Obadiah Elihue Parker
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Obadiah Elihue Parker is the conflicted, tattoo-covered central character of Flannery O’Connor’s short story “Parker’s Back,” whose spiritual turmoil and search for identity drive the narrative.
All labels observed (1)
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| Obadiah Elihue Parker canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T15740885 — 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: Obadiah Elihue Parker Context triple: [Parker's Back, protagonist, Obadiah Elihue Parker]
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A.
Edwin Pond Parker II
Edwin Pond Parker II was the first husband of American writer and critic Dorothy Parker, with whom he had a turbulent, on-and-off marriage in the early 20th century.
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B.
William Anthony Parker Jr.
William Anthony Parker Jr. is the birth name of Tony Parker, the French-American former NBA point guard best known for winning four championships with the San Antonio Spurs.
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C.
Reuben Haines
Reuben Haines was an early American settler and landowner known for establishing the town of Northumberland in Pennsylvania.
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D.
William Morrant Baker
William Morrant Baker was a 19th-century English surgeon and pathologist known for his contributions to neurology and orthopedics, including the description of Baker's cyst.
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E.
Timothy Britten Parker
Timothy Britten Parker is an American actor and theater performer known for his work on stage and screen and as the brother of actress Sarah Jessica Parker.
- 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: Obadiah Elihue Parker Target entity description: Obadiah Elihue Parker is the conflicted, tattoo-covered central character of Flannery O’Connor’s short story “Parker’s Back,” whose spiritual turmoil and search for identity drive the narrative.
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A.
Edwin Pond Parker II
Edwin Pond Parker II was the first husband of American writer and critic Dorothy Parker, with whom he had a turbulent, on-and-off marriage in the early 20th century.
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B.
William Anthony Parker Jr.
William Anthony Parker Jr. is the birth name of Tony Parker, the French-American former NBA point guard best known for winning four championships with the San Antonio Spurs.
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C.
Reuben Haines
Reuben Haines was an early American settler and landowner known for establishing the town of Northumberland in Pennsylvania.
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D.
William Morrant Baker
William Morrant Baker was a 19th-century English surgeon and pathologist known for his contributions to neurology and orthopedics, including the description of Baker's cyst.
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E.
Timothy Britten Parker
Timothy Britten Parker is an American actor and theater performer known for his work on stage and screen and as the brother of actress Sarah Jessica Parker.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.