Hugh Glass
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Hugh Glass was a 19th-century American frontiersman and fur trapper famed for surviving a brutal grizzly bear attack and an arduous journey of hundreds of miles to safety.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hugh Glass canonical | 6 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T433888 — 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: Hugh Glass Context triple: [Leonardo DiCaprio, portrayed, Hugh Glass]
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A.
Kit Carson
Kit Carson was a 19th-century American frontiersman, explorer, and military scout renowned for his role in westward expansion and the mapping of the American West.
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B.
Robert Rogers
Robert Rogers was an 18th-century American frontiersman and British Army officer best known for founding and leading Rogers' Rangers during the French and Indian War.
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C.
Harmon Jones
Harmon Jones was an American film editor and director active in Hollywood during the mid-20th century, known for his work on several notable studio productions.
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D.
Parker T. Bear
Parker T. Bear is the costumed bear mascot who entertains fans at Fresno Grizzlies minor league baseball games.
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E.
Black Hawk
Black Hawk was a prominent Sauk leader who resisted United States expansion into Native American lands during the early 19th century.
- 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: Hugh Glass Target entity description: Hugh Glass was a 19th-century American frontiersman and fur trapper famed for surviving a brutal grizzly bear attack and an arduous journey of hundreds of miles to safety.
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A.
Kit Carson
Kit Carson was a 19th-century American frontiersman, explorer, and military scout renowned for his role in westward expansion and the mapping of the American West.
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B.
Robert Rogers
Robert Rogers was an 18th-century American frontiersman and British Army officer best known for founding and leading Rogers' Rangers during the French and Indian War.
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C.
Harmon Jones
Harmon Jones was an American film editor and director active in Hollywood during the mid-20th century, known for his work on several notable studio productions.
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D.
Parker T. Bear
Parker T. Bear is the costumed bear mascot who entertains fans at Fresno Grizzlies minor league baseball games.
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E.
Black Hawk
Black Hawk was a prominent Sauk leader who resisted United States expansion into Native American lands during the early 19th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
frontiersman
ⓘ
fur trapper ⓘ mountain man ⓘ person ⓘ |
| activeIn | early 19th century ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Fort Kiowa
ⓘ
Grand River ⓘ Great Plains ⓘ Rocky Mountains ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | circa 1783 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1833 ⓘ |
| employer | Rocky Mountain Fur Company ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | American of European descent ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hasLegendaryStatus | American frontier folklore ⓘ |
| hasReputation |
extraordinary endurance
ⓘ
survival against extreme odds ⓘ |
| historicalEra |
Old West
ⓘ
surface form:
American Old West
|
| inspiredWork |
The Revenant
ⓘ
surface form:
The Revenant (2015 film)
The Revenant ⓘ
surface form:
The Revenant (novel)
|
| knownAs | Hugh Glass ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | killed in an Arikara attack ⓘ |
| notableFor |
crawling and walking for weeks despite severe injuries
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surviving a grizzly bear attack in 1823 ⓘ trekking hundreds of miles to safety after being left for dead ⓘ |
| occupation |
explorer
ⓘ
frontiersman ⓘ fur trapper ⓘ hunter ⓘ |
| participatedIn | American fur trade ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | near the Yellowstone River, present-day Montana ⓘ |
| placeOfEvent | near the Grand River, present-day South Dakota ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Leonardo DiCaprio ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
articles
ⓘ
films ⓘ numerous books ⓘ |
| survived | grizzly bear attack ⓘ |
| traveledDistance | approximately 200–250 miles after the bear attack ⓘ |
| traveledOnFoot | to Fort Kiowa ⓘ |
| wasLeftForDeadBy |
Jim Bridger
ⓘ
John Fitzgerald ⓘ |
| yearOfEvent | 1823 grizzly bear attack ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Hugh Glass Description of subject: Hugh Glass was a 19th-century American frontiersman and fur trapper famed for surviving a brutal grizzly bear attack and an arduous journey of hundreds of miles to safety.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
The Revenant: A Novel of Revenge