The Surgeon’s Mate
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The Surgeon’s Mate is a historical naval novel by Patrick O’Brian that continues the adventures of Captain Jack Aubrey and physician-intelligence agent Stephen Maturin during the Napoleonic Wars.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Surgeon’s Mate canonical | 2 |
| The Surgeon's Mate | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6189566 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Surgeon’s Mate Context triple: [Aubrey–Maturin series, hasBook, The Surgeon’s Mate]
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A.
The Seaman’s Secrets
The Seaman’s Secrets is a late 16th-century English navigation manual that became an influential guide for mariners during the Age of Exploration.
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B.
The Captain
The Captain is the famous nickname of Derek Jeter, the longtime New York Yankees shortstop and team leader renowned for his clutch performances and five World Series titles.
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C.
The Captain
The Captain is the English translation of the Spanish name "El Capitan," famously associated with the iconic granite monolith in Yosemite National Park.
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D.
The Captain
The Captain is the famous nickname of Willis Reed, the Hall of Fame center and emotional leader of the New York Knicks dynasty of the early 1970s.
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E.
The Captain
The Captain is a 2017 German war drama film directed by Robert Schwentke that portrays a German deserter who assumes a Nazi officer’s identity during the final days of World War II.
- 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: The Surgeon’s Mate Target entity description: The Surgeon’s Mate is a historical naval novel by Patrick O’Brian that continues the adventures of Captain Jack Aubrey and physician-intelligence agent Stephen Maturin during the Napoleonic Wars.
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A.
The Seaman’s Secrets
The Seaman’s Secrets is a late 16th-century English navigation manual that became an influential guide for mariners during the Age of Exploration.
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B.
The Captain
The Captain is the English translation of the Spanish name "El Capitan," famously associated with the iconic granite monolith in Yosemite National Park.
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C.
The Captain
The Captain is the famous nickname of Derek Jeter, the longtime New York Yankees shortstop and team leader renowned for his clutch performances and five World Series titles.
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D.
The Captain
The Captain is the famous nickname of Willis Reed, the Hall of Fame center and emotional leader of the New York Knicks dynasty of the early 1970s.
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E.
The Captain
The Captain is a 2017 German war drama film directed by Robert Schwentke that portrays a German deserter who assumes a Nazi officer’s identity during the final days of World War II.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
nautical novel
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novel ⓘ |
| author | Patrick O'Brian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| character |
Admiral Sir Joseph Blaine
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Diana Villiers NERFINISHED ⓘ Jack Aubrey NERFINISHED ⓘ Jagiello NERFINISHED ⓘ Stephen Maturin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| featuresFictionalShip |
HMS Ariel
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
HMS Worcester NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy | The Ionian Mission NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
historical fiction
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naval fiction ⓘ |
| hasNotableElement |
detailed depiction of naval life
ⓘ
integration of real historical events ⓘ use of period naval terminology ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
Age of Sail
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Royal Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ espionage ⓘ friendship ⓘ intelligence work ⓘ maritime adventure ⓘ naval warfare ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
duty
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loyalty ⓘ war and its consequences ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literarySeriesNumber | 7 ⓘ |
| literaryStyle | realist ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Jack Aubrey
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Stephen Maturin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| originalPublicationFormat | print ⓘ |
| partOf | Aubrey–Maturin series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeSetting |
Canada
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
England NERFINISHED ⓘ France NERFINISHED ⓘ North Atlantic Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | The Fortune of War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1980 ⓘ |
| publisher |
Collins
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
W. W. Norton & Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| series | Aubrey–Maturin series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingPeriod |
Napoleonic Wars
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
War of 1812 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timeSetting | early 19th century ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Surgeon’s Mate Description of subject: The Surgeon’s Mate is a historical naval novel by Patrick O’Brian that continues the adventures of Captain Jack Aubrey and physician-intelligence agent Stephen Maturin during the Napoleonic Wars.
Referenced by (3)
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this entity surface form:
The Surgeon's Mate