Dr. Alfred Jones
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Dr. Alfred Jones is a reserved British fisheries scientist whose unlikely involvement in a visionary project to introduce salmon fishing to the Yemeni desert drives the plot of the novel and film "Salmon Fishing in the Yemen."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Dr. Alfred Jones canonical | 1 |
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Target entity: Dr. Alfred Jones Context triple: [Salmon Fishing in the Yemen, mainCharacter, Dr. Alfred Jones]
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Alfred Drake
Alfred Drake was a prominent American actor and baritone best known for originating leading roles in landmark mid-20th-century Broadway musicals.
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Henry Jones
Henry Jones was an American character actor known for his distinctive supporting roles in film, television, and theater throughout the mid-20th century.
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C.
Richard Warren
Richard Warren was an English Pilgrim and early settler of Plymouth Colony who is best known as one of the passengers on the Mayflower and an ancestor of many notable Americans.
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D.
Professor Trevor Bruttenholm
Professor Trevor Bruttenholm is a scholarly occult expert and founding member of the Bureau for Paranormal Research and Defense who discovers, raises, and mentors the demon hero Hellboy.
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E.
Paul Griffin
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- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Dr. Alfred Jones Target entity description: Dr. Alfred Jones is a reserved British fisheries scientist whose unlikely involvement in a visionary project to introduce salmon fishing to the Yemeni desert drives the plot of the novel and film "Salmon Fishing in the Yemen."
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A.
Alfred Drake
Alfred Drake was a prominent American actor and baritone best known for originating leading roles in landmark mid-20th-century Broadway musicals.
-
B.
Henry Jones
Henry Jones was an American character actor known for his distinctive supporting roles in film, television, and theater throughout the mid-20th century.
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C.
Richard Warren
Richard Warren was an English Pilgrim and early settler of Plymouth Colony who is best known as one of the passengers on the Mayflower and an ancestor of many notable Americans.
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D.
Professor Trevor Bruttenholm
Professor Trevor Bruttenholm is a scholarly occult expert and founding member of the Bureau for Paranormal Research and Defense who discovers, raises, and mentors the demon hero Hellboy.
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E.
Paul Griffin
Paul Griffin was an American session keyboardist renowned for his soulful, inventive playing on landmark recordings by artists such as Bob Dylan, Steely Dan, and countless others.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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scientist ⓘ |
| adaptedIn |
Salmon Fishing in the Yemen
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surface form:
Salmon Fishing in the Yemen (2011 film)
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| appearsIn |
Salmon Fishing in the Yemen
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surface form:
Salmon Fishing in the Yemen (film)
Salmon Fishing in the Yemen (novel) ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Home Civil Service
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surface form:
British civil service
Yemeni development project ⓘ |
| basedOnWork | Salmon Fishing in the Yemen (novel) ⓘ |
| centralThemeOfArc |
faith versus rationalism
ⓘ
personal transformation ⓘ |
| characterDevelopment | gains emotional openness ⓘ |
| characterTrait | reserved ⓘ |
| collaboratesWith |
Harriet Chetwode-Talbot
ⓘ
Yemeni sheikh ⓘ |
| countryOfResidence | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| createdBy | Paul Torday ⓘ |
| employer |
UK government
ⓘ
surface form:
British government
UK fisheries department ⓘ |
| familyName | Jones ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | Salmon Fishing in the Yemen ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork | fisheries science ⓘ |
| firstAppearance |
Salmon Fishing in the Yemen
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surface form:
Salmon Fishing in the Yemen (2007 novel)
|
| fullName | Alfred Jones ⓘ |
| genreOfWorkAppearedIn |
romantic comedy-drama
ⓘ
satirical novel ⓘ |
| givenName | Alfred ⓘ |
| hasInterest | fly fishing ⓘ |
| hasSkill |
scientific modelling
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statistical analysis of fish stocks ⓘ |
| honorificPrefix | Dr. ⓘ |
| involvedIn | Yemen salmon fishing project ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| maritalStatus | married (at start of story) ⓘ |
| medium |
film
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literature ⓘ |
| narrativeConflict | skepticism about feasibility of salmon in Yemen ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | viewpoint character ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | protagonist ⓘ |
| nationality | British ⓘ |
| occupation | fisheries scientist ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Ewan McGregor ⓘ |
| projectLocation |
Yemen
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Arabian Desert ⓘ
surface form:
Yemeni desert
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| specializesIn |
fish population dynamics
ⓘ
salmon ⓘ |
| storySetting |
London, England
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surface form:
London
Yemen ⓘ |
| undergoes | crisis of faith in purely rational thinking ⓘ |
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Subject: Dr. Alfred Jones Description of subject: Dr. Alfred Jones is a reserved British fisheries scientist whose unlikely involvement in a visionary project to introduce salmon fishing to the Yemeni desert drives the plot of the novel and film "Salmon Fishing in the Yemen."
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