Robert Blair of Avontoun
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Robert Blair of Avontoun was a prominent Scottish judge and legal scholar who served as Lord President of the Court of Session in the late 18th and early 19th centuries.
All labels observed (1)
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| Robert Blair of Avontoun canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12473590 — 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: Robert Blair of Avontoun Context triple: [Robert Blair, relative, Robert Blair of Avontoun]
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A.
James Crichton of Frendraught
James Crichton of Frendraught was a 17th-century Scottish laird known for his involvement in a notorious feud and the mysterious burning of Frendraught Castle.
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B.
John Cockburn of Ormiston
John Cockburn of Ormiston was a Scottish landowner and agricultural improver of the early 18th century, noted for pioneering modern farming practices on his Ormiston estate in East Lothian.
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C.
Laird of Dun
Laird of Dun was a Scottish feudal title associated with the Erskine family estate at Dun in Angus, historically held by prominent figures in the Scottish Reformation.
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D.
Maclean of Brolas
Maclean of Brolas is a distinguished cadet branch of the Scottish Highland Clan Maclean, historically associated with the Isle of Mull and the clan’s traditional warrior aristocracy.
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E.
Maclean of Drimnin
Maclean of Drimnin is a notable cadet branch of the historic Scottish Highland Clan Maclean, traditionally associated with lands around Drimnin on the west coast of Scotland.
- 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: Robert Blair of Avontoun Target entity description: Robert Blair of Avontoun was a prominent Scottish judge and legal scholar who served as Lord President of the Court of Session in the late 18th and early 19th centuries.
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A.
James Crichton of Frendraught
James Crichton of Frendraught was a 17th-century Scottish laird known for his involvement in a notorious feud and the mysterious burning of Frendraught Castle.
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B.
John Cockburn of Ormiston
John Cockburn of Ormiston was a Scottish landowner and agricultural improver of the early 18th century, noted for pioneering modern farming practices on his Ormiston estate in East Lothian.
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C.
Laird of Dun
Laird of Dun was a Scottish feudal title associated with the Erskine family estate at Dun in Angus, historically held by prominent figures in the Scottish Reformation.
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D.
Maclean of Brolas
Maclean of Brolas is a distinguished cadet branch of the Scottish Highland Clan Maclean, historically associated with the Isle of Mull and the clan’s traditional warrior aristocracy.
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E.
Maclean of Drimnin
Maclean of Drimnin is a notable cadet branch of the historic Scottish Highland Clan Maclean, traditionally associated with lands around Drimnin on the west coast of Scotland.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.