Edward Hand
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Edward Hand was an Irish-born American physician, soldier, and politician who became a prominent general in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Edward Hand canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2209976 — 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: Edward Hand Context triple: [Adjutant General of the Continental Army, positionHeldBy, Edward Hand]
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A.
Charles Boyle
Charles Boyle is a quirky, earnest, and food-obsessed detective from the comedy series "Brooklyn Nine-Nine," known for his unwavering loyalty to his friends and partner Jake Peralta.
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B.
William Dunbar
William Dunbar was a prominent late 15th- to early 16th-century Scottish makar (poet) known for his richly inventive verse and significant contribution to early Scots literature.
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C.
John F. Dryden
John F. Dryden was an American businessman and politician who pioneered industrial life insurance in the United States and served as a U.S. Senator from New Jersey.
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D.
John Ferrers
John Ferrers was an early American financier known for being among the original group of New York brokers who helped establish what became the New York Stock Exchange.
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E.
John Mason
John Mason was a 17th-century English colonial military leader in New England, best known for his pivotal and controversial role in the Pequot War.
- 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: Edward Hand Target entity description: Edward Hand was an Irish-born American physician, soldier, and politician who became a prominent general in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War.
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A.
Charles Boyle
Charles Boyle is a quirky, earnest, and food-obsessed detective from the comedy series "Brooklyn Nine-Nine," known for his unwavering loyalty to his friends and partner Jake Peralta.
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B.
William Dunbar
William Dunbar was a prominent late 15th- to early 16th-century Scottish makar (poet) known for his richly inventive verse and significant contribution to early Scots literature.
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C.
John F. Dryden
John F. Dryden was an American businessman and politician who pioneered industrial life insurance in the United States and served as a U.S. Senator from New Jersey.
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D.
John Ferrers
John Ferrers was an early American financier known for being among the original group of New York brokers who helped establish what became the New York Stock Exchange.
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E.
John Mason
John Mason was a 17th-century English colonial military leader in New England, best known for his pivotal and controversial role in the Pequot War.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Continental Army general
ⓘ
human ⓘ military officer ⓘ physician ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
George Washington
ⓘ
Lancaster County, Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1744-12-31 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Clyduff, King’s County, Ireland
ⓘ
Offaly, Ireland ⓘ |
| burialPlace | St. James’ Episcopal Churchyard, Lancaster, Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| conflict | American Revolutionary War ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Ireland
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1802-09-03 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Rock Ford, near Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States ⓘ |
| educatedAt | medical apprenticeship in Ireland ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Irish ⓘ |
| familyName | Hand ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
medicine
ⓘ
military leadership ⓘ politics ⓘ |
| givenName | Edward ⓘ |
| hasPart | Rock Ford plantation ⓘ |
| militaryAllegiance |
Great Britain
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| militaryBranch | Continental Army ⓘ |
| militaryRank |
brigadier general
ⓘ
major general ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
participation in the New York and New Jersey campaign
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service at Valley Forge ⓘ service in the Sullivan Expedition against the Iroquois ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Irish-born American general in the Continental Army
ⓘ
early American political leadership in Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| notableWork | service as adjutant general of the Continental Army ⓘ |
| occupation |
physician
ⓘ
politician ⓘ soldier ⓘ |
| partOf | officer corps of George Washington’s army ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Adjutant General of the Continental Army
ⓘ
burgess of Lancaster, Pennsylvania ⓘ delegate to the Continental Congress from Pennsylvania ⓘ member of the Pennsylvania General Assembly ⓘ |
| residence |
Lancaster, Pennsylvania
ⓘ
surface form:
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States
|
| servedIn |
British Army
ⓘ
Continental Army ⓘ |
| spouse | Catherine Ewing ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Edward Hand Description of subject: Edward Hand was an Irish-born American physician, soldier, and politician who became a prominent general in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.