Jim Moriarty
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Jim Moriarty is the brilliant and ruthless criminal mastermind who serves as Sherlock Holmes’s primary nemesis in the Sherlock Holmes stories and their adaptations.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Professor Moriarty | 9 |
| Professor James Moriarty | 4 |
| Moriarty | 3 |
| Jim Moriarty canonical | 2 |
| Moriarty in Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows | 1 |
| Professor Moriarty (mentioned) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1963622 — 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: Jim Moriarty Context triple: [Sherlock, featuresCharacter, Jim Moriarty]
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A.
Michael Cage
Michael Cage is a former American professional basketball player and dominant rebounder who starred in college before enjoying a long NBA career primarily in the 1980s and 1990s.
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B.
Henry Haller
Henry Haller was a Swiss-born American chef best known for serving as White House Executive Chef for multiple U.S. presidents from the Johnson through the Reagan administrations.
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C.
John Black
John Black is a television director best known for his work on the Doctor Who spin-off special "K-9 and Company."
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D.
Paul Griffin
Paul Griffin was an American session keyboardist renowned for his soulful, inventive playing on landmark recordings by artists such as Bob Dylan, Steely Dan, and countless others.
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E.
Lennox Cato
Lennox Cato is a British antiques dealer and television expert best known for his appearances on the BBC’s "Antiques Roadshow."
- 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: Jim Moriarty Target entity description: Jim Moriarty is the brilliant and ruthless criminal mastermind who serves as Sherlock Holmes’s primary nemesis in the Sherlock Holmes stories and their adaptations.
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A.
Michael Cage
Michael Cage is a former American professional basketball player and dominant rebounder who starred in college before enjoying a long NBA career primarily in the 1980s and 1990s.
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B.
Henry Haller
Henry Haller was a Swiss-born American chef best known for serving as White House Executive Chef for multiple U.S. presidents from the Johnson through the Reagan administrations.
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C.
John Black
John Black is a television director best known for his work on the Doctor Who spin-off special "K-9 and Company."
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D.
Paul Griffin
Paul Griffin was an American session keyboardist renowned for his soulful, inventive playing on landmark recordings by artists such as Bob Dylan, Steely Dan, and countless others.
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E.
Lennox Cato
Lennox Cato is a British antiques dealer and television expert best known for his appearances on the BBC’s "Antiques Roadshow."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Criminal mastermind
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Fictional character ⓘ Literary character ⓘ Supervillain ⓘ |
| antagonistIn |
The Final Problem
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The Valley of Fear ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Sherlock Holmes stories
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The Final Problem ⓘ The Valley of Fear ⓘ |
| archenemyOf |
Sherlock Holmes
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linked to:
Holmes
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| basedOnWork |
Sherlock Holmes canon
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linked to:
Sherlock Holmes stories
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| characterTrait |
Brilliant
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Calculating ⓘ Manipulative ⓘ Ruthless ⓘ |
| commands | Extensive criminal organization ⓘ |
| controls | Web of criminal agents ⓘ |
| creator | Arthur Conan Doyle ⓘ |
| deathScene | Reichenbach Falls ⓘ |
| describedBy |
Sherlock Holmes as the Napoleon of crime
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linked to:
Holmes
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| diesWith | Sherlock Holmes at Reichenbach Falls (apparent death) ⓘ |
| education | Expert in mathematics ⓘ |
| enemyOf |
Sherlock Holmes
ⓘ
linked to:
Holmes
|
| firstAppearance | The Final Problem ⓘ |
| gender | Male ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation |
Moriarty in BBC Sherlock
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linked to:
Sherlock
Moriarty in Granada Television Sherlock Holmes ⓘ
linked to:
Sherlock Holmes (Granada TV series)
Moriarty in Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows ⓘ
linked to:
Jim Moriarty
|
| influences | Criminal activities across London ⓘ |
| inspired | Later fictional criminal masterminds ⓘ |
| intelligenceLevel | Genius ⓘ |
| knownForQuote | I am the Moriarty of crime (paraphrased characterization) ⓘ |
| literaryGenre | Detective fiction ⓘ |
| literaryStatus | Iconic villain in detective fiction ⓘ |
| nationality | British ⓘ |
| notableAlias |
Professor Moriarty
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linked to:
Jim Moriarty
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| notableFor |
Being Sherlock Holmes’s primary nemesis
ⓘ
Organizing a vast criminal network ⓘ |
| occupation |
Criminal mastermind
ⓘ
Mathematics professor ⓘ |
| portrayedBy |
Andrew Scott
ⓘ
Eric Porter ⓘ Jared Harris ⓘ |
| relationshipToSherlockHolmes | Intellectual equal and moral opposite ⓘ |
| roleInWork | Primary antagonist ⓘ |
| setting | Victorian London ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Jim Moriarty Description of subject: Jim Moriarty is the brilliant and ruthless criminal mastermind who serves as Sherlock Holmes’s primary nemesis in the Sherlock Holmes stories and their adaptations.
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