Joseph Frobisher
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Joseph Frobisher was a prominent 18th-century Canadian fur trader and merchant who played a key role in the early development of the North West Company.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Benjamin Frobisher | 1 |
| Joseph Frobisher canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T15177546 — 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: Joseph Frobisher Context triple: [Beaver Club, hasMember, Joseph Frobisher]
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A.
Arthur Frobisher
Arthur Frobisher is a wealthy, corrupt corporate executive and primary antagonist in the legal thriller TV series "Damages."
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B.
Martin Frobisher
Martin Frobisher was a 16th-century English seafarer and privateer best known for his early Arctic voyages in search of a Northwest Passage to Asia.
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C.
William Baffin
William Baffin was a 17th-century English navigator and explorer renowned for his Arctic voyages and detailed mapping of the Canadian Arctic, including the bay that now bears his name.
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D.
Alexandre Cabot
Alexandre Cabot is an individual notable enough to be recognized as a prominent bearer of the Cabot surname.
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E.
John Cabot
John Cabot was an Italian-born navigator and explorer, sailing under the English flag, best known for his late 15th-century voyages to North America that helped lay the groundwork for England’s claims in the New World.
- 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: Joseph Frobisher Target entity description: Joseph Frobisher was a prominent 18th-century Canadian fur trader and merchant who played a key role in the early development of the North West Company.
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A.
Arthur Frobisher
Arthur Frobisher is a wealthy, corrupt corporate executive and primary antagonist in the legal thriller TV series "Damages."
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B.
Martin Frobisher
Martin Frobisher was a 16th-century English seafarer and privateer best known for his early Arctic voyages in search of a Northwest Passage to Asia.
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C.
William Baffin
William Baffin was a 17th-century English navigator and explorer renowned for his Arctic voyages and detailed mapping of the Canadian Arctic, including the bay that now bears his name.
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D.
Alexandre Cabot
Alexandre Cabot is an individual notable enough to be recognized as a prominent bearer of the Cabot surname.
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E.
John Cabot
John Cabot was an Italian-born navigator and explorer, sailing under the English flag, best known for his late 15th-century voyages to North America that helped lay the groundwork for England’s claims in the New World.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Joseph Frobisher