Harry Brodribb Irving
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Harry Brodribb Irving was a British stage actor and theatre manager of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, known for following his father Sir Henry Irving into a prominent theatrical career.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Harry Brodribb Irving canonical | 3 |
| Laurence Sydney Brodribb Irving | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2021370 — 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: Harry Brodribb Irving Context triple: [Henry Irving, child, Harry Brodribb Irving]
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A.
Horace Tabberer Brown
Horace Tabberer Brown was a prominent British brewing chemist and researcher known for his pioneering work in fermentation science and the chemistry of beer.
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B.
Henry Collins Brown
Henry Collins Brown was a Scottish-born American historian, author, and lecturer best known for chronicling New York City's history and founding the Museum of the City of New York.
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C.
William Irwin
William Irwin was a 19th-century American politician who served as Governor of California from 1875 to 1880.
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D.
Frederic McLaughlin
Frederic McLaughlin was an American businessman and sports executive best known for establishing and owning the NHL’s Chicago Blackhawks in the early 20th century.
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E.
Alfred Baldwin
Alfred Baldwin was a British industrialist and Conservative politician who served as a Member of Parliament and was the father of future Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin.
- 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: Harry Brodribb Irving Target entity description: Harry Brodribb Irving was a British stage actor and theatre manager of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, known for following his father Sir Henry Irving into a prominent theatrical career.
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A.
Horace Tabberer Brown
Horace Tabberer Brown was a prominent British brewing chemist and researcher known for his pioneering work in fermentation science and the chemistry of beer.
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B.
Henry Collins Brown
Henry Collins Brown was a Scottish-born American historian, author, and lecturer best known for chronicling New York City's history and founding the Museum of the City of New York.
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C.
William Irwin
William Irwin was a 19th-century American politician who served as Governor of California from 1875 to 1880.
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D.
Frederic McLaughlin
Frederic McLaughlin was an American businessman and sports executive best known for establishing and owning the NHL’s Chicago Blackhawks in the early 20th century.
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E.
Alfred Baldwin
Alfred Baldwin was a British industrialist and Conservative politician who served as a Member of Parliament and was the father of future Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British actor
ⓘ
human ⓘ stage actor ⓘ theatre manager ⓘ |
| activeInPeriod |
early 20th century
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late 19th century ⓘ |
| artisticDiscipline | performing arts ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| culture | English theatre ⓘ |
| employer | various British theatres ⓘ |
| era |
Edwardian era
ⓘ
Victorian era ⓘ |
| familyName | Irving ⓘ |
| father | Henry Irving ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
stage acting
ⓘ
theatre ⓘ theatrical management ⓘ |
| genre | drama ⓘ |
| givenName | Harry ⓘ |
| hasHonorificPrefix | son of Sir Henry Irving ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Henry Irving ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| medium | live theatre ⓘ |
| name | Harry Brodribb Irving self-link ⓘ |
| nationality | British ⓘ |
| notableFamily | Irving family ⓘ |
| notableFor |
following his father Sir Henry Irving into a theatrical career
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performances on the British stage in the early 20th century ⓘ performances on the British stage in the late 19th century ⓘ |
| occupation |
stage actor
ⓘ
theatre manager ⓘ |
| partOf | British theatre history ⓘ |
| relative |
Henry Irving
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surface form:
Sir Henry Irving
|
| role | actor-manager ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| workLocation |
London, England
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surface form:
London
United Kingdom ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Harry Brodribb Irving Description of subject: Harry Brodribb Irving was a British stage actor and theatre manager of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, known for following his father Sir Henry Irving into a prominent theatrical career.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Laurence Sydney Brodribb Irving
this entity surface form:
Laurence Sydney Brodribb Irving