General John Macarthur
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General John Macarthur is a retired military officer and one of the ten guests mysteriously invited to the isolated island in Agatha Christie’s murder mystery novel "And Then There Were None."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| General John Macarthur canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8448133 — 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.
Target entity: General John Macarthur Context triple: [And Then There Were None, hasCharacter, General John Macarthur]
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Sir Thomas Mitchell
Sir Thomas Mitchell was a 19th-century Scottish-born explorer and Surveyor General of New South Wales, renowned for his extensive mapping and exploration of inland Australia.
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Sir Andrew Clarke
Sir Andrew Clarke was a 19th-century British colonial administrator and soldier best known for his influential role in shaping British policy and governance in Southeast Asia, particularly in the Malay Peninsula.
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Richard Bourke
Richard Bourke is an Irish historian and academic known for his work on political thought, nationalism, and the history of ideas.
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Lachlan Macquarie
Lachlan Macquarie was an early 19th-century Governor of New South Wales whose reforms and public works were pivotal in shaping the development of colonial Australia.
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William Charles Wentworth
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- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: General John Macarthur Target entity description: General John Macarthur is a retired military officer and one of the ten guests mysteriously invited to the isolated island in Agatha Christie’s murder mystery novel "And Then There Were None."
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A.
Sir Thomas Mitchell
Sir Thomas Mitchell was a 19th-century Scottish-born explorer and Surveyor General of New South Wales, renowned for his extensive mapping and exploration of inland Australia.
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B.
Sir Andrew Clarke
Sir Andrew Clarke was a 19th-century British colonial administrator and soldier best known for his influential role in shaping British policy and governance in Southeast Asia, particularly in the Malay Peninsula.
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C.
Richard Bourke
Richard Bourke is an Irish historian and academic known for his work on political thought, nationalism, and the history of ideas.
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D.
Lachlan Macquarie
Lachlan Macquarie was an early 19th-century Governor of New South Wales whose reforms and public works were pivotal in shaping the development of colonial Australia.
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E.
William Charles Wentworth
William Charles Wentworth was a prominent 19th-century Australian explorer, politician, and statesman who played a key role in advocating for self-government and civil liberties in colonial New South Wales.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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guest on Soldier Island ⓘ retired military officer ⓘ |
| accusedOf | causing the death of Arthur Richmond ⓘ |
| adaptationPresence | appears in most stage and screen adaptations of And Then There Were None ⓘ |
| appearsIn | And Then There Were None NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Anthony Marston
NERFINISHED
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Dr. Edward Armstrong NERFINISHED ⓘ Emily Brent NERFINISHED ⓘ Ethel Rogers NERFINISHED ⓘ Justice Lawrence Wargrave NERFINISHED ⓘ Philip Lombard NERFINISHED ⓘ Thomas Rogers NERFINISHED ⓘ Vera Claythorne NERFINISHED ⓘ William Blore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creator | Agatha Christie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deathCause | blow to the back of the head ⓘ |
| deathLocation | Soldier Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | And Then There Were None NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPublicationContext | 1939 novel And Then There Were None NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genreContext | murder mystery ⓘ |
| invitationPretext | reunion with former army friends ⓘ |
| invitedTo | Soldier Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| literarySignificance | represents the psychological burden of wartime guilt ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | murder ⓘ |
| maritalStatus | married ⓘ |
| medium | novel ⓘ |
| methodOfCrime | sending Arthur Richmond on a mission intended to result in his death ⓘ |
| motive | jealousy over his wife’s affair with Arthur Richmond ⓘ |
| murderer | Justice Lawrence Wargrave NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | British ⓘ |
| notableQuoteTheme | acceptance of inevitable death ⓘ |
| occupation |
army general
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soldier ⓘ |
| personalityTrait |
guilt-ridden
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resigned ⓘ war-weary ⓘ |
| roleInPlot | one of ten guests lured to an isolated island to be killed for past crimes ⓘ |
| sequenceOfDeath | third victim on Soldier Island ⓘ |
| setting | fictional Soldier Island off the Devon coast ⓘ |
| spouse | Leslie Macarthur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| victim | Arthur Richmond NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Subject: General John Macarthur Description of subject: General John Macarthur is a retired military officer and one of the ten guests mysteriously invited to the isolated island in Agatha Christie’s murder mystery novel "And Then There Were None."
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