Ian Marter
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Ian Marter was an English actor and writer best known to Doctor Who fans for playing companion Harry Sullivan and for authoring several Doctor Who novelisations.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Ian Marter canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T14239367 — 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: Ian Marter Context triple: [Robot (Doctor Who serial), starsActor, Ian Marter]
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A.
Trevor Johnston
Trevor Johnston is an Australian linguist renowned for his pioneering research and documentation of Auslan, the sign language of the Australian Deaf community.
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B.
Ian Parker
Ian Parker is a British keyboardist best known for his work with the rock band The Hollies and various other prominent artists.
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C.
Chris Mara
Chris Mara is an American football executive best known as a senior personnel executive and longtime member of the ownership family of the New York Giants.
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D.
Chris Grigg
Chris Grigg is a composer best known for his work on the music and sound design for the classic adventure game Maniac Mansion.
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E.
Greg Mathieson
Greg Mathieson is an American keyboardist, composer, and producer known for his work in jazz, fusion, and pop music, collaborating with numerous prominent artists.
- 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: Ian Marter Target entity description: Ian Marter was an English actor and writer best known to Doctor Who fans for playing companion Harry Sullivan and for authoring several Doctor Who novelisations.
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A.
Trevor Johnston
Trevor Johnston is an Australian linguist renowned for his pioneering research and documentation of Auslan, the sign language of the Australian Deaf community.
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B.
Ian Parker
Ian Parker is a British keyboardist best known for his work with the rock band The Hollies and various other prominent artists.
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C.
Chris Mara
Chris Mara is an American football executive best known as a senior personnel executive and longtime member of the ownership family of the New York Giants.
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D.
Chris Grigg
Chris Grigg is a composer best known for his work on the music and sound design for the classic adventure game Maniac Mansion.
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E.
Greg Mathieson
Greg Mathieson is an American keyboardist, composer, and producer known for his work in jazz, fusion, and pop music, collaborating with numerous prominent artists.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.