Paul Reeves
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Paul Reeves was a prominent New Zealand Anglican bishop, statesman, and the country’s first Māori Governor-General.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Paul Reeves canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8711732 — 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: Paul Reeves Context triple: [Auckland Grammar School, hasAlumnus, Paul Reeves]
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A.
Paul Eldridge
Paul Eldridge was an American writer, poet, and educator best known for his philosophical and speculative fiction, often co-authored with George Sylvester Viereck.
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B.
Phil Reeves
Phil Reeves is an American character actor known for his supporting roles in film and television, including appearances in comedies and dramas such as "13 Going on 30."
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C.
Paul Rogers
Paul Rogers is an American film editor best known for his Academy Award–winning work on the multiverse film "Everything Everywhere All at Once."
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D.
Graham Reynolds
Graham Reynolds is an American composer and bandleader known for his genre-blending work in classical, jazz, and film music, including frequent collaborations with director Richard Linklater.
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E.
Paul Webb
Paul Webb is a screenwriter best known for writing the screenplay for the historical drama film "Selma" (2014), which chronicles a pivotal chapter in the U.S. civil rights movement.
- 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: Paul Reeves Target entity description: Paul Reeves was a prominent New Zealand Anglican bishop, statesman, and the country’s first Māori Governor-General.
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A.
Paul Eldridge
Paul Eldridge was an American writer, poet, and educator best known for his philosophical and speculative fiction, often co-authored with George Sylvester Viereck.
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B.
Phil Reeves
Phil Reeves is an American character actor known for his supporting roles in film and television, including appearances in comedies and dramas such as "13 Going on 30."
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C.
Paul Rogers
Paul Rogers is an American film editor best known for his Academy Award–winning work on the multiverse film "Everything Everywhere All at Once."
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D.
Graham Reynolds
Graham Reynolds is an American composer and bandleader known for his genre-blending work in classical, jazz, and film music, including frequent collaborations with director Richard Linklater.
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E.
Paul Webb
Paul Webb is a screenwriter best known for writing the screenplay for the historical drama film "Selma" (2014), which chronicles a pivotal chapter in the U.S. civil rights movement.
- 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 ⓘ |
| academicDegree |
Bachelor of Arts
ⓘ
Master of Arts ⓘ |
| appointedBy | 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 NERFINISHED ⓘ Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | St Mary’s-in-Holy Trinity, Parnell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | cancer ⓘ |
| chancellorOf | Auckland University of Technology NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | New Zealand ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1932-12-06 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2011-08-14 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
St John’s College, Auckland
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
St Peter’s College, Oxford NERFINISHED ⓘ Victoria University of Wellington NERFINISHED ⓘ Wellington College NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endTime | 1990-11-21 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Māori
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Te Āti Awa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Reeves NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | Sir Paul Alfred Reeves NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Paul ⓘ |
| honorificPrefix | Sir NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
English
ⓘ
Māori ⓘ |
| memberOf | Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | first Māori Governor-General of New Zealand ⓘ |
| numberOfChildren | 3 ⓘ |
| occupation |
clergyman
ⓘ
public servant ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
New Zealand
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Wellington NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Auckland
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New Zealand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Archbishop of New Zealand
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Bishop of Auckland NERFINISHED ⓘ Bishop of Waiapu NERFINISHED ⓘ Governor-General of New Zealand NERFINISHED ⓘ Primate of New Zealand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Anglicanism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Beverley Watkins NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | 1985-11-22 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Paul Reeves Description of subject: Paul Reeves was a prominent New Zealand Anglican bishop, statesman, and the country’s first Māori Governor-General.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.