Edwin G. Pulleyblank
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Edwin G. Pulleyblank was a prominent Canadian sinologist and historical linguist known for his influential reconstructions of Middle Chinese phonology and major contributions to the study of Chinese historical linguistics.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Edwin G. Pulleyblank canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5690550 — 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: Edwin G. Pulleyblank Context triple: [Middle Chinese, reconstructedBy, Edwin G. Pulleyblank]
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A.
F. William Sievers
F. William Sievers was an American sculptor known for creating prominent public monuments and memorials, particularly in the early 20th century.
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B.
Harrison Hayford
Harrison Hayford was an American literary scholar and Melville specialist best known for his authoritative editorial work on Herman Melville’s writings.
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C.
Harry Rapf
Harry Rapf was an American film producer and studio executive best known for his prolific work at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer during the early to mid-20th century.
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D.
Robert Blust
Robert Blust was an influential American linguist and Austronesian specialist known for his extensive comparative and historical work on the languages of the Pacific and Southeast Asia.
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E.
Robert G. Bratcher
Robert G. Bratcher was an American Bible scholar and translator best known as the principal translator of the Good News Bible (Today’s English Version).
- 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: Edwin G. Pulleyblank Target entity description: Edwin G. Pulleyblank was a prominent Canadian sinologist and historical linguist known for his influential reconstructions of Middle Chinese phonology and major contributions to the study of Chinese historical linguistics.
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A.
F. William Sievers
F. William Sievers was an American sculptor known for creating prominent public monuments and memorials, particularly in the early 20th century.
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B.
Harrison Hayford
Harrison Hayford was an American literary scholar and Melville specialist best known for his authoritative editorial work on Herman Melville’s writings.
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C.
Harry Rapf
Harry Rapf was an American film producer and studio executive best known for his prolific work at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer during the early to mid-20th century.
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D.
Robert Blust
Robert Blust was an influential American linguist and Austronesian specialist known for his extensive comparative and historical work on the languages of the Pacific and Southeast Asia.
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E.
Robert G. Bratcher
Robert G. Bratcher was an American Bible scholar and translator best known as the principal translator of the Good News Bible (Today’s English Version).
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Canadian academic
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historical linguist ⓘ person ⓘ sinologist ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Canada ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1922-08-07 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2013-04-13 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London
NERFINISHED
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University of Alberta NERFINISHED ⓘ University of London ⓘ |
| employer | University of British Columbia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Pulleyblank NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Chinese historical linguistics
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Chinese phonology ⓘ Sinology ⓘ historical linguistics ⓘ |
| fullName | Edwin George Pulleyblank NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Edwin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAcademicDiscipline |
Chinese studies
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linguistics ⓘ |
| knownFor |
reconstruction of Middle Chinese phonology
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research on Chinese historical linguistics ⓘ studies of Chinese historical phonology ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
Chinese
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English ⓘ |
| nationality | Canadian ⓘ |
| notableFor | influential reconstructions of Middle Chinese phonology ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Lexicon of Reconstructed Pronunciation in Early Middle Chinese, Late Middle Chinese, and Early Mandarin
NERFINISHED
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Middle Chinese: A Study in Historical Phonology NERFINISHED ⓘ Outline of Classical Chinese Grammar NERFINISHED ⓘ The Background of the Rebellion of An Lu-shan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
linguist
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professor ⓘ sinologist ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Alberta
NERFINISHED
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Calgary NERFINISHED ⓘ Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
British Columbia
NERFINISHED
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Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ Vancouver NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
head of the Department of Asian Studies at the University of British Columbia
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professor of Chinese ⓘ |
| researchInterest |
Chinese historical grammar
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Chinese historical phonology ⓘ Middle Chinese NERFINISHED ⓘ Old Chinese ⓘ Tang dynasty history ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Edwin G. Pulleyblank Description of subject: Edwin G. Pulleyblank was a prominent Canadian sinologist and historical linguist known for his influential reconstructions of Middle Chinese phonology and major contributions to the study of Chinese historical linguistics.
Referenced by (1)
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