Ida Darwin
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Ida Darwin was a British mental health campaigner and philanthropist, known for her work in improving care for people with learning disabilities and mental illness in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ida Darwin canonical | 4 |
| Ruth Darwin | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T571598 — 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: Ida Darwin Context triple: [Horace Darwin, spouse, Ida Darwin]
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A.
Susannah Darwin
Susannah Darwin was the mother of naturalist Charles Darwin and a member of the prominent Wedgwood–Darwin family in late 18th- and early 19th-century England.
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B.
Mary Eleanor Darwin
Mary Eleanor Darwin was one of the daughters of naturalist Charles Darwin and his wife Emma, who died in early childhood.
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C.
Marianne Darwin
Marianne Darwin was a member of the Darwin family and one of the siblings in the generation that included naturalist Charles Darwin.
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D.
Caroline Sarah Darwin
Caroline Sarah Darwin was a 19th-century Englishwoman best known as the eldest daughter of physician Robert Darwin and the older sister of naturalist Charles Darwin.
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E.
Anne Elizabeth Darwin
Anne Elizabeth Darwin was the beloved eldest daughter of naturalist Charles Darwin, whose early death deeply affected him and influenced his views on religion and suffering.
- 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: Ida Darwin Target entity description: Ida Darwin was a British mental health campaigner and philanthropist, known for her work in improving care for people with learning disabilities and mental illness in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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A.
Susannah Darwin
Susannah Darwin was the mother of naturalist Charles Darwin and a member of the prominent Wedgwood–Darwin family in late 18th- and early 19th-century England.
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B.
Mary Eleanor Darwin
Mary Eleanor Darwin was one of the daughters of naturalist Charles Darwin and his wife Emma, who died in early childhood.
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C.
Marianne Darwin
Marianne Darwin was a member of the Darwin family and one of the siblings in the generation that included naturalist Charles Darwin.
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D.
Caroline Sarah Darwin
Caroline Sarah Darwin was a 19th-century Englishwoman best known as the eldest daughter of physician Robert Darwin and the older sister of naturalist Charles Darwin.
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E.
Anne Elizabeth Darwin
Anne Elizabeth Darwin was the beloved eldest daughter of naturalist Charles Darwin, whose early death deeply affected him and influenced his views on religion and suffering.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
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mental health campaigner ⓘ philanthropist ⓘ |
| activePeriod |
early 20th century
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late 19th century ⓘ |
| areaOfActivism |
care of people with learning disabilities
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institutional reform ⓘ mental health services ⓘ |
| cause |
improvement of institutional care for people with learning disabilities
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improvement of institutional care for people with mental illness ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
England
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United Kingdom ⓘ |
| family | Darwin family ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
learning disabilities
ⓘ
mental health ⓘ social reform ⓘ |
| givenName | Ida ⓘ |
| movement |
mental health reform
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social welfare reform ⓘ |
| name | Ida Darwin self-link ⓘ |
| notableFor |
campaigning to improve care for people with learning disabilities
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campaigning to improve care for people with mental illness ⓘ |
| occupation |
mental health campaigner
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philanthropist ⓘ |
| relativeByMarriage | Charles Darwin ⓘ |
| religionOrWorldview | Christianity ⓘ |
| residence |
Cambridge, England
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surface form:
Cambridge
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| sexOrGender | female ⓘ |
| socialRole |
advocate for people with learning disabilities
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campaigner for better treatment of people with mental illness ⓘ |
| spouse | Horace Darwin ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Edwardian era
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Victorian era ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Cambridgeshire, England
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surface form:
Cambridgeshire
England ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ida Darwin Description of subject: Ida Darwin was a British mental health campaigner and philanthropist, known for her work in improving care for people with learning disabilities and mental illness in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Ruth Darwin
this entity surface form:
Ruth Darwin
this entity surface form:
Ruth Darwin