Glyn Daniel
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Glyn Daniel was a Welsh archaeologist and academic best known for his work on European prehistory and for popularizing archaeology through his books and BBC television programs.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Glyn Daniel canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T15457183 — 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: Glyn Daniel Context triple: [Glyn, hasNotableBearer, Glyn Daniel]
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A.
Richard Woolley
Richard Woolley was a prominent British astronomer who served as Astronomer Royal in the mid-20th century, overseeing major developments in UK observational astronomy.
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B.
Richard Woolley
Richard Woolley is a relatively obscure individual whose name alone does not clearly identify a widely recognized public figure, artist, or historical person.
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C.
Stuart Piggott
Stuart Piggott was a prominent 20th-century British archaeologist and prehistorian known for his influential excavations and scholarship on Neolithic and Bronze Age Britain.
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D.
Mortimer Wheeler
Mortimer Wheeler was a prominent 20th-century British archaeologist and museum director known for his influential excavation methods and popularization of archaeology through public lectures and broadcasting.
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E.
William Petrie
William Petrie was a British civil engineer and the father of renowned Egyptologist Sir Flinders Petrie.
- 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: Glyn Daniel Target entity description: Glyn Daniel was a Welsh archaeologist and academic best known for his work on European prehistory and for popularizing archaeology through his books and BBC television programs.
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A.
Richard Woolley
Richard Woolley was a prominent British astronomer who served as Astronomer Royal in the mid-20th century, overseeing major developments in UK observational astronomy.
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B.
Richard Woolley
Richard Woolley is a relatively obscure individual whose name alone does not clearly identify a widely recognized public figure, artist, or historical person.
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C.
Stuart Piggott
Stuart Piggott was a prominent 20th-century British archaeologist and prehistorian known for his influential excavations and scholarship on Neolithic and Bronze Age Britain.
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D.
Mortimer Wheeler
Mortimer Wheeler was a prominent 20th-century British archaeologist and museum director known for his influential excavation methods and popularization of archaeology through public lectures and broadcasting.
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E.
William Petrie
William Petrie was a British civil engineer and the father of renowned Egyptologist Sir Flinders Petrie.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.