Igor Karkaroff
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Igor Karkaroff is the former Death Eater and Headmaster of Durmstrang Institute who appears in the Harry Potter series as a shifty and self-serving wizard involved in the events of the Triwizard Tournament.
All labels observed (1)
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| Igor Karkaroff canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T16058308 — 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: Igor Karkaroff Context triple: [Yule Ball, notableAttendee, Igor Karkaroff]
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A.
Rodolphus Lestrange
Rodolphus Lestrange is a pure-blood Death Eater from the Harry Potter series, known for his loyalty to Lord Voldemort and participation in torturing Aurors like the Longbottoms.
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B.
Barty Crouch Sr.
Barty Crouch Sr. is a strict, high-ranking Ministry of Magic official whose rigid pursuit of law and order plays a pivotal role in the events surrounding the Triwizard Tournament.
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C.
Pius Thicknesse
Pius Thicknesse is a high-ranking wizard in the Harry Potter series who becomes the puppet Minister for Magic under Voldemort’s control.
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D.
Barty Crouch Jr.
Barty Crouch Jr. is a dark wizard and devoted Death Eater in the Harry Potter series, best known for impersonating Mad-Eye Moody to help Voldemort return to power.
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E.
Abraxas Malfoy
Abraxas Malfoy is a pure-blood wizard from the influential Malfoy family, known primarily as the father of Lucius Malfoy and a former patriarch of the family's aristocratic lineage.
- 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: Igor Karkaroff Target entity description: Igor Karkaroff is the former Death Eater and Headmaster of Durmstrang Institute who appears in the Harry Potter series as a shifty and self-serving wizard involved in the events of the Triwizard Tournament.
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A.
Rodolphus Lestrange
Rodolphus Lestrange is a pure-blood Death Eater from the Harry Potter series, known for his loyalty to Lord Voldemort and participation in torturing Aurors like the Longbottoms.
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B.
Barty Crouch Sr.
Barty Crouch Sr. is a strict, high-ranking Ministry of Magic official whose rigid pursuit of law and order plays a pivotal role in the events surrounding the Triwizard Tournament.
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C.
Pius Thicknesse
Pius Thicknesse is a high-ranking wizard in the Harry Potter series who becomes the puppet Minister for Magic under Voldemort’s control.
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D.
Barty Crouch Jr.
Barty Crouch Jr. is a dark wizard and devoted Death Eater in the Harry Potter series, best known for impersonating Mad-Eye Moody to help Voldemort return to power.
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E.
Abraxas Malfoy
Abraxas Malfoy is a pure-blood wizard from the influential Malfoy family, known primarily as the father of Lucius Malfoy and a former patriarch of the family's aristocratic lineage.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.