David de Kretser
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David de Kretser is an Australian medical researcher and academic who served as the 27th Governor of Victoria.
All labels observed (1)
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| David de Kretser canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T15515674 — 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: David de Kretser Context triple: [Christ Church Grammar School, Melbourne, notableAlumnus, David de Kretser]
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William Boyd
William Boyd is a Scottish novelist and screenwriter acclaimed for his richly crafted literary fiction, including works such as "Any Human Heart" and "A Good Man in Africa."
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William Boyd
William Boyd was an American actor best known for portraying the cowboy hero Hopalong Cassidy in numerous films and early television.
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Philip Hensher
Philip Hensher is a British novelist, critic, and academic known for works such as "The Northern Clemency" and his contributions to contemporary English literature.
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Gregg Mayles
Gregg Mayles is a British video game designer best known for his long-time work at Rare on classic titles such as the Donkey Kong Country series and Banjo-Kazooie.
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E.
Peter Carey
Peter Carey is an acclaimed Australian novelist known for his richly imaginative fiction and for winning the Booker Prize twice.
- 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: David de Kretser Target entity description: David de Kretser is an Australian medical researcher and academic who served as the 27th Governor of Victoria.
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A.
William Boyd
William Boyd is a Scottish novelist and screenwriter acclaimed for his richly crafted literary fiction, including works such as "Any Human Heart" and "A Good Man in Africa."
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B.
William Boyd
William Boyd was an American actor best known for portraying the cowboy hero Hopalong Cassidy in numerous films and early television.
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C.
Philip Hensher
Philip Hensher is a British novelist, critic, and academic known for works such as "The Northern Clemency" and his contributions to contemporary English literature.
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D.
Gregg Mayles
Gregg Mayles is a British video game designer best known for his long-time work at Rare on classic titles such as the Donkey Kong Country series and Banjo-Kazooie.
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E.
Peter Carey
Peter Carey is an acclaimed Australian novelist known for his richly imaginative fiction and for winning the Booker Prize twice.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.