Captain Singleton
E124830
Captain Singleton is an early 18th-century adventure novel by Daniel Defoe that follows the seafaring exploits, piracy, and moral evolution of its titular protagonist.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Captain Singleton canonical | 3 |
| The Life, Adventures and Piracies of the Famous Captain Singleton | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1078502 — 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: Captain Singleton Context triple: [Daniel Defoe, notableWork, Captain Singleton]
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A.
Captain General
Captain General was the highest-ranking military and often civil authority in various Spanish territories, combining supreme command over armed forces with broad administrative powers.
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B.
The Captain
The Captain is the famous nickname of Willis Reed, the Hall of Fame center and emotional leader of the New York Knicks dynasty of the early 1970s.
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C.
The Captain
The Captain is the English translation of the Spanish name "El Capitan," famously associated with the iconic granite monolith in Yosemite National Park.
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D.
The Captain
The Captain is the famous nickname of Derek Jeter, the longtime New York Yankees shortstop and team leader renowned for his clutch performances and five World Series titles.
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E.
The Black Pirate
The Black Pirate is a 1926 silent swashbuckler film starring Douglas Fairbanks, renowned for its pioneering use of early two-color Technicolor and acrobatic action sequences.
- 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: Captain Singleton Target entity description: Captain Singleton is an early 18th-century adventure novel by Daniel Defoe that follows the seafaring exploits, piracy, and moral evolution of its titular protagonist.
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A.
Captain General
Captain General was the highest-ranking military and often civil authority in various Spanish territories, combining supreme command over armed forces with broad administrative powers.
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B.
The Captain
The Captain is the English translation of the Spanish name "El Capitan," famously associated with the iconic granite monolith in Yosemite National Park.
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C.
The Captain
The Captain is the famous nickname of Derek Jeter, the longtime New York Yankees shortstop and team leader renowned for his clutch performances and five World Series titles.
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D.
The Captain
The Captain is the famous nickname of Willis Reed, the Hall of Fame center and emotional leader of the New York Knicks dynasty of the early 1970s.
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E.
The Black Pirate
The Black Pirate is a 1926 silent swashbuckler film starring Douglas Fairbanks, renowned for its pioneering use of early two-color Technicolor and acrobatic action sequences.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
adventure novel
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novel ⓘ seafaring novel ⓘ |
| author | Daniel Defoe ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter | William Walters ⓘ |
| genre |
adventure fiction
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nautical fiction ⓘ picaresque novel ⓘ pirate fiction ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Captain Singleton
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surface form:
The Life, Adventures and Piracies of the Famous Captain Singleton
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| hasMaritimeFocus | yes ⓘ |
| hasMoralDimension | yes ⓘ |
| hasTitleCharacter | Captain Singleton self-link ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | early English novel ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | 18th century literature ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Bob Singleton ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | first-person narrative ⓘ |
| narrativeType | autobiographical fiction ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| protagonist | Bob Singleton ⓘ |
| publicationCentury | 18th century ⓘ |
| setting |
Africa
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East Indies ⓘ Indian Ocean ⓘ |
| theme |
colonialism
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commerce and trade ⓘ moral transformation ⓘ piracy ⓘ repentance ⓘ seafaring adventure ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: Captain Singleton Description of subject: Captain Singleton is an early 18th-century adventure novel by Daniel Defoe that follows the seafaring exploits, piracy, and moral evolution of its titular protagonist.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
The Life, Adventures and Piracies of the Famous Captain Singleton