Douglas Cochrane, 12th Earl of Dundonald
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Douglas Cochrane, 12th Earl of Dundonald, was a British Army general and Scottish nobleman known for his military service during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
All labels observed (3)
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| Douglas Cochrane, 12th Earl of Dundonald canonical | 6 |
| 12th Earl of Dundonald | 1 |
| Douglas Mackinnon Baillie Hamilton Cochrane, 12th Earl of Dundonald | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2055180 — 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: Douglas Cochrane, 12th Earl of Dundonald Context triple: [Cochrane, hasNotableBearer, Douglas Cochrane, 12th Earl of Dundonald]
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Archibald Cochrane, 9th Earl of Dundonald
Archibald Cochrane, 9th Earl of Dundonald, was an 18th-century Scottish nobleman and inventor noted for his pioneering work in industrial chemistry, particularly in the production of coal tar and related innovations.
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John Murray, 11th Duke of Atholl
John Murray, 11th Duke of Atholl, is a South African-born Scottish peer known for inheriting the historic Atholl dukedom and its ceremonial command of the Atholl Highlanders, the only legal private army in Europe.
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William Graham, 9th Earl of Menteith
William Graham, 9th Earl of Menteith, was a Scottish nobleman of the early 17th century who held significant regional power and influence in the central Highlands.
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William Graham, 7th Earl of Menteith
William Graham, 7th Earl of Menteith, was a Scottish nobleman of the early 17th century who held significant regional power and influence in the central Highlands.
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E.
John Stewart-Murray, 8th Duke of Atholl
John Stewart-Murray, 8th Duke of Atholl was a Scottish peer and soldier who served as a senior officer in the British Army and held various ceremonial and public roles in Scotland in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
- 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: Douglas Cochrane, 12th Earl of Dundonald Target entity description: Douglas Cochrane, 12th Earl of Dundonald, was a British Army general and Scottish nobleman known for his military service during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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A.
Archibald Cochrane, 9th Earl of Dundonald
Archibald Cochrane, 9th Earl of Dundonald, was an 18th-century Scottish nobleman and inventor noted for his pioneering work in industrial chemistry, particularly in the production of coal tar and related innovations.
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B.
John Murray, 11th Duke of Atholl
John Murray, 11th Duke of Atholl, is a South African-born Scottish peer known for inheriting the historic Atholl dukedom and its ceremonial command of the Atholl Highlanders, the only legal private army in Europe.
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C.
William Graham, 9th Earl of Menteith
William Graham, 9th Earl of Menteith, was a Scottish nobleman of the early 17th century who held significant regional power and influence in the central Highlands.
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D.
William Graham, 7th Earl of Menteith
William Graham, 7th Earl of Menteith, was a Scottish nobleman of the early 17th century who held significant regional power and influence in the central Highlands.
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E.
John Stewart-Murray, 8th Duke of Atholl
John Stewart-Murray, 8th Duke of Atholl was a Scottish peer and soldier who served as a senior officer in the British Army and held various ceremonial and public roles in Scotland in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Douglas Cochrane, 12th Earl of Dundonald Description of subject: Douglas Cochrane, 12th Earl of Dundonald, was a British Army general and Scottish nobleman known for his military service during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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Earl of Dundonald
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Douglas Mackinnon Baillie Hamilton Cochrane, 12th Earl of Dundonald
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linked to: Douglas Cochrane, 12th Earl of Dundonald