James Key Caird
E541398
James Key Caird was a prominent Scottish jute baron and philanthropist from Dundee, known for his substantial contributions to the city's civic and cultural institutions.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| James Key Caird canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5725410 — 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: James Key Caird Context triple: [Caird Hall, namedAfter, James Key Caird]
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A.
Brooke Foss Westcott
Brooke Foss Westcott was a 19th-century British bishop, biblical scholar, and textual critic best known for his influential work on the Greek New Testament and its manuscript traditions.
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B.
C. H. Dodd
C. H. Dodd was a prominent 20th-century British New Testament scholar and theologian known for his influential work on the Gospel of John, realized eschatology, and the historical interpretation of Christian doctrine.
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C.
William Barclay
William Barclay is one of the children of acclaimed American television director and producer Paris Barclay.
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D.
Bruce M. Metzger
Bruce M. Metzger was a prominent American biblical scholar and textual critic known for his influential work on modern Bible translations and the Greek New Testament.
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E.
Raymond E. Brown
Raymond E. Brown was a prominent 20th-century American Catholic biblical scholar renowned for his influential work on the Gospel of John and the Johannine community.
- 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: James Key Caird Target entity description: James Key Caird was a prominent Scottish jute baron and philanthropist from Dundee, known for his substantial contributions to the city's civic and cultural institutions.
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A.
Brooke Foss Westcott
Brooke Foss Westcott was a 19th-century British bishop, biblical scholar, and textual critic best known for his influential work on the Greek New Testament and its manuscript traditions.
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B.
C. H. Dodd
C. H. Dodd was a prominent 20th-century British New Testament scholar and theologian known for his influential work on the Gospel of John, realized eschatology, and the historical interpretation of Christian doctrine.
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C.
William Barclay
William Barclay is one of the children of acclaimed American television director and producer Paris Barclay.
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D.
Bruce M. Metzger
Bruce M. Metzger was a prominent American biblical scholar and textual critic known for his influential work on modern Bible translations and the Greek New Testament.
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E.
Raymond E. Brown
Raymond E. Brown was a prominent 20th-century American Catholic biblical scholar renowned for his influential work on the Gospel of John and the Johannine community.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
ⓘ
jute baron ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1837-01-07 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Dundee
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Scotland ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Scotland
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1916-03-27 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Dundee High School NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer | Caird & Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Scottish ⓘ |
| familyName | Caird NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | James ⓘ |
| hasHonor | knighthood ⓘ |
| hasRelative |
Edward Caird
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
John Caird NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| industry | jute industry ⓘ |
| knownFor |
civic leadership in Dundee
ⓘ
wealth derived from jute manufacturing in Dundee ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| name | James Key Caird NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
endowments to Dundee parks and public amenities
ⓘ
major benefactions to Dundee civic institutions ⓘ philanthropic donations to the University of Dundee’s predecessors ⓘ support for scientific and educational causes ⓘ support of cultural institutions in Dundee ⓘ support of scientific expeditions through donations ⓘ |
| notableWork | development of the jute industry in Dundee ⓘ |
| occupation |
jute manufacturer
ⓘ
philanthropist ⓘ |
| philanthropyTarget |
Dundee Royal Infirmary
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dundee parks and recreation facilities ⓘ University College, Dundee NERFINISHED ⓘ art and cultural institutions in Dundee ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Dundee
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | partner at Caird & Company ⓘ |
| region |
Dundee
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tayside NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Presbyterian
ⓘ
surface form:
Presbyterianism
|
| residence | Dundee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: James Key Caird Description of subject: James Key Caird was a prominent Scottish jute baron and philanthropist from Dundee, known for his substantial contributions to the city's civic and cultural institutions.
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