Mr. March
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Mr. March is the largely offstage but morally influential father of the March sisters in Louisa May Alcott’s novel "Little Women," whose ideals and absence shape much of the family’s character and struggles.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mr. March canonical | 15 |
| Mr. March, the girls’ father | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2351296 — 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: Mr. March Context triple: [Little Women, mainCharacter, Mr. March]
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A.
Meg March
Meg March is the eldest and traditionally minded March sister in Louisa May Alcott’s "Little Women," known for her sense of responsibility, domestic aspirations, and gentle, nurturing nature.
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B.
Meredith March
Meredith March was a pivotal 1966 civil rights protest march in Mississippi, led in part by James Meredith, that highlighted the struggle against racial discrimination and helped galvanize the broader movement for voting rights and equality.
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C.
Beth March
Beth March is the gentle, selfless, and musically gifted younger March sister in Louisa May Alcott’s "Little Women," whose quiet strength and tragic fate deeply affect her family.
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D.
Miss Mary B. Bradford
Miss Mary B. Bradford was the woman who sponsored and ceremonially christened the U.S. Navy destroyer USS Buck (DD-420) at its launching.
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E.
Jo March
Jo March is the fiercely independent, imaginative, and strong-willed second March sister who dreams of becoming a writer in Louisa May Alcott’s classic story "Little Women."
- 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: Mr. March Target entity description: Mr. March is the largely offstage but morally influential father of the March sisters in Louisa May Alcott’s novel "Little Women," whose ideals and absence shape much of the family’s character and struggles.
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A.
Meg March
Meg March is the eldest and traditionally minded March sister in Louisa May Alcott’s "Little Women," known for her sense of responsibility, domestic aspirations, and gentle, nurturing nature.
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B.
Meredith March
Meredith March was a pivotal 1966 civil rights protest march in Mississippi, led in part by James Meredith, that highlighted the struggle against racial discrimination and helped galvanize the broader movement for voting rights and equality.
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C.
Beth March
Beth March is the gentle, selfless, and musically gifted younger March sister in Louisa May Alcott’s "Little Women," whose quiet strength and tragic fate deeply affect her family.
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D.
Miss Mary B. Bradford
Miss Mary B. Bradford was the woman who sponsored and ceremonially christened the U.S. Navy destroyer USS Buck (DD-420) at its launching.
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E.
Jo March
Jo March is the fiercely independent, imaginative, and strong-willed second March sister who dreams of becoming a writer in Louisa May Alcott’s classic story "Little Women."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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literary character ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Mr. March, the girls’ father
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linked to:
Mr. March
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| appearsIn | Little Women ⓘ |
| creator | Louisa May Alcott ⓘ |
| familyName | March ⓘ |
| hasChild |
Amy March
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Beth March ⓘ Jo March ⓘ Meg March ⓘ |
| hasSpouse | Marmee March ⓘ |
| influences |
Amy March
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Beth March ⓘ Jo March ⓘ Marmee March ⓘ Meg March ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | Amos Bronson Alcott (loosely, as Jo is based on Louisa May Alcott) ⓘ |
| inUniverseStatus | Union army chaplain (commonly interpreted) ⓘ |
| literarySignificance | embodies transcendentalist-influenced ideals ⓘ |
| moralCharacteristic |
idealistic
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principled ⓘ selfless ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | largely offstage character ⓘ |
| occupation | clergyman ⓘ |
| plotFunction |
his absence shapes the March family’s struggles
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provides moral ideals for the March sisters ⓘ |
| presentIn |
early chapters of Little Women (via letters and references)
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later chapters of Little Women (after his return) ⓘ |
| roleInWork | morally influential father of the March sisters ⓘ |
| settingOfActivity |
Concord, Massachusetts (fictionalized)
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linked to:
Concord, Massachusetts
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| themeConnection |
domestic virtue
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family values ⓘ moral education ⓘ self-sacrifice ⓘ |
| timePeriod | American Civil War era ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Mr. March Description of subject: Mr. March is the largely offstage but morally influential father of the March sisters in Louisa May Alcott’s novel "Little Women," whose ideals and absence shape much of the family’s character and struggles.
Referenced by (16)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Mr. March