Hober Mallow
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Hober Mallow is a central character in Isaac Asimov's Foundation series, known as a shrewd merchant and political strategist who helps shape the early destiny of the Foundation.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hober Mallow canonical | 6 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1799325 — 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: Hober Mallow Context triple: [Foundation, mainCharacter, Hober Mallow]
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A.
Jadagrace Berry
Jadagrace Berry is an American actress, dancer, and singer best known for her early role in the science fiction film "Terminator Salvation."
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B.
Houbie
Houbie is the main village on the Shetland island of Fetlar in Scotland.
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C.
Milo
Milo is a popular chocolate and malt powdered drink brand produced by Nestlé and widely consumed around the world, especially by children and athletes.
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D.
Treacle Walker
Treacle Walker is a 2021 fantasy novel by Alan Garner that blends folklore, time, and memory in a surreal, introspective narrative.
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E.
Malthace
Malthace was a wife of Herod the Great and the mother of several of his children, including Herod Antipas, placing her within the Herodian royal family of Judea.
- 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: Hober Mallow Target entity description: Hober Mallow is a central character in Isaac Asimov's Foundation series, known as a shrewd merchant and political strategist who helps shape the early destiny of the Foundation.
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A.
Jadagrace Berry
Jadagrace Berry is an American actress, dancer, and singer best known for her early role in the science fiction film "Terminator Salvation."
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B.
Houbie
Houbie is the main village on the Shetland island of Fetlar in Scotland.
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C.
Milo
Milo is a popular chocolate and malt powdered drink brand produced by Nestlé and widely consumed around the world, especially by children and athletes.
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D.
Treacle Walker
Treacle Walker is a 2021 fantasy novel by Alan Garner that blends folklore, time, and memory in a surreal, introspective narrative.
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E.
Malthace
Malthace was a wife of Herod the Great and the mother of several of his children, including Herod Antipas, placing her within the Herodian royal family of Judea.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Foundation series character
ⓘ
character in literature ⓘ fictional character ⓘ |
| advocates | secular trade-based expansion of the Foundation ⓘ |
| affiliation | Foundation ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Foundation
ⓘ
Merchant Princes ⓘ
surface form:
The Merchant Princes
|
| appearsInSeries |
Foundation series (early stories)
ⓘ
surface form:
Foundation series
|
| appearsInUniverse | Galactic Empire setting ⓘ |
| associatedWithConcept | psychohistory’s prediction of Foundation dominance through non-military means ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
ambitious
ⓘ
cynical ⓘ pragmatic ⓘ shrewd ⓘ |
| conflictWith |
The Four Kingdoms
ⓘ
The Korellian Republic ⓘ |
| creator | Isaac Asimov ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hasTitle | Merchant Prince ⓘ |
| homeworld | Terminus ⓘ |
| influences |
political evolution of the Foundation
ⓘ
shift from religious to commercial policy in the Foundation ⓘ |
| inUniverseStatus | first powerful merchant prince of the Foundation ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| literaryGenre | science fiction ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | demonstrates the power of economics in historical development ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | protagonist of a major Foundation story arc ⓘ |
| notableFor |
expanding the Foundation’s economic influence
ⓘ
political strategy ⓘ shrewd commercial tactics ⓘ using trade as a tool of power ⓘ |
| occupation |
merchant
ⓘ
political strategist ⓘ politician ⓘ trader ⓘ |
| opposes | reliance on religion as a tool of control ⓘ |
| partOf | Foundation universe ⓘ |
| portrayedAs | realist rather than idealist ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Mayor of Terminus
ⓘ
leader of the Foundation ⓘ |
| strategy | using technological trade monopolies to gain political leverage ⓘ |
| timePeriodWithinFiction | early centuries of the Foundation Era ⓘ |
| usesStrategy | economic dominance over military confrontation ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Hober Mallow Description of subject: Hober Mallow is a central character in Isaac Asimov's Foundation series, known as a shrewd merchant and political strategist who helps shape the early destiny of the Foundation.
Referenced by (6)
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