Sir John Daw
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Sir John Daw is a foolish, boastful knight in Ben Jonson’s comedy "Epicœne, or The Silent Woman," known for his pretensions to learning and cowardly behavior.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Sir John Daw canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T16450609 — 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: Sir John Daw Context triple: [Epicœne, or The Silent Woman, mainCharacter, Sir John Daw]
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A.
Sir John Clotworthy
Sir John Clotworthy was a prominent 17th-century Anglo-Irish politician and Parliamentarian notable for his role in the English Civil War and opposition to Charles I.
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B.
Sir John Thomas
Sir John Thomas is a distinguished British judge and legal figure who studied at Jesus College, Oxford.
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C.
Sir John Chester
Sir John Chester is a suave, manipulative aristocrat and one of the principal antagonists in Charles Dickens’s historical novel "Barnaby Rudge."
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D.
Sir John Willison
Sir John Willison was a prominent Canadian journalist and newspaper editor known for his influential role in early 20th-century political and public affairs.
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E.
Sir John Habakkuk
Sir John Habakkuk was a prominent British economic historian known for his influential work on industrialization, landownership, and economic development in Britain.
- 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: Sir John Daw Target entity description: Sir John Daw is a foolish, boastful knight in Ben Jonson’s comedy "Epicœne, or The Silent Woman," known for his pretensions to learning and cowardly behavior.
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A.
Sir John Clotworthy
Sir John Clotworthy was a prominent 17th-century Anglo-Irish politician and Parliamentarian notable for his role in the English Civil War and opposition to Charles I.
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B.
Sir John Thomas
Sir John Thomas is a distinguished British judge and legal figure who studied at Jesus College, Oxford.
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C.
Sir John Chester
Sir John Chester is a suave, manipulative aristocrat and one of the principal antagonists in Charles Dickens’s historical novel "Barnaby Rudge."
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D.
Sir John Willison
Sir John Willison was a prominent Canadian journalist and newspaper editor known for his influential role in early 20th-century political and public affairs.
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E.
Sir John Habakkuk
Sir John Habakkuk was a prominent British economic historian known for his influential work on industrialization, landownership, and economic development in Britain.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.