Jack Stapleton
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Jack Stapleton is the naturalist and secret Baskerville heir who serves as the primary antagonist in Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes novel "The Hound of the Baskervilles."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Jack Stapleton canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9370891 — 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: Jack Stapleton Context triple: [The Hound of the Baskervilles, featuresCharacter, Jack Stapleton]
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A.
Joseph Stonestreet
Joseph Stonestreet is an American singer best known as an early member of the R&B group Blackstreet.
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B.
George Denbrough
George Denbrough is a young boy from Stephen King's horror novel "It," whose tragic death at the hands of Pennywise the Clown drives much of the story's emotional and narrative conflict.
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C.
Bill Strother
Bill Strother was an American actor and professional "human fly" stunt climber best known for his daring skyscraper-climbing role alongside Harold Lloyd in the silent film era.
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D.
William Hathaway
William Hathaway was a Democratic U.S. Senator and Representative from Maine who served in Congress during the 1960s and 1970s.
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E.
Walker Edmiston
Walker Edmiston was an American character actor and voice artist known for his extensive work in television, film, and animation from the 1950s through the 1990s.
- 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: Jack Stapleton Target entity description: Jack Stapleton is the naturalist and secret Baskerville heir who serves as the primary antagonist in Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes novel "The Hound of the Baskervilles."
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A.
Joseph Stonestreet
Joseph Stonestreet is an American singer best known as an early member of the R&B group Blackstreet.
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B.
George Denbrough
George Denbrough is a young boy from Stephen King's horror novel "It," whose tragic death at the hands of Pennywise the Clown drives much of the story's emotional and narrative conflict.
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C.
Bill Strother
Bill Strother was an American actor and professional "human fly" stunt climber best known for his daring skyscraper-climbing role alongside Harold Lloyd in the silent film era.
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D.
William Hathaway
William Hathaway was a Democratic U.S. Senator and Representative from Maine who served in Congress during the 1960s and 1970s.
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E.
Walker Edmiston
Walker Edmiston was an American character actor and voice artist known for his extensive work in television, film, and animation from the 1950s through the 1990s.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
antagonist
ⓘ
fictional character ⓘ literary character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | The Hound of the Baskervilles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInGenre |
detective fiction
ⓘ
mystery fiction ⓘ |
| appearsInSeries | Sherlock Holmes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
deceptive
ⓘ
intelligent ⓘ manipulative ⓘ ruthless ⓘ |
| createdBy | Arthur Conan Doyle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deathCause | drowning in Grimpen Mire ⓘ |
| deceives |
Dr. Watson
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sir Henry Baskerville NERFINISHED ⓘ local community ⓘ |
| diesIn | The Hound of the Baskervilles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPublicationYear | 1902 ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation | various film adaptations of The Hound of the Baskervilles ⓘ |
| hasAlias | Jack Stapleton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRealName | Rodger Baskerville NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSibling | Beryl Stapleton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSister | Beryl Stapleton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isAntagonistOf |
Dr. Watson
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sherlock Holmes NERFINISHED ⓘ Sir Henry Baskerville NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isDescendantOf | Hugo Baskerville NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isHeirTo | Baskerville estate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isSecretHeirOf | Baskerville family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isSonOf | Rodger Baskerville Sr. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| livesNear |
Baskerville Hall
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Grimpen Mire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| modifiesHoundWith | phosphorus ⓘ |
| motive |
desire for Baskerville estate
ⓘ
greed ⓘ |
| nationality | English ⓘ |
| occupation |
entomologist
ⓘ
naturalist ⓘ |
| owns | large hound ⓘ |
| plansToInherit | Baskerville fortune ⓘ |
| plotRole | primary antagonist ⓘ |
| pretendsBerylIs | his wife ⓘ |
| pretendsToBe | friendly neighbor ⓘ |
| residesAt | Merripit House NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | Dartmoor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usesAnimalAsWeapon | hound ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Jack Stapleton Description of subject: Jack Stapleton is the naturalist and secret Baskerville heir who serves as the primary antagonist in Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes novel "The Hound of the Baskervilles."
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.