David Thompson
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David Thompson was a British-Canadian fur trader, surveyor, and explorer renowned for mapping much of western North America in the late 18th and early 19th centuries.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| David Thompson canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T17614712 — 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: David Thompson Context triple: [North Thompson River, namedAfter, David Thompson]
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David Thompson
David Thompson is a Hall of Fame American basketball guard famed for his explosive leaping ability and scoring prowess in the 1970s, particularly with the Denver Nuggets.
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David Thompson
David Thompson is a football executive best known for serving as chairman of the Swiss club FC Lausanne-Sport.
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David Thompson
David Thompson is an author known for writing the book "Prince of Broadway."
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Samuel Hearne
Samuel Hearne was an 18th-century English explorer and fur trader best known for his overland expeditions in northern Canada, which helped map the Arctic interior and assess routes toward the Northwest Passage.
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Alexander Mackenzie
Alexander Mackenzie was a prominent late-19th-century Scottish composer and conductor who played a key role in revitalizing British classical music.
- 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: David Thompson Target entity description: David Thompson was a British-Canadian fur trader, surveyor, and explorer renowned for mapping much of western North America in the late 18th and early 19th centuries.
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A.
David Thompson
David Thompson is a Hall of Fame American basketball guard famed for his explosive leaping ability and scoring prowess in the 1970s, particularly with the Denver Nuggets.
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B.
David Thompson
David Thompson is a football executive best known for serving as chairman of the Swiss club FC Lausanne-Sport.
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C.
David Thompson
David Thompson is an author known for writing the book "Prince of Broadway."
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D.
Samuel Hearne
Samuel Hearne was an 18th-century English explorer and fur trader best known for his overland expeditions in northern Canada, which helped map the Arctic interior and assess routes toward the Northwest Passage.
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E.
Alexander Mackenzie
Alexander Mackenzie was a prominent late-19th-century Scottish composer and conductor who played a key role in revitalizing British classical music.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.