John Smith
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John Smith is a high-ranking Nazi official in the alternate-history television series "The Man in the High Castle," whose loyalty, ambition, and moral conflicts drive much of the show's central drama.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| John Smith canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2651371 — 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.
Target entity: John Smith Context triple: [The Man in the High Castle, mainCharacter, John Smith]
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John
John is the given name of John Hancock, a prominent American statesman and patriot best known for his large signature on the United States Declaration of Independence.
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B.
John
John is a male individual sharing the given name "John" with his younger brother, John Pitt.
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C.
John
John is the given name of John Frank Stevens, the American civil engineer best known for his pivotal role in the construction of the Panama Canal.
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D.
John
John is the given name of the renowned English Romantic poet John Keats, celebrated for his vivid imagery and odes.
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E.
John
John is the birth name of American actor Jack Lemmon, a celebrated star of classic films such as "Some Like It Hot" and "The Apartment."
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: John Smith Target entity description: John Smith is a high-ranking Nazi official in the alternate-history television series "The Man in the High Castle," whose loyalty, ambition, and moral conflicts drive much of the show's central drama.
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John Smith
John Smith was an English soldier, explorer, and leader who played a pivotal role in the establishment and survival of the Jamestown colony in early colonial Virginia.
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B.
John
John is the given name of John Bardeen, the American physicist who uniquely won the Nobel Prize in Physics twice for his work on the transistor and superconductivity.
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C.
John
John is a male individual sharing the given name "John" with his younger brother, John Pitt.
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D.
John
John is the given name of John Frank Stevens, the American civil engineer best known for his pivotal role in the construction of the Panama Canal.
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E.
John
John is the given name of the renowned English Romantic poet John Keats, celebrated for his vivid imagery and odes.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
television character ⓘ |
| adaptedFromWorkBy | Philip K. Dick ⓘ |
| affiliation |
Third Reich
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surface form:
Greater Nazi Reich
SS ⓘ |
| allegiance | Reich ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
The Man in the High Castle
ⓘ
surface form:
The Man in the High Castle (TV series)
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| associatedWith |
Wehrmacht High Command
ⓘ
surface form:
Nazi high command
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| basedOn |
The Man in the High Castle (1962 novel)
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surface form:
The Man in the High Castle (novel)
|
| characterTrait |
ambitious
ⓘ
conflicted ⓘ loyal ⓘ ruthless ⓘ |
| child |
Amy Smith
ⓘ
Jennifer Smith ⓘ Thomas Smith ⓘ |
| commands | Nazi occupation forces in former United States ⓘ |
| createdBy | Frank Spotnitz ⓘ |
| createdFor | Amazon Prime Video ⓘ |
| enemyOf |
American Resistance
ⓘ
Juliana Crain ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | The Man in the High Castle ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | The Man in the High Castle season 1 episode 1 ⓘ |
| genre |
alternate history
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science fiction ⓘ |
| hasInternalConflict |
duty versus family
ⓘ
ideology versus conscience ⓘ |
| loyalTo |
Nazi Germany
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surface form:
Nazi regime
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| medium | television ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableAction |
protects his family within the Nazi system
ⓘ
suppresses resistance activities in the Greater Nazi Reich ⓘ |
| occupation |
Nazi official
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SS officer ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Rufus Sewell ⓘ |
| promotedTo |
Reichsmarschall of the Greater German Reich
ⓘ
surface form:
Reichsmarschall of North America
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| rank | Obergruppenführer ⓘ |
| residence |
New York City
ⓘ
suburbs of New York ⓘ |
| roleInStory |
central character
ⓘ
main antagonist ⓘ |
| setting | alternate 1960s United States ⓘ |
| spouse | Helen Smith ⓘ |
| storyFunction | drives much of the show’s central drama ⓘ |
| themeInvolvement |
loyalty versus family
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moral conflict ⓘ power and corruption ⓘ |
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Subject: John Smith Description of subject: John Smith is a high-ranking Nazi official in the alternate-history television series "The Man in the High Castle," whose loyalty, ambition, and moral conflicts drive much of the show's central drama.
Referenced by (1)
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