Robert Phelan
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Robert Phelan is the fictional father of aspiring writer Eugenia "Skeeter" Phelan in Kathryn Stockett's novel "The Help."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Robert Phelan canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T16215549 — 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 Phelan Context triple: [Eugenia "Skeeter" Phelan, father, Robert Phelan]
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A.
Edward McPherson
Edward McPherson was a 19th-century American politician and journalist best known for serving multiple terms in the U.S. House of Representatives and later as Clerk of the House.
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B.
Arthur Dorman
Arthur Dorman was a British industrialist best known as a co-founder of the major steel and engineering firm Dorman Long and Co Ltd, which played a significant role in bridge building and heavy industry.
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C.
Roger D. Lapham
Roger D. Lapham was an American shipping executive and politician who served as mayor of San Francisco in the 1940s.
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D.
Paul Bolen
Paul Bolen is a musician known for being a member of the Celtic rock band O'Malley's March.
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E.
George Minafer
George Minafer is the spoiled, arrogant heir of a wealthy Midwestern family whose downfall and gradual self-awareness drive the plot of Booth Tarkington’s novel *The Magnificent Ambersons*.
- 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 Phelan Target entity description: Robert Phelan is the fictional father of aspiring writer Eugenia "Skeeter" Phelan in Kathryn Stockett's novel "The Help."
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A.
Edward McPherson
Edward McPherson was a 19th-century American politician and journalist best known for serving multiple terms in the U.S. House of Representatives and later as Clerk of the House.
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B.
Arthur Dorman
Arthur Dorman was a British industrialist best known as a co-founder of the major steel and engineering firm Dorman Long and Co Ltd, which played a significant role in bridge building and heavy industry.
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C.
Roger D. Lapham
Roger D. Lapham was an American shipping executive and politician who served as mayor of San Francisco in the 1940s.
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D.
Paul Bolen
Paul Bolen is a musician known for being a member of the Celtic rock band O'Malley's March.
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E.
George Minafer
George Minafer is the spoiled, arrogant heir of a wealthy Midwestern family whose downfall and gradual self-awareness drive the plot of Booth Tarkington’s novel *The Magnificent Ambersons*.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.