William Dampier (as pilot on the rescue voyage)
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William Dampier was an English explorer, navigator, and privateer whose extensive voyages and writings significantly advanced European knowledge of the world's oceans and geography.
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| William Dampier (as pilot on the rescue voyage) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5664522 — 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: William Dampier (as pilot on the rescue voyage) Context triple: [Alexander Selkirk, rescuedBy, William Dampier (as pilot on the rescue voyage)]
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William Smith (British mariner)
William Smith was a British mariner and explorer best known for his early 19th-century voyages that led to the first recorded discovery of land in the South Shetland Islands of Antarctica.
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voyage of Louis Antoine de Bougainville
The voyage of Louis Antoine de Bougainville was an 18th-century French circumnavigation of the globe that contributed significantly to European geographic knowledge and Enlightenment-era encounters with Pacific societies.
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C.
Dampier
Dampier is a coastal industrial town in Western Australia known as a major export port for iron ore and other minerals from the Pilbara region.
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D.
Bagenal Harvey
Bagenal Harvey was an Irish barrister and United Irishman who became a prominent commander of rebel forces during the 1798 uprising against British rule.
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E.
Captain John Byron
Captain John Byron was a British naval officer and aristocrat best known as the father of the Romantic poet Lord Byron.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: William Dampier (as pilot on the rescue voyage) Target entity description: William Dampier was an English explorer, navigator, and privateer whose extensive voyages and writings significantly advanced European knowledge of the world's oceans and geography.
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A.
William Smith (British mariner)
William Smith was a British mariner and explorer best known for his early 19th-century voyages that led to the first recorded discovery of land in the South Shetland Islands of Antarctica.
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B.
voyage of Louis Antoine de Bougainville
The voyage of Louis Antoine de Bougainville was an 18th-century French circumnavigation of the globe that contributed significantly to European geographic knowledge and Enlightenment-era encounters with Pacific societies.
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C.
Dampier
Dampier is a coastal industrial town in Western Australia known as a major export port for iron ore and other minerals from the Pilbara region.
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D.
Bagenal Harvey
Bagenal Harvey was an Irish barrister and United Irishman who became a prominent commander of rebel forces during the 1798 uprising against British rule.
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E.
Captain John Byron
Captain John Byron was a British naval officer and aristocrat best known as the father of the Romantic poet Lord Byron.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
explorer
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human ⓘ navigator ⓘ privateer ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | Kingdom of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1651 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | March 1715 ⓘ |
| described |
flora and fauna of regions he visited
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indigenous peoples encountered on his voyages ⓘ winds and ocean currents in detail ⓘ |
| employer | Royal Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| explored |
Atlantic Ocean
NERFINISHED
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Indian Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ Pacific Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ coasts of Australia ⓘ coasts of New Guinea ⓘ coasts of Southeast Asia ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
exploration
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geography ⓘ natural history ⓘ navigation ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| influenced |
Alexander von Humboldt
NERFINISHED
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Charles Darwin NERFINISHED ⓘ James Cook NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inspiredWork | Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
circumnavigating the world three times
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contributions to navigation and hydrography ⓘ early exploration of Australia ⓘ influential travel writings ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
first Englishman to explore parts of Australia
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first person to circumnavigate the world three times ⓘ served as pilot on the rescue voyage that recovered Alexander Selkirk from Juan Fernández Islands ⓘ |
| notableWork |
A Discourse of Winds, Breezes, Storms, Tides and Currents
NERFINISHED
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A New Voyage Round the World NERFINISHED ⓘ A Voyage to New Holland NERFINISHED ⓘ Voyages and Descriptions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
author
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explorer ⓘ navigator ⓘ privateer ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
buccaneering voyages in the Caribbean
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privateering expeditions in the Pacific ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | East Coker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
London, England
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surface form:
London
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| positionHeld |
Royal Navy officer
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pilot on the 1708–1711 privateering expedition of Woodes Rogers ⓘ |
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Subject: William Dampier (as pilot on the rescue voyage) Description of subject: William Dampier was an English explorer, navigator, and privateer whose extensive voyages and writings significantly advanced European knowledge of the world's oceans and geography.
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