Captain Smollett
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Captain Smollett is the strict but honorable sea captain who commands the Hispaniola in Robert Louis Stevenson’s classic adventure novel "Treasure Island."
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Captain Smollett canonical | 14 |
| Clive Wood as Captain Smollett | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1201292 — 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: Captain Smollett Context triple: [Treasure Island (1934 film), mainCharacter, Captain Smollett]
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Henry Hornblower II
Henry Hornblower II was an American investment banker and philanthropist best known for creating the living history museum now known as Plimoth Patuxet Museums in Plymouth, Massachusetts.
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Captain Vidal
Captain Vidal is the ruthless and authoritarian Falangist officer who serves as the primary antagonist in Guillermo del Toro’s dark fantasy film "Pan’s Labyrinth."
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C.
Admiral Edward Vernon
Admiral Edward Vernon was an 18th-century British naval officer whose military fame led George Washington’s family to name their Virginia estate, Mount Vernon, in his honor.
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D.
George Cockburn
George Cockburn was a British Royal Navy admiral best known for leading raids along the American coast during the War of 1812, including the burning of Washington, D.C.
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E.
Captain Jack Aubrey in Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
Captain Jack Aubrey is the bold and tactically brilliant Royal Navy captain at the center of the Napoleonic Wars naval drama in the film Master and Commander: The Far Side of the 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: Captain Smollett Target entity description: Captain Smollett is the strict but honorable sea captain who commands the Hispaniola in Robert Louis Stevenson’s classic adventure novel "Treasure Island."
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A.
Henry Hornblower II
Henry Hornblower II was an American investment banker and philanthropist best known for creating the living history museum now known as Plimoth Patuxet Museums in Plymouth, Massachusetts.
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B.
Captain Vidal
Captain Vidal is the ruthless and authoritarian Falangist officer who serves as the primary antagonist in Guillermo del Toro’s dark fantasy film "Pan’s Labyrinth."
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C.
Admiral Edward Vernon
Admiral Edward Vernon was an 18th-century British naval officer whose military fame led George Washington’s family to name their Virginia estate, Mount Vernon, in his honor.
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D.
George Cockburn
George Cockburn was a British Royal Navy admiral best known for leading raids along the American coast during the War of 1812, including the burning of Washington, D.C.
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E.
Captain Jack Aubrey in Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
Captain Jack Aubrey is the bold and tactically brilliant Royal Navy captain at the center of the Napoleonic Wars naval drama in the film Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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literary character ⓘ sea captain ⓘ |
| alignment | good ⓘ |
| alliesWith | Jim Hawkins ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Treasure Island ⓘ |
| appearsInAdaptation |
stage adaptations of Treasure Island
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various film adaptations of Treasure Island ⓘ various television adaptations of Treasure Island ⓘ |
| appearsInMedium | novel ⓘ |
| associatedLocation |
Bristol (port of departure in Treasure Island)
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linked to:
Bristol, England, United Kingdom
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| associatedWithShip | Hispaniola ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
courageous
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disciplined ⓘ duty-bound ⓘ honorable ⓘ loyal ⓘ prudent ⓘ strict ⓘ |
| commands | Hispaniola ⓘ |
| conflictWith | Squire Trelawney over crew selection ⓘ |
| createdBy | Robert Louis Stevenson ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | Treasure Island ⓘ |
| firstPublicationYear | 1883 ⓘ |
| genre | adventure fiction character ⓘ |
| hasCanonicalStatus | classic adventure character ⓘ |
| hasEthicalStance |
duty and discipline over greed
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lawful ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | Victorian literature ⓘ |
| loyalTo |
Dr. Livesey
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Squire Trelawney ⓘ |
| mediumOfOrigin | literature ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
leader of loyal crew
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moral authority ⓘ |
| nationality | British ⓘ |
| occupation |
sailor
ⓘ
ship captain ⓘ |
| opposes |
Long John Silver
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the mutineers ⓘ |
| primaryThemeAssociation |
duty versus mutiny
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honor versus greed ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
discipline of the crew
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safety of the Hispaniola ⓘ |
| roleInWork | supporting protagonist ⓘ |
| setting | pirate adventure at sea ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Captain Smollett Description of subject: Captain Smollett is the strict but honorable sea captain who commands the Hispaniola in Robert Louis Stevenson’s classic adventure novel "Treasure Island."
Referenced by (15)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.