James Robert Phillips
E1118408
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James Robert Phillips was a British colonial officer best known for leading the ill-fated 1897 mission to the Kingdom of Benin that precipitated the punitive Benin Expedition.
All labels observed (1)
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| James Robert Phillips canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T14718192 — 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: James Robert Phillips Context triple: [Benin Expedition of 1897, commandedBy, James Robert Phillips]
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A.
James Atlee Phillips
James Atlee Phillips was an American novelist and screenwriter best known for his crime and adventure stories, including the story that inspired the 1958 film "Thunder Road."
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B.
James Phillips
James Phillips was an 18th-century British Quaker abolitionist and publisher who played a key role in the early organized campaign to end the transatlantic slave trade.
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C.
James Phillips
James Phillips is a songwriter best known for his work on the track "So Excited."
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D.
John Sanborn Phillips
John Sanborn Phillips was an American magazine editor and publisher best known as a co-founder of the influential progressive-era periodical McClure's Magazine.
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E.
David Marvin Blake
David Marvin Blake is an American rapper, DJ, and record producer best known by his stage name DJ Quik, a prominent figure in West Coast hip hop.
- 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: James Robert Phillips Target entity description: James Robert Phillips was a British colonial officer best known for leading the ill-fated 1897 mission to the Kingdom of Benin that precipitated the punitive Benin Expedition.
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A.
James Atlee Phillips
James Atlee Phillips was an American novelist and screenwriter best known for his crime and adventure stories, including the story that inspired the 1958 film "Thunder Road."
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B.
James Phillips
James Phillips was an 18th-century British Quaker abolitionist and publisher who played a key role in the early organized campaign to end the transatlantic slave trade.
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C.
James Phillips
James Phillips is a songwriter best known for his work on the track "So Excited."
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D.
John Sanborn Phillips
John Sanborn Phillips was an American magazine editor and publisher best known as a co-founder of the influential progressive-era periodical McClure's Magazine.
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E.
David Marvin Blake
David Marvin Blake is an American rapper, DJ, and record producer best known by his stage name DJ Quik, a prominent figure in West Coast hip hop.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.