Robert Macfarlane
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Robert Macfarlane is a British writer and academic best known for his lyrical books on landscape, nature, and place, such as "Mountains of the Mind" and "The Old Ways."
All labels observed (1)
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| Robert Macfarlane canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T16615040 — 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: Robert Macfarlane Context triple: [RSL Ondaatje Prize, notableWinner, Robert Macfarlane]
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A.
Nan Shepherd
Nan Shepherd was a Scottish modernist novelist and poet best known for her nature writing and influential book "The Living Mountain," which reflects her deep connection to the Cairngorms.
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B.
David Haskell
David Haskell is an American journalist and media executive best known for serving as editor-in-chief of New York Magazine.
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C.
Robert McFarlane
Robert McFarlane was a U.S. Marine Corps officer and national security official best known for serving in the Reagan administration and playing a central role in the Iran-Contra affair.
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D.
Jonathan Raban
Jonathan Raban was a British travel writer, novelist, and critic renowned for his reflective, genre-blending works on place, identity, and journey.
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E.
David Nuttall
David Nuttall is a British Conservative politician who served as the Member of Parliament for Bury North from 2010 to 2017.
- 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: Robert Macfarlane Target entity description: Robert Macfarlane is a British writer and academic best known for his lyrical books on landscape, nature, and place, such as "Mountains of the Mind" and "The Old Ways."
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A.
Nan Shepherd
Nan Shepherd was a Scottish modernist novelist and poet best known for her nature writing and influential book "The Living Mountain," which reflects her deep connection to the Cairngorms.
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B.
David Haskell
David Haskell is an American journalist and media executive best known for serving as editor-in-chief of New York Magazine.
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C.
Robert McFarlane
Robert McFarlane was a U.S. Marine Corps officer and national security official best known for serving in the Reagan administration and playing a central role in the Iran-Contra affair.
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D.
Jonathan Raban
Jonathan Raban was a British travel writer, novelist, and critic renowned for his reflective, genre-blending works on place, identity, and journey.
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E.
David Nuttall
David Nuttall is a British Conservative politician who served as the Member of Parliament for Bury North from 2010 to 2017.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.