Mr. Bones
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Mr. Bones is the nickname of Barnum Brown, the famed American paleontologist who discovered the first documented remains of Tyrannosaurus rex.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Mr. Bones canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T15267768 — 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: Mr. Bones Context triple: [Barnum Brown, hasNickname, Mr. Bones]
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A.
Brom Bones
Brom Bones is the boisterous, brawny rival of Ichabod Crane in Washington Irving’s “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow,” known for his pranks, horsemanship, and possible connection to the Headless Horseman.
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B.
Mr Bones
Mr Bones is a recurring, often melancholic and darkly comic alter-ego figure in John Berryman’s poetic sequence "The Dream Songs."
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C.
Rathbone
Rathbone is a surname most famously associated with English actor Basil Rathbone, renowned for his definitive portrayals of Sherlock Holmes in classic films.
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D.
Jack Marrowbone
Jack Marrowbone is the central protagonist of the 2017 psychological horror film "The Secret of Marrowbone," around whom the story’s family mystery and supernatural elements revolve.
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E.
Tom Snout
Tom Snout is a minor comic character in Shakespeare’s *A Midsummer Night’s Dream*, a rustic tinker who plays the Wall in the craftsmen’s play-within-the-play.
- 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: Mr. Bones Target entity description: Mr. Bones is the nickname of Barnum Brown, the famed American paleontologist who discovered the first documented remains of Tyrannosaurus rex.
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A.
Brom Bones
Brom Bones is the boisterous, brawny rival of Ichabod Crane in Washington Irving’s “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow,” known for his pranks, horsemanship, and possible connection to the Headless Horseman.
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B.
Mr Bones
Mr Bones is a recurring, often melancholic and darkly comic alter-ego figure in John Berryman’s poetic sequence "The Dream Songs."
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C.
Rathbone
Rathbone is a surname most famously associated with English actor Basil Rathbone, renowned for his definitive portrayals of Sherlock Holmes in classic films.
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D.
Jack Marrowbone
Jack Marrowbone is the central protagonist of the 2017 psychological horror film "The Secret of Marrowbone," around whom the story’s family mystery and supernatural elements revolve.
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E.
Tom Snout
Tom Snout is a minor comic character in Shakespeare’s *A Midsummer Night’s Dream*, a rustic tinker who plays the Wall in the craftsmen’s play-within-the-play.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.