Mr. Hiram B. Otis
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Mr. Hiram B. Otis is the pragmatic, no-nonsense American minister and head of the Otis family in Oscar Wilde’s comic ghost story "The Canterville Ghost," known for his skepticism toward the supernatural.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Mr. Hiram B. Otis canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7596115 — 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: Mr. Hiram B. Otis Context triple: [The Canterville Ghost, mainCharacter, Mr. Hiram B. Otis]
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John Leverett
John Leverett was a 17th-century colonial governor of Massachusetts Bay Colony who played a key leadership role during King Philip's War.
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Thomas A. Bartlett
Thomas A. Bartlett is an American academic leader and former university president known for his influential roles in higher education administration and policy.
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Eleazar W. Ripley
Eleazar W. Ripley was an American lawyer, politician, and U.S. Army general during the War of 1812, noted for his leadership in several key battles.
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Sir William Trumbull
Sir William Trumbull was an English diplomat, lawyer, and statesman of the late 17th and early 18th centuries, noted for serving as Secretary of State under William III and for his connections with leading literary figures of his time.
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E.
William Eustis
William Eustis was an American physician, Revolutionary War veteran, and politician who served as U.S. Secretary of War under President James Madison.
- 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: Mr. Hiram B. Otis Target entity description: Mr. Hiram B. Otis is the pragmatic, no-nonsense American minister and head of the Otis family in Oscar Wilde’s comic ghost story "The Canterville Ghost," known for his skepticism toward the supernatural.
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A.
John Leverett
John Leverett was a 17th-century colonial governor of Massachusetts Bay Colony who played a key leadership role during King Philip's War.
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B.
Thomas A. Bartlett
Thomas A. Bartlett is an American academic leader and former university president known for his influential roles in higher education administration and policy.
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C.
Eleazar W. Ripley
Eleazar W. Ripley was an American lawyer, politician, and U.S. Army general during the War of 1812, noted for his leadership in several key battles.
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D.
Sir William Trumbull
Sir William Trumbull was an English diplomat, lawyer, and statesman of the late 17th and early 18th centuries, noted for serving as Secretary of State under William III and for his connections with leading literary figures of his time.
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E.
William Eustis
William Eustis was an American physician, Revolutionary War veteran, and politician who served as U.S. Secretary of War under President James Madison.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American minister
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fictional character ⓘ human ⓘ literary character ⓘ protagonist ⓘ |
| appearsInWork | The Canterville Ghost NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorOfWork | Oscar Wilde NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterIn | The Canterville Ghost NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contrastsWith | Sir Simon de Canterville NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| createdBy | Oscar Wilde NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creatorNationality | Irish ⓘ |
| culturalStereotypeRepresented | wealthy practical American ⓘ |
| familyName | Otis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyNameOfFamily | Otis family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | The Canterville Ghost universe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | The Canterville Ghost NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genreContext | Gothic parody ⓘ |
| givenName | Hiram NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasChild |
The Otis twins
NERFINISHED
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Virginia Otis NERFINISHED ⓘ Washington Otis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSpouse | Mrs. Otis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isHeadOf | Otis family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| literaryFunction |
comic foil to the ghost
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vehicle for satire of American attitudes ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | Victorian literature ⓘ |
| medium | prose fiction ⓘ |
| name | Hiram B. Otis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableTrait |
no-nonsense
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pragmatic ⓘ skeptical of the supernatural ⓘ |
| occupation | minister ⓘ |
| publicationYearOfFirstAppearance | 1887 ⓘ |
| purchases | Canterville Chase NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residenceInStory | Canterville Chase NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role | head of the Otis family ⓘ |
| settingCenturyOfWork | 19th century ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
American practicality
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modern skepticism ⓘ |
| workForm | short story ⓘ |
| workGenre | comic ghost story ⓘ |
| worldview | practical American materialism ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Mr. Hiram B. Otis Description of subject: Mr. Hiram B. Otis is the pragmatic, no-nonsense American minister and head of the Otis family in Oscar Wilde’s comic ghost story "The Canterville Ghost," known for his skepticism toward the supernatural.
Referenced by (1)
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