Sir Richard J. Evans
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Sir Richard J. Evans is a prominent British historian renowned for his extensive work on modern German history and the historiography of the Third Reich.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Sir Richard J. Evans canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2778658 — 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: Sir Richard J. Evans Context triple: [Regius Professor of Modern History at the University of Cambridge, hasNotableHolder, Sir Richard J. Evans]
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A.
Sir John H. Plumb
Sir John H. Plumb was a prominent 20th-century British historian renowned for his influential works on 18th-century Britain and his role in shaping modern historical scholarship.
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B.
Herbert Butterfield
Herbert Butterfield was a British historian and philosopher of history best known for his influential critique of teleological, progress-focused narratives in historical writing.
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C.
Nicholas Vansittart
Nicholas Vansittart was a British Tory politician who served as Chancellor of the Exchequer during the early 19th century, becoming one of the longest-serving holders of that office.
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D.
Hugh Trevor-Roper
Hugh Trevor-Roper was a prominent 20th-century British historian and Oxford professor best known for his works on early modern Europe and Nazi Germany, including his influential study "The Last Days of Hitler."
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E.
Graham Stanton
Graham Stanton is a senior Royal Air Force officer who served as Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief of Fighter Command.
- 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: Sir Richard J. Evans Target entity description: Sir Richard J. Evans is a prominent British historian renowned for his extensive work on modern German history and the historiography of the Third Reich.
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A.
Sir John H. Plumb
Sir John H. Plumb was a prominent 20th-century British historian renowned for his influential works on 18th-century Britain and his role in shaping modern historical scholarship.
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B.
Herbert Butterfield
Herbert Butterfield was a British historian and philosopher of history best known for his influential critique of teleological, progress-focused narratives in historical writing.
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C.
Nicholas Vansittart
Nicholas Vansittart was a British Tory politician who served as Chancellor of the Exchequer during the early 19th century, becoming one of the longest-serving holders of that office.
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D.
Hugh Trevor-Roper
Hugh Trevor-Roper was a prominent 20th-century British historian and Oxford professor best known for his works on early modern Europe and Nazi Germany, including his influential study "The Last Days of Hitler."
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E.
Graham Stanton
Graham Stanton is a senior Royal Air Force officer who served as Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief of Fighter Command.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
academic
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historian ⓘ human ⓘ |
| areaOfInfluence |
debates on historical methodology
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historiography of Nazi Germany ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Knight Bachelor ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Jesus College, Oxford
NERFINISHED
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St Antony’s College, Oxford ⓘ
surface form:
St Antony's College, Oxford
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| employer |
Gresham College
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Cambridge University ⓘ
surface form:
University of Cambridge
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| familyName | Evans ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
historiography of the Third Reich
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history ⓘ modern German history ⓘ |
| genre | non-fiction ⓘ |
| givenName | Richard ⓘ |
| honorificPrefix | Sir ⓘ |
| knownFor |
scholarship on Nazi Germany
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studies of the Third Reich ⓘ work on modern German history ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | British Academy ⓘ |
| name | Sir Richard J. Evans self-linksurface differs ⓘ |
| nationality | British ⓘ |
| notableFor |
expert testimony in Holocaust denial trials
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public engagement on history and memory of the Third Reich ⓘ |
| notableWork |
In Defence of History
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Lying About Hitler ⓘ The Coming of the Third Reich ⓘ The Third Reich at War ⓘ The Third Reich in Power ⓘ |
| occupation |
historian
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university professor ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Regius Professor of History at the University of Cambridge ⓘ |
| residence | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| writingLanguage | English ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Sir Richard J. Evans Description of subject: Sir Richard J. Evans is a prominent British historian renowned for his extensive work on modern German history and the historiography of the Third Reich.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Regius Professor of Modern History at the University of Cambridge
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hasNotableHolder
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Sir Richard J. Evans
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subject surface form:
Richard J. Evans