Margaret McNair Stokes
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Margaret McNair Stokes was a 19th-century Irish antiquarian, illustrator, and writer known for her influential work on early Christian art and Irish archaeology.
All labels observed (1)
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| Margaret McNair Stokes canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10037905 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Margaret McNair Stokes Context triple: [McNair, hasNotableBearer, Margaret McNair Stokes]
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A.
Margaret Ann Dixon
Margaret Ann Dixon is best known as the wife of acclaimed Canadian film director and producer Norman Jewison.
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B.
Margaret Pierce
Margaret Pierce is a fictional cardiothoracic surgeon character from the television series "Grey's Anatomy," known as Meredith Grey's half-sister.
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C.
Mary Louise McLean
Mary Louise McLean was the daughter of American socialite Mildred McLean Hazen, connected to a prominent Washington, D.C. family in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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D.
Frances Cox Henderson
Frances Cox Henderson was a 19th-century American translator, philanthropist, and influential First Lady of the Republic and later State of Texas.
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E.
Margaret Whitmore
Margaret Whitmore is best known as the wife of American physician-turned-thriller novelist Robin Cook.
- 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: Margaret McNair Stokes Target entity description: Margaret McNair Stokes was a 19th-century Irish antiquarian, illustrator, and writer known for her influential work on early Christian art and Irish archaeology.
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A.
Margaret Ann Dixon
Margaret Ann Dixon is best known as the wife of acclaimed Canadian film director and producer Norman Jewison.
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B.
Margaret Pierce
Margaret Pierce is a fictional cardiothoracic surgeon character from the television series "Grey's Anatomy," known as Meredith Grey's half-sister.
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C.
Mary Louise McLean
Mary Louise McLean was the daughter of American socialite Mildred McLean Hazen, connected to a prominent Washington, D.C. family in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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D.
Frances Cox Henderson
Frances Cox Henderson was a 19th-century American translator, philanthropist, and influential First Lady of the Republic and later State of Texas.
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E.
Margaret Whitmore
Margaret Whitmore is best known as the wife of American physician-turned-thriller novelist Robin Cook.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Irish antiquarian
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Irish illustrator ⓘ Irish writer ⓘ antiquarian ⓘ illustrator ⓘ person ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| centuryOfActivity | 19th century ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Ireland ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1832-03-20 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1900-04-20 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | home education ⓘ |
| familyName | Stokes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| father | Whitley Stokes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Irish archaeology
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archaeology ⓘ art history ⓘ early Christian art ⓘ |
| genre |
archaeological writing
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non-fiction ⓘ travel writing ⓘ |
| givenName | Margaret ⓘ |
| hasNationality | Irish ⓘ |
| illustrated |
Christian inscriptions
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Irish high crosses ⓘ archaeological monuments ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| movement | Celtic Revival (precursor) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
documentation of Christian inscriptions in the Irish language
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illustrations of Irish high crosses ⓘ research on Irish archaeology ⓘ studies of early Christian art in Ireland ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Christian Inscriptions in the Irish Language
NERFINISHED
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Early Christian Architecture in Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ Early Christian Art in Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ Early Christian Art in Ireland (article series) NERFINISHED ⓘ Life and Labours in Art and Archaeology of George Petrie NERFINISHED ⓘ Six Months in the Apennines NERFINISHED ⓘ Six Months in the Apennines: Or A Pilgrimage in Search of Vestiges of the Irish Saints in Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ The High Crosses of Castledermot and Durrow NERFINISHED ⓘ Three Months in the Forests of France NERFINISHED ⓘ Three Months in the Forests of France: A Pilgrimage in Search of Vestiges of the Irish Saints in France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
antiquarian
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illustrator ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Dublin ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Dublin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Protestant Christianity
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surface form:
Protestantism
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| residence | Dublin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | female ⓘ |
| sibling | Whitley Stokes (Celtic scholar) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: Margaret McNair Stokes Description of subject: Margaret McNair Stokes was a 19th-century Irish antiquarian, illustrator, and writer known for her influential work on early Christian art and Irish archaeology.
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