Arthur Kipps
E182825
Arthur Kipps is the young solicitor protagonist of Susan Hill’s gothic horror novel "The Woman in Black," known for his haunting experiences in the remote Eel Marsh House.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Arthur Kipps canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1616537 — 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: Arthur Kipps Context triple: [Kipps, mainCharacter, Arthur Kipps]
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A.
Alfred Harker
Alfred Harker was a British geologist and petrologist renowned for his pioneering work on igneous rocks and the geology of the British Isles.
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B.
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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C.
John Black
John Black is a television director best known for his work on the Doctor Who spin-off special "K-9 and Company."
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D.
Charles Jervas
Charles Jervas was an Irish portrait painter and translator of Cervantes who became a prominent figure in early 18th-century London’s artistic and literary circles.
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E.
Henry Hall
Henry Hall is the son of American actress and comedian Julia Louis-Dreyfus and musician Brad Hall.
- 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: Arthur Kipps Target entity description: Arthur Kipps is the young solicitor protagonist of Susan Hill’s gothic horror novel "The Woman in Black," known for his haunting experiences in the remote Eel Marsh House.
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A.
Alfred Harker
Alfred Harker was a British geologist and petrologist renowned for his pioneering work on igneous rocks and the geology of the British Isles.
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B.
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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C.
John Black
John Black is a television director best known for his work on the Doctor Who spin-off special "K-9 and Company."
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D.
Charles Jervas
Charles Jervas was an Irish portrait painter and translator of Cervantes who became a prominent figure in early 18th-century London’s artistic and literary circles.
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E.
Henry Hall
Henry Hall is the son of American actress and comedian Julia Louis-Dreyfus and musician Brad Hall.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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literary character ⓘ protagonist ⓘ solicitor ⓘ |
| appearsInAdaptation |
2012 film adaptation of The Woman in Black
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stage adaptation of The Woman in Black ⓘ |
| appearsInWork | The Woman in Black ⓘ |
| associatedWithPlace |
Crythin Gifford
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Eel Marsh House ⓘ |
| associatedWithSupernaturalEntity |
The Woman in Black
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surface form:
the Woman in Black
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| characterTrait |
determined
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rational ⓘ sensitive ⓘ skeptical ⓘ |
| countryOfOriginInFiction | England ⓘ |
| createdBy | Susan Hill ⓘ |
| employer | London law firm ⓘ |
| experiences |
hauntings at Eel Marsh House
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psychological trauma ⓘ supernatural apparitions ⓘ |
| fears |
return of the haunting memories
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The Woman in Black ⓘ
surface form:
the Woman in Black
|
| firstPublicationContext |
The Woman in Black by Susan Hill
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surface form:
The Woman in Black (1983 novel)
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| frameStoryContext | older man recounting his youth at Christmas ⓘ |
| genreOfWorkAppearedIn | gothic horror ⓘ |
| hasChild | unnamed son ⓘ |
| hasRelative | Stella Kipps ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| lifeEvent | sent to settle the estate of Mrs. Alice Drablow ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | 20th-century British literature ⓘ |
| maritalStatus | married ⓘ |
| mediumOfOrigin | novel ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
central protagonist
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first-person narrator ⓘ |
| occupation | solicitor ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Daniel Radcliffe ⓘ |
| storyFunction |
frame narrator recounting past events
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witness to the curse of the Woman in Black ⓘ |
| suffersConsequenceOfCurse |
death of his child
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death of his wife ⓘ |
| themeInvolvement |
grief
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guilt ⓘ the impact of the supernatural on the rational mind ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Arthur Kipps Description of subject: Arthur Kipps is the young solicitor protagonist of Susan Hill’s gothic horror novel "The Woman in Black," known for his haunting experiences in the remote Eel Marsh House.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
The Woman in Black
subject surface form:
The Woman in Black