Squire Gresham
E471685
Squire Gresham is a country landowner character in Anthony Trollope’s novel "Doctor Thorne," known for his declining estate and social ambitions.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Squire Gresham canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4808472 — 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: Squire Gresham Context triple: [Doctor Thomas Thorne, friendOf, Squire Gresham]
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A.
Squire Cass
Squire Cass is a wealthy, domineering landowner and the most prominent man in the village of Raveloe in George Eliot’s novel "Silas Marner."
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B.
Squire Bartlett
Squire Bartlett is a stern, morally rigid New England farmer who serves as a central authority figure in the melodrama "Way Down East."
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C.
Squire Christopher Dale
Squire Christopher Dale is a proud, conservative country gentleman in Anthony Trollope’s novel "The Small House at Allington," known for his rigid principles and complicated relationships with his nieces.
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D.
William Cornysh
William Cornysh was an English Renaissance composer and dramatist known for his influential sacred and secular music at the Tudor court.
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E.
Lord Almoner
The Lord Almoner was a senior royal ecclesiastical official in England responsible for overseeing the distribution of alms and charitable funds on behalf of the monarch.
- 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: Squire Gresham Target entity description: Squire Gresham is a country landowner character in Anthony Trollope’s novel "Doctor Thorne," known for his declining estate and social ambitions.
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A.
Squire Cass
Squire Cass is a wealthy, domineering landowner and the most prominent man in the village of Raveloe in George Eliot’s novel "Silas Marner."
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B.
Squire Bartlett
Squire Bartlett is a stern, morally rigid New England farmer who serves as a central authority figure in the melodrama "Way Down East."
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C.
Squire Christopher Dale
Squire Christopher Dale is a proud, conservative country gentleman in Anthony Trollope’s novel "The Small House at Allington," known for his rigid principles and complicated relationships with his nieces.
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D.
William Cornysh
William Cornysh was an English Renaissance composer and dramatist known for his influential sacred and secular music at the Tudor court.
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E.
Lord Almoner
The Lord Almoner was a senior royal ecclesiastical official in England responsible for overseeing the distribution of alms and charitable funds on behalf of the monarch.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
country squire
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fictional character ⓘ landowner ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Doctor Thorne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedPlace | Barsetshire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedTheme |
decline of the rural gentry
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family duty ⓘ money and social status ⓘ |
| authorNationality | British ⓘ |
| child |
Augusta Gresham
NERFINISHED
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Beatrice Gresham NERFINISHED ⓘ Frank Gresham NERFINISHED ⓘ other Gresham children ⓘ |
| conflict | pressure to secure wealthy marriage for his son ⓘ |
| creator | Anthony Trollope NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| estateCondition | declining ⓘ |
| familyName | Gresham NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fictionalCounty | Barsetshire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | Doctor Thorne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| financialStatus |
impoverished
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in debt ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hasTrait |
financially imprudent
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honourable ⓘ proud ⓘ socially conservative ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| literaryGenre | Victorian novel ⓘ |
| literarySeries | Chronicles of Barsetshire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maritalStatus | married ⓘ |
| medium | novel ⓘ |
| nationality | English ⓘ |
| occupation | landowner ⓘ |
| owns | Greshamsbury estate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publisherContext | 19th-century English literature ⓘ |
| relatedWork | Chronicles of Barsetshire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | Greshamsbury NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roleInWork | major character ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| socialAmbition | maintain family status ⓘ |
| socialClass | gentry ⓘ |
| spouse | Lady Arabella Gresham NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| title | Squire of Greshamsbury NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workPublicationYear | 1858 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Squire Gresham Description of subject: Squire Gresham is a country landowner character in Anthony Trollope’s novel "Doctor Thorne," known for his declining estate and social ambitions.
Referenced by (1)
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