Sir Paul Reeves
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Sir Paul Reeves was a prominent New Zealand Anglican bishop, statesman, and the first Māori Governor-General of New Zealand.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Sir Paul Reeves canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8216412 — 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: Sir Paul Reeves Context triple: [Kāwana-Tianara o Aotearoa, officeHoldersInclude, Sir Paul Reeves]
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A.
Sir Paul Judge
Sir Paul Judge was a British businessman, philanthropist, and political figure known for his major contributions to business education and for founding the Judge Institute, now Cambridge Judge Business School.
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B.
Sir Iain Noble
Sir Iain Noble was a Scottish businessman and landowner best known for his efforts to promote the Gaelic language and culture, particularly on the Isle of Skye.
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C.
Clive Beddoe
Clive Beddoe is a Canadian entrepreneur best known as a co-founder and longtime leader of the low-cost airline WestJet.
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D.
Clive Revill
Clive Revill is a New Zealand-born actor and voice actor known for his extensive work in film, television, and theatre, including providing the original voice of Emperor Palpatine in the 1980 release of "The Empire Strikes Back."
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E.
Clive Griffin
Clive Griffin is a British pop and soul singer best known for his 1993 duet "When I Fall in Love" with Celine Dion from the film Sleepless in Seattle.
- 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: Sir Paul Reeves Target entity description: Sir Paul Reeves was a prominent New Zealand Anglican bishop, statesman, and the first Māori Governor-General of New Zealand.
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A.
Sir Paul Judge
Sir Paul Judge was a British businessman, philanthropist, and political figure known for his major contributions to business education and for founding the Judge Institute, now Cambridge Judge Business School.
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B.
Sir Iain Noble
Sir Iain Noble was a Scottish businessman and landowner best known for his efforts to promote the Gaelic language and culture, particularly on the Isle of Skye.
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C.
Clive Beddoe
Clive Beddoe is a Canadian entrepreneur best known as a co-founder and longtime leader of the low-cost airline WestJet.
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D.
Clive Revill
Clive Revill is a New Zealand-born actor and voice actor known for his extensive work in film, television, and theatre, including providing the original voice of Emperor Palpatine in the 1980 release of "The Empire Strikes Back."
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E.
Clive Griffin
Clive Griffin is a British pop and soul singer best known for his 1993 duet "When I Fall in Love" with Celine Dion from the film Sleepless in Seattle.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Anglican bishop
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Governor-General of New Zealand ⓘ Māori leader ⓘ human ⓘ statesman ⓘ |
| appointedBy | Queen Elizabeth II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Companion of the Queen’s Service Order
NERFINISHED
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Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George ⓘ Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order NERFINISHED ⓘ Order of New Zealand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1932-12-06 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Wellington, New Zealand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | St Mary’s-in-Holy Trinity, Parnell, Auckland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | cancer ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | New Zealand ⓘ |
| deathDate | 2011-08-14 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
St John’s College, Auckland
NERFINISHED
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St Peter’s College, Auckland NERFINISHED ⓘ Victoria University of Wellington NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endTime | 1990-11-21 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Māori
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Te Āti Awa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Reeves NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | Paul Alfred Reeves NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Paul ⓘ |
| honorificPrefix | Sir ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
English
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Māori ⓘ |
| memberOf | Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| monarchDuringTerm | Elizabeth II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | being the first Māori Governor-General of New Zealand ⓘ |
| numberOfChildren | 3 ⓘ |
| occupation |
clergyman
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public servant ⓘ university chancellor ⓘ |
| office | Governor-General of New Zealand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Auckland, New Zealand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Archbishop and Primate of New Zealand
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Assistant Bishop of Auckland NERFINISHED ⓘ Bishop of Waiapu NERFINISHED ⓘ Chancellor of Auckland University of Technology ⓘ Governor-General of New Zealand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Sir David Beattie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Anglicanism ⓘ |
| spouse | Beverley Watkins NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | 1985-11-22 ⓘ |
| succeededBy | Dame Catherine Tizard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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