James Wordie
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James Wordie was a Scottish geologist and polar explorer best known for his scientific and leadership roles in early 20th-century Antarctic expeditions.
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| James Wordie canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6498094 — 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 Wordie Context triple: [Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition, member, James Wordie]
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A.
James Lloyd
James Lloyd, better known by his stage name Lil' Cease, is an American rapper from Brooklyn associated with The Notorious B.I.G. and Junior M.A.F.I.A.
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B.
Frank Wead
Frank Wead was an American naval aviator-turned-screenwriter known for his aviation-themed stories and contributions to classic Hollywood films.
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C.
James Heald
James Heald was a notable figure significant enough in South African or local colonial history to have the settlement of Healdtown near Fort Beaufort named in his honor.
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D.
John Dolman
John Dolman was an English clergyman and benefactor of the late 16th century best known for establishing Pocklington School in Yorkshire.
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E.
Ben Bilburn
Ben Bilburn is a music producer known for his work on Chance the Rapper’s debut studio album "The Big Day."
- 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 Wordie Target entity description: James Wordie was a Scottish geologist and polar explorer best known for his scientific and leadership roles in early 20th-century Antarctic expeditions.
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A.
James Lloyd
James Lloyd, better known by his stage name Lil' Cease, is an American rapper from Brooklyn associated with The Notorious B.I.G. and Junior M.A.F.I.A.
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B.
Frank Wead
Frank Wead was an American naval aviator-turned-screenwriter known for his aviation-themed stories and contributions to classic Hollywood films.
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C.
James Heald
James Heald was a notable figure significant enough in South African or local colonial history to have the settlement of Healdtown near Fort Beaufort named in his honor.
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D.
John Dolman
John Dolman was an English clergyman and benefactor of the late 16th century best known for establishing Pocklington School in Yorkshire.
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E.
Ben Bilburn
Ben Bilburn is a music producer known for his work on Chance the Rapper’s debut studio album "The Big Day."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geologist
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human ⓘ polar explorer ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Patron’s Medal of the Royal Geographical Society
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Polar Medal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1889-04-26 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Glasgow
NERFINISHED
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Partick NERFINISHED ⓘ Scotland ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Scotland
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United Kingdom ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1962-01-16 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Hillhead High School
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
St John’s College, Cambridge NERFINISHED ⓘ University of Glasgow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer |
Scott Polar Research Institute
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cambridge University ⓘ
surface form:
University of Cambridge
|
| familyName | Wordie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
geology
ⓘ
glaciology ⓘ polar exploration ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | James ⓘ |
| hasNamesake |
Wordie House
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Wordie Ice Shelf NERFINISHED ⓘ Wordie Nunatak NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| honorificTitle | Sir ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Antarctic exploration
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geological research in polar regions ⓘ leadership in early 20th-century Antarctic expeditions ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Royal Geographical Society
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Royal Society ⓘ Royal Society of Edinburgh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | James Mann Wordie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
geological studies of the Weddell Sea region
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scientific leadership on the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition ⓘ |
| occupation |
geologist
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polar explorer ⓘ university administrator ⓘ |
| participantIn |
Endurance expedition
NERFINISHED
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Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Chairman of the Scott Polar Research Institute
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Master of St John’s College, Cambridge ⓘ President of the Royal Geographical Society NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workedUnder | Ernest Shackleton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: James Wordie Description of subject: James Wordie was a Scottish geologist and polar explorer best known for his scientific and leadership roles in early 20th-century Antarctic expeditions.
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