Eric Jager
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Eric Jager is an American medievalist and author best known for his historical narrative "The Last Duel," which recounts a famous 14th-century French trial by combat.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Eric Jager canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1790897 — 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: Eric Jager Context triple: [The Last Duel, basedOnAuthor, Eric Jager]
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A.
Justin Elicker
Justin Elicker is an American politician who serves as the mayor of New Haven, Connecticut, known for his focus on urban development, education, and social equity.
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B.
Eric Wetzels
Eric Wetzels is a Dutch politician who serves as the chairperson of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD).
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C.
Ken Schretzmann
Ken Schretzmann is a film editor known for his work on major animated features, including Guillermo del Toro's stop-motion adaptation of Pinocchio.
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D.
Brian Schmetzer
Brian Schmetzer is an American soccer coach best known for leading Seattle Sounders FC to multiple MLS Cup titles and establishing the club as a perennial league contender.
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E.
Chris Stolte
Chris Stolte is a computer scientist and entrepreneur best known as a co-founder and former chief development officer of the data visualization company Tableau Software.
- 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: Eric Jager Target entity description: Eric Jager is an American medievalist and author best known for his historical narrative "The Last Duel," which recounts a famous 14th-century French trial by combat.
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A.
Justin Elicker
Justin Elicker is an American politician who serves as the mayor of New Haven, Connecticut, known for his focus on urban development, education, and social equity.
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B.
Eric Wetzels
Eric Wetzels is a Dutch politician who serves as the chairperson of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD).
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C.
Ken Schretzmann
Ken Schretzmann is a film editor known for his work on major animated features, including Guillermo del Toro's stop-motion adaptation of Pinocchio.
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D.
Brian Schmetzer
Brian Schmetzer is an American soccer coach best known for leading Seattle Sounders FC to multiple MLS Cup titles and establishing the club as a perennial league contender.
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E.
Chris Stolte
Chris Stolte is a computer scientist and entrepreneur best known as a co-founder and former chief development officer of the data visualization company Tableau Software.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (34)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
author
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book ⓘ film ⓘ medievalist ⓘ person ⓘ |
| author | Eric Jager ⓘ |
| basedOn | The Last Duel ⓘ |
| citizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | United States of America ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United States of America ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Calvin College
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linked to:
Calvin University
University of Michigan ⓘ |
| employer | University of California, Los Angeles ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
literary criticism
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medieval history ⓘ medieval literature ⓘ |
| genre |
historical narrative
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non-fiction ⓘ |
| hasAcademicRank | professor of English ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation |
The Last Duel (2021 film)
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linked to:
The Last Duel
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| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
medieval France
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trial by combat ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableWork |
The Book of the Heart
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The Last Duel ⓘ The Tempter’s Voice ⓘ |
| occupation | professor ⓘ |
| publicationLanguage | English ⓘ |
| researchInterest |
literary theory
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medieval English literature ⓘ medieval French literature ⓘ poetics ⓘ |
| timePeriodCovered | 14th century ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Eric Jager Description of subject: Eric Jager is an American medievalist and author best known for his historical narrative "The Last Duel," which recounts a famous 14th-century French trial by combat.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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Eric Jager