Sir William Young
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Sir William Young is a prominent New Zealand jurist who has served as a Justice of the Supreme Court of New Zealand and chaired several high-profile inquiries.
All labels observed (1)
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| Sir William Young canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T23268482 — 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: Sir William Young Context triple: [Timaru Boys' High School, hasNotableAlumni, Sir William Young]
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Sir William Waller Bruce
Sir William Waller Bruce was a British aristocrat and father of actor William Nigel Ernle Bruce, known for his connection to the Bruce baronetcy.
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B.
Sir William Lockhart
Sir William Lockhart was a British Indian Army general best known for leading major frontier campaigns on the North-West Frontier of India in the late 19th century.
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C.
Sir Andrew Fraser
Sir Andrew Fraser was a British colonial administrator who served prominently in India during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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D.
Sir William Gordon Cumming
Sir William Gordon Cumming was a Scottish baronet, soldier, and socialite best known for his involvement in the infamous 1890–91 royal baccarat scandal that shook Victorian high society.
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E.
Sir Andrew McFarlane
Sir Andrew McFarlane is a senior British judge who serves as the head of the judiciary for family law cases in England and Wales.
- 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: Sir William Young Target entity description: Sir William Young is a prominent New Zealand jurist who has served as a Justice of the Supreme Court of New Zealand and chaired several high-profile inquiries.
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A.
Sir William Waller Bruce
Sir William Waller Bruce was a British aristocrat and father of actor William Nigel Ernle Bruce, known for his connection to the Bruce baronetcy.
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B.
Sir William Lockhart
Sir William Lockhart was a British Indian Army general best known for leading major frontier campaigns on the North-West Frontier of India in the late 19th century.
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C.
Sir Andrew Fraser
Sir Andrew Fraser was a British colonial administrator who served prominently in India during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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D.
Sir William Gordon Cumming
Sir William Gordon Cumming was a Scottish baronet, soldier, and socialite best known for his involvement in the infamous 1890–91 royal baccarat scandal that shook Victorian high society.
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E.
Sir Andrew McFarlane
Sir Andrew McFarlane is a senior British judge who serves as the head of the judiciary for family law cases in England and Wales.
- F. None of above. chosen
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