Eleanor Mildred Sidgwick
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Eleanor Mildred Sidgwick was a British educational reformer, principal of Newnham College, Cambridge, and prominent psychical researcher known for her work with the Society for Psychical Research.
All labels observed (1)
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| Eleanor Mildred Sidgwick canonical | 11 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3011579 — 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: Eleanor Mildred Sidgwick Context triple: [Henry Sidgwick, spouse, Eleanor Mildred Sidgwick]
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A.
Cordelia Whewell
Cordelia Whewell was the wife of 19th-century English polymath and philosopher William Whewell, known primarily through her marriage into his intellectual and academic circle.
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B.
Agnes Syme Lister
Agnes Syme Lister was the wife and close companion of pioneering British surgeon Joseph Lister, supporting his groundbreaking work in antiseptic surgery.
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C.
Rosamond Asenath Simons
Rosamond Asenath Simons was the wife of American sociologist and botanist Lester Frank Ward, associated with his personal and intellectual life in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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D.
Elinor Monsell
Elinor Monsell was an Irish-born artist and illustrator known for her bookplates, wood engravings, and contributions to early 20th-century book design.
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E.
Lucy Everest Boole
Lucy Everest Boole was a British chemist and educator, notable as one of the early women to earn a degree in chemistry and for her contributions to chemical education.
- 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: Eleanor Mildred Sidgwick Target entity description: Eleanor Mildred Sidgwick was a British educational reformer, principal of Newnham College, Cambridge, and prominent psychical researcher known for her work with the Society for Psychical Research.
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A.
Cordelia Whewell
Cordelia Whewell was the wife of 19th-century English polymath and philosopher William Whewell, known primarily through her marriage into his intellectual and academic circle.
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B.
Agnes Syme Lister
Agnes Syme Lister was the wife and close companion of pioneering British surgeon Joseph Lister, supporting his groundbreaking work in antiseptic surgery.
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C.
Rosamond Asenath Simons
Rosamond Asenath Simons was the wife of American sociologist and botanist Lester Frank Ward, associated with his personal and intellectual life in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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D.
Elinor Monsell
Elinor Monsell was an Irish-born artist and illustrator known for her bookplates, wood engravings, and contributions to early 20th-century book design.
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E.
Lucy Everest Boole
Lucy Everest Boole was a British chemist and educator, notable as one of the early women to earn a degree in chemistry and for her contributions to chemical education.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British person
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college head ⓘ educational reformer ⓘ human ⓘ psychical researcher ⓘ |
| affiliation |
Newnham College, Cambridge
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University of Cambridge ⓘ
linked to:
Cambridge University
|
| areaOfInfluence |
British higher education
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psychical research in the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
United Kingdom
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United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Trinity College, Cambridge ⓘ |
| employer | Newnham College, Cambridge ⓘ |
| familyName | Sidgwick ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
education
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parapsychology ⓘ psychical research ⓘ |
| givenName |
Eleanor
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Mildred ⓘ |
| memberOf | Society for Psychical Research ⓘ |
| movement |
psychical research movement
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women's education movement ⓘ |
| name | Eleanor Mildred Sidgwick ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | English ⓘ |
| notableRole |
leading figure in the Society for Psychical Research
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pioneer in higher education for women at Cambridge ⓘ |
| notableWork |
administration and development of Newnham College, Cambridge
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research for the Society for Psychical Research ⓘ studies of telepathy and psychical phenomena ⓘ |
| occupation |
academic
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college administrator ⓘ educationalist ⓘ mathematician ⓘ psychical researcher ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Principal of Newnham College, Cambridge ⓘ |
| relative | Henry Sidgwick ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | female ⓘ |
| spouse | Henry Sidgwick ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Cambridge
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linked to:
CAMBRIDGE
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Eleanor Mildred Sidgwick Description of subject: Eleanor Mildred Sidgwick was a British educational reformer, principal of Newnham College, Cambridge, and prominent psychical researcher known for her work with the Society for Psychical Research.
Referenced by (11)
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