War II.
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B.
Sergeant-Major Hewson
Sergeant-Major Hewson was a British military non-commissioned officer noted for his prominent role in the events surrounding the Barrackpore incident of 1857 during the lead-up to the Indian Rebellion.
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C.
Sergeant Harry Lawrie
Sergeant Harry Lawrie was a Scottish mountain rescue team member who died in the line of duty and is commemorated by a cross on Ben Ledi.
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D.
Sergeant Neil Howie
Sergeant Neil Howie is the devoutly Christian Scottish police officer whose investigation of a missing girl on a remote pagan island drives the central mystery and horror of the 1973 film "The Wicker Man."
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E.
Sergeant Gerry Boyle
Sergeant Gerry Boyle is the cynical, sharp-witted small-town Irish police sergeant at the center of the dark comedy crime film "The Guard."
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.