Mr. Edward Hyde
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Mr. Edward Hyde is the violent, malevolent alter ego of Dr. Henry Jekyll in Robert Louis Stevenson’s classic Gothic novella "Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde."
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hyde | 3 |
| Mr. Edward Hyde canonical | 3 |
| Mr. Hyde | 3 |
| Dr. Henry Jekyll | 1 |
| Mister Hyde | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1201436 — 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: Mr. Edward Hyde Context triple: [Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1941 film), leadCharacter, Mr. Edward Hyde]
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A.
Hyde
Hyde is a town in Greater Manchester, England, known as a residential and former industrial community within the Tameside borough.
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B.
Lyle Talbot
Lyle Talbot was an American actor known for his prolific work in film and television from the 1930s through the 1980s, including roles in both major studio productions and low-budget cult classics.
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C.
Charles Lanyon
Charles Lanyon was a prominent 19th-century Irish architect known for designing many notable public buildings in Belfast and across Ulster.
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D.
Nevil Macready
Nevil Macready was a British Army general best known for serving as Commander-in-Chief in Ireland during the Irish War of Independence.
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E.
Victor
Victor is a masculine given name of Latin origin meaning "conqueror" or "winner," commonly used in many European and English-speaking countries.
- 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: Mr. Edward Hyde Target entity description: Mr. Edward Hyde is the violent, malevolent alter ego of Dr. Henry Jekyll in Robert Louis Stevenson’s classic Gothic novella "Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde."
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A.
Hyde
Hyde is a town in Greater Manchester, England, known as a residential and former industrial community within the Tameside borough.
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B.
Lyle Talbot
Lyle Talbot was an American actor known for his prolific work in film and television from the 1930s through the 1980s, including roles in both major studio productions and low-budget cult classics.
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C.
Charles Lanyon
Charles Lanyon was a prominent 19th-century Irish architect known for designing many notable public buildings in Belfast and across Ulster.
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D.
Nevil Macready
Nevil Macready was a British Army general best known for serving as Commander-in-Chief in Ireland during the Irish War of Independence.
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E.
Victor
Victor is a masculine given name of Latin origin meaning "conqueror" or "winner," commonly used in many European and English-speaking countries.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
alter ego
ⓘ
antagonist ⓘ fictional character ⓘ literary character ⓘ |
| alterEgoOf | Dr. Henry Jekyll ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde ⓘ |
| associatedConcept |
duality of human nature
ⓘ
good and evil within one person ⓘ split personality ⓘ |
| basedOnCharacter | Dr. Henry Jekyll ⓘ |
| causeOfExistence | potion created by Dr. Henry Jekyll ⓘ |
| characterIn | Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde ⓘ |
| countryOfOriginOfWork | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| creator | Robert Louis Stevenson ⓘ |
| culturalImpact | archetype of the evil alter ego ⓘ |
| familyName | Hyde ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde ⓘ |
| firstPublicationDateOfWork | 1886-01-05 ⓘ |
| fullName | Edward Hyde ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genreOfWork |
Gothic literature
ⓘ
surface form:
Gothic fiction
horror fiction ⓘ psychological fiction ⓘ |
| givenName | Edward ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation |
film adaptations of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde
ⓘ
stage adaptations of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| medium | novella ⓘ |
| moralAlignment | evil ⓘ |
| nationalityInFiction | British ⓘ |
| notableAct |
murdering Sir Danvers Carew
ⓘ
trampling a young girl in the street ⓘ |
| oppositeCharacter | Dr. Henry Jekyll ⓘ |
| personalityTrait |
amoral
ⓘ
cruel ⓘ impulsive ⓘ malevolent ⓘ violent ⓘ |
| physicalDescription |
gives an impression of deformity
ⓘ
inspires instinctive loathing in others ⓘ smaller than average adult man ⓘ |
| publicationYearOfWork | 1886 ⓘ |
| residenceInFiction |
London, England
ⓘ
surface form:
London
|
| sharesBodyWith | Dr. Henry Jekyll ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
repressed desires
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the dark side of human nature ⓘ unrestrained evil ⓘ |
| transformationMethod | chemical potion ⓘ |
| workSetting | Victorian London ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Mr. Edward Hyde Description of subject: Mr. Edward Hyde is the violent, malevolent alter ego of Dr. Henry Jekyll in Robert Louis Stevenson’s classic Gothic novella "Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde."
Referenced by (11)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Dr. Henry Jekyll
this entity surface form:
Mr. Hyde
this entity surface form:
Mr. Hyde
this entity surface form:
Mister Hyde
subject surface form:
Jekyll (TV series)
this entity surface form:
Hyde
subject surface form:
Jekyll (TV series)
this entity surface form:
Hyde
subject surface form:
Jekyll & Hyde... Together Again
this entity surface form:
Mr. Hyde
this entity surface form:
Hyde