Woodrow F. Call
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Woodrow F. Call is a stoic, duty-bound former Texas Ranger and cattleman who serves as one of the central protagonists in Larry McMurtry’s Lonesome Dove saga.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Woodrow F. Call canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7630596 — 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: Woodrow F. Call Context triple: [Lonesome Dove, mainCharacter, Woodrow F. Call]
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A.
Don Carlos Buell
Don Carlos Buell was a Union major general in the American Civil War, noted for his cautious leadership in the Western Theater and his controversial role in several key campaigns.
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B.
Winfield Scott Hancock
Winfield Scott Hancock was a prominent Union Army general during the American Civil War and later a Democratic presidential nominee in the 1880 United States election.
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C.
Fitz John Porter
Fitz John Porter was a Union Army major general during the American Civil War, best known for his leadership in the Army of the Potomac and his controversial court-martial following the Second Battle of Bull Run.
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D.
Chaffee Grant
Chaffee Grant was a member of the prominent Grant family, descended from U.S. President Ulysses S. Grant through his son Ulysses S. Grant Jr.
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E.
William Meade
William Meade was a prominent 19th-century American Episcopal bishop and religious leader known for his influential role in the church and in Virginia society.
- 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: Woodrow F. Call Target entity description: Woodrow F. Call is a stoic, duty-bound former Texas Ranger and cattleman who serves as one of the central protagonists in Larry McMurtry’s Lonesome Dove saga.
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A.
Don Carlos Buell
Don Carlos Buell was a Union major general in the American Civil War, noted for his cautious leadership in the Western Theater and his controversial role in several key campaigns.
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B.
Winfield Scott Hancock
Winfield Scott Hancock was a prominent Union Army general during the American Civil War and later a Democratic presidential nominee in the 1880 United States election.
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C.
Fitz John Porter
Fitz John Porter was a Union Army major general during the American Civil War, best known for his leadership in the Army of the Potomac and his controversial court-martial following the Second Battle of Bull Run.
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D.
Chaffee Grant
Chaffee Grant was a member of the prominent Grant family, descended from U.S. President Ulysses S. Grant through his son Ulysses S. Grant Jr.
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E.
William Meade
William Meade was a prominent 19th-century American Episcopal bishop and religious leader known for his influential role in the church and in Virginia society.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Texas Ranger
ⓘ
cattleman ⓘ fictional character ⓘ novel character ⓘ |
| affiliation | Hat Creek Cattle Company & Livery Emporium NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Comanche Moon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Comanche Moon (miniseries) NERFINISHED ⓘ Dead Man's Walk NERFINISHED ⓘ Lonesome Dove NERFINISHED ⓘ Lonesome Dove (miniseries) NERFINISHED ⓘ Streets of Laredo NERFINISHED ⓘ Streets of Laredo (miniseries) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedIn | Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
disciplined
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duty-bound ⓘ honorable ⓘ reserved ⓘ stoic ⓘ |
| closeFriend | Augustus "Gus" McCrae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| creator | Larry McMurtry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fictionalEthnicity | Anglo-American ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | Lonesome Dove series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genreOfWorkAppearedIn | Western ⓘ |
| hasChild | Newt Dobbs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| literaryGenre | Western fiction ⓘ |
| loyalTo |
Hat Creek Cattle Company
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Texas Rangers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium |
novel
ⓘ
television miniseries ⓘ |
| notableAction | leads cattle drive from Texas to Montana ⓘ |
| notableCharacteristic |
emotional reserve
ⓘ
strong sense of duty ⓘ |
| notableWork | Lonesome Dove NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
Texas Ranger
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
cattleman ⓘ rancher ⓘ |
| partner | Augustus "Gus" McCrae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrayedBy |
James Garner
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Karl Urban NERFINISHED ⓘ Tommy Lee Jones NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relationshipToNewtDobbs | biological father ⓘ |
| residence | Lonesome Dove, Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role |
central character
ⓘ
protagonist ⓘ |
| setting | 19th-century American West ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Woodrow F. Call Description of subject: Woodrow F. Call is a stoic, duty-bound former Texas Ranger and cattleman who serves as one of the central protagonists in Larry McMurtry’s Lonesome Dove saga.
Referenced by (1)
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