Eric Drummond
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Eric Drummond was a British diplomat best known for serving as the first Secretary-General of the League of Nations, helping to shape the early framework of modern international diplomacy.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Eric Drummond canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T61531 — 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: Eric Drummond Context triple: [League of Nations, firstSecretaryGeneral, Eric Drummond]
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A.
Tony James
Tony James is an American financier and executive best known as the longtime president and chief operating officer of Blackstone and for his leadership roles at major cultural institutions.
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B.
Alexander Kirk
Alexander Kirk is a fictional character who appears as a mysterious antagonist in the television series "The Blacklist."
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C.
Michael Rogers
Michael Rogers is a relatively common personal name shared by multiple individuals across fields such as politics, sports, and the arts, rather than referring to one singular widely recognized figure.
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D.
Robert Little
Robert Little was a distinguished Australian fighter ace of World War I who became one of the highest-scoring pilots in British service.
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E.
Derek Bryceson
Derek Bryceson was a British-born Tanzanian politician and conservationist who served as director of Tanzania’s national parks and played a key role in supporting Jane Goodall’s chimpanzee research.
- 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: Eric Drummond Target entity description: Eric Drummond was a British diplomat best known for serving as the first Secretary-General of the League of Nations, helping to shape the early framework of modern international diplomacy.
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A.
Tony James
Tony James is an American financier and executive best known as the longtime president and chief operating officer of Blackstone and for his leadership roles at major cultural institutions.
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B.
Alexander Kirk
Alexander Kirk is a fictional character who appears as a mysterious antagonist in the television series "The Blacklist."
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C.
Michael Rogers
Michael Rogers is a relatively common personal name shared by multiple individuals across fields such as politics, sports, and the arts, rather than referring to one singular widely recognized figure.
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D.
Robert Little
Robert Little was a distinguished Australian fighter ace of World War I who became one of the highest-scoring pilots in British service.
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E.
Derek Bryceson
Derek Bryceson was a British-born Tanzanian politician and conservationist who served as director of Tanzania’s national parks and played a key role in supporting Jane Goodall’s chimpanzee research.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British politician
ⓘ
Secretary-General ⓘ diplomat ⓘ human ⓘ |
| affiliation |
Permanent Secretariat of the League of Nations
ⓘ
surface form:
League of Nations Secretariat
|
| countryOfCitizenship |
United Kingdom
ⓘ
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland ⓘ |
| employer |
Foreign and Commonwealth Office
ⓘ
surface form:
Foreign Office of the United Kingdom
League of Nations ⓘ |
| familyName | Drummond ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
diplomacy
ⓘ
international organization administration ⓘ international relations ⓘ |
| fullName | James Eric Drummond ⓘ |
| givenName |
Eric
ⓘ
James ⓘ |
| hasRole |
head of international organization
ⓘ
international civil servant ⓘ |
| honorificTitle | 1st Earl of Perth ⓘ |
| influenced |
development of international civil service norms
ⓘ
later practices of the United Nations Secretariat ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
English
ⓘ
French ⓘ Italian ⓘ |
| memberOf |
House of Lords
ⓘ
Liberal Party (UK) ⓘ National Government (United Kingdom) ⓘ
surface form:
National Government (UK)
|
| nobleTitle |
Baron Drummond of Stobhall
ⓘ
Earl ⓘ Viscount Strathallan ⓘ |
| notableAchievement | helped establish procedures for multilateral diplomacy in the interwar period ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being the first Secretary-General of the League of Nations
ⓘ
shaping the early framework of modern international diplomacy ⓘ |
| notableWork |
establishing principles of international public administration
ⓘ
organization of the League of Nations Secretariat ⓘ |
| occupation |
civil servant
ⓘ
diplomat ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| partOf |
UK Diplomatic Service
ⓘ
surface form:
British diplomatic service
|
| positionHeld |
British Ambassador to Italy
ⓘ
Member of the House of Lords ⓘ Secretary-General of the League of Nations ⓘ |
| residence |
Italy
ⓘ
Switzerland ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Geneva
ⓘ
London, England ⓘ
surface form:
London
Rome ⓘ |
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Referenced by (5)
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