Philip Ledger
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Philip Ledger was a distinguished British conductor, organist, and academic best known for his leadership of the Choir of King’s College, Cambridge and his influential contributions to choral music.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Philip Ledger canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T983041 — 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: Philip Ledger Context triple: [Choir of King's College, Cambridge, formerConductor, Philip Ledger]
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A.
Martin Henderson
Martin Henderson is a New Zealand actor known for his roles in films like "The Ring" and "Everest" and TV series such as "Grey's Anatomy" and "Virgin River."
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B.
Richard Gant
Richard Gant is an American character actor known for his roles in film and television, often portraying authoritative or tough-minded figures.
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C.
Guy Edward Pearce
Guy Edward Pearce is an English-born Australian actor known for his versatile performances in films such as "Memento," "L.A. Confidential," and "The King's Speech."
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D.
Edward Fox
Edward Fox is an English actor renowned for his roles in films such as "The Day of the Jackal" and "A Bridge Too Far."
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E.
Timothy Hutton
Timothy Hutton is an American actor best known for winning an Academy Award for his role in the film "Ordinary People" and for starring in the television series "Leverage."
- 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: Philip Ledger Target entity description: Philip Ledger was a distinguished British conductor, organist, and academic best known for his leadership of the Choir of King’s College, Cambridge and his influential contributions to choral music.
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A.
Martin Henderson
Martin Henderson is a New Zealand actor known for his roles in films like "The Ring" and "Everest" and TV series such as "Grey's Anatomy" and "Virgin River."
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B.
Richard Gant
Richard Gant is an American character actor known for his roles in film and television, often portraying authoritative or tough-minded figures.
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C.
Guy Edward Pearce
Guy Edward Pearce is an English-born Australian actor known for his versatile performances in films such as "Memento," "L.A. Confidential," and "The King's Speech."
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D.
Edward Fox
Edward Fox is an English actor renowned for his roles in films such as "The Day of the Jackal" and "A Bridge Too Far."
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E.
Timothy Hutton
Timothy Hutton is an American actor best known for winning an Academy Award for his role in the film "Ordinary People" and for starring in the television series "Leverage."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
academic
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conductor ⓘ human ⓘ organist ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Anglican church music
ⓘ
University of Cambridge ⓘ
linked to:
Cambridge University
|
| awardReceived | Commander of the Order of the British Empire ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
England
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United Kingdom ⓘ |
| educatedAt | King’s College, Cambridge ⓘ |
| employer | King’s College, Cambridge ⓘ |
| familyName | Ledger ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
choral music
ⓘ
church music ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genre |
choral music
ⓘ
classical music ⓘ |
| givenName | Philip ⓘ |
| hasHonor | knighthood ⓘ |
| hasRole |
choir director
ⓘ
university administrator ⓘ |
| influenced | British choral tradition ⓘ |
| instrument | organ ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| name | Philip Ledger ⓘ |
| notableFor |
contributions to choral music
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interpretations of English choral repertoire ⓘ leadership of the Choir of King’s College, Cambridge ⓘ |
| notableWork | recordings with the Choir of King’s College, Cambridge ⓘ |
| occupation |
academic
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composer ⓘ conductor ⓘ music educator ⓘ organist ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Director of Music at King’s College, Cambridge ⓘ |
| specializesIn |
20th-century choral music
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Renaissance choral music ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Cambridge
ⓘ
linked to:
Cambridge, England
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Philip Ledger Description of subject: Philip Ledger was a distinguished British conductor, organist, and academic best known for his leadership of the Choir of King’s College, Cambridge and his influential contributions to choral music.
Referenced by (4)
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