Arthur Holmwood
E261893
Arthur Holmwood is a noble Englishman and one of the key vampire hunters in Bram Stoker’s novel "Dracula," known for his courage, loyalty, and tragic personal losses.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Arthur Holmwood canonical | 23 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2388736 — 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: Arthur Holmwood Context triple: [Dracula, mainCharacter, Arthur Holmwood]
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A.
Mr. Edward Hyde
Mr. Edward Hyde is the violent, malevolent alter ego of Dr. Henry Jekyll in Robert Louis Stevenson’s classic Gothic novella "Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde."
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B.
Nathaniel Rochester
Nathaniel Rochester was an American Revolutionary War officer, land speculator, and founder of the city of Rochester in New York.
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C.
Alfred Harker
Alfred Harker was a British geologist and petrologist renowned for his pioneering work on igneous rocks and the geology of the British Isles.
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D.
Elizabeth Hunter Seward
Elizabeth Hunter Seward was the mother of English Romantic poet Anna Seward and a member of the 18th-century English literary and clerical milieu.
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E.
Lyle Talbot
Lyle Talbot was an American actor known for his prolific work in film and television from the 1930s through the 1980s, including roles in both major studio productions and low-budget cult classics.
- 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: Arthur Holmwood Target entity description: Arthur Holmwood is a noble Englishman and one of the key vampire hunters in Bram Stoker’s novel "Dracula," known for his courage, loyalty, and tragic personal losses.
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A.
Mr. Edward Hyde
Mr. Edward Hyde is the violent, malevolent alter ego of Dr. Henry Jekyll in Robert Louis Stevenson’s classic Gothic novella "Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde."
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B.
Nathaniel Rochester
Nathaniel Rochester was an American Revolutionary War officer, land speculator, and founder of the city of Rochester in New York.
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C.
Alfred Harker
Alfred Harker was a British geologist and petrologist renowned for his pioneering work on igneous rocks and the geology of the British Isles.
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D.
Elizabeth Hunter Seward
Elizabeth Hunter Seward was the mother of English Romantic poet Anna Seward and a member of the 18th-century English literary and clerical milieu.
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E.
Lyle Talbot
Lyle Talbot was an American actor known for his prolific work in film and television from the 1930s through the 1980s, including roles in both major studio productions and low-budget cult classics.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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nobleman ⓘ vampire hunter ⓘ |
| allyOf | Abraham Van Helsing ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Dracula ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
friendship
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sacrifice ⓘ tragedy ⓘ vampirism ⓘ |
| basedOnWork |
Dracula (1897 novel)
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linked to:
Dracula
|
| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| creator | Bram Stoker ⓘ |
| engagedTo | Lucy Westenra ⓘ |
| familyName | Holmwood ⓘ |
| father |
Lord Godalming (Arthur’s father)
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linked to:
Lord Godalming
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| fictionalStatus | alive at end of novel ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | Dracula universe ⓘ |
| firstAppearance |
Dracula (1897)
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linked to:
Dracula
|
| friendOf |
Dr. John Seward
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linked to:
John Seward
Jonathan Harker ⓘ Quincey Morris ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genre | Gothic fiction character ⓘ |
| givenName | Arthur ⓘ |
| hasOccupation | aristocrat ⓘ |
| inheritsTitle | Lord Godalming ⓘ |
| inLoveWith | Lucy Westenra ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | Victorian literature ⓘ |
| medium | novel ⓘ |
| memberOfGroup | vampire hunters against Count Dracula ⓘ |
| nationality | English ⓘ |
| notableTrait |
courage
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honor ⓘ loyalty ⓘ sense of duty ⓘ |
| opposes | Count Dracula ⓘ |
| partOf | Dracula characters ensemble ⓘ |
| performsAct |
helps destroy vampire Lucy Westenra
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participates in pursuit of Count Dracula ⓘ |
| settingOfActivity |
England
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Transylvania ⓘ |
| socialClass | upper class ⓘ |
| suffersLossOf | Lucy Westenra ⓘ |
| title | Lord Godalming ⓘ |
| workGenre |
Gothic horror
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horror ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Arthur Holmwood Description of subject: Arthur Holmwood is a noble Englishman and one of the key vampire hunters in Bram Stoker’s novel "Dracula," known for his courage, loyalty, and tragic personal losses.
Referenced by (23)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Jack Seward in Bram Stoker's Dracula
subject linked to:
Horror of Dracula (1958 film)