Robyn Davidson

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explorer human memoirist writer

Robyn Davidson is an Australian writer and explorer best known for her solo 1,700-mile trek across the Australian desert with camels, which she recounted in her memoir "Tracks."

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Label	Occurrences
Robyn Davidson canonical	5
Robyn Davidson in Tracks	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3065803 — 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.

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Target entity: Robyn Davidson
Context triple: [Tracks, basedOnAuthor, Robyn Davidson]

A. Lucinda Coxon
Lucinda Coxon is a British playwright and screenwriter known for her work on films such as "The Danish Girl" and various stage adaptations.
B. Lucinda Leplastrier
Lucinda Leplastrier is a headstrong, unconventional Australian heiress and glassworks owner in Peter Carey’s novel "Oscar and Lucinda," whose gambling habit and partnership with Oscar Hopkins drive the story’s central journey.
C. Georgina Kirrin
Georgina "George" Kirrin is a spirited, tomboyish girl and one of the central child protagonists in Enid Blyton's classic "Famous Five" adventure series.
D. Tania Rodger
Tania Rodger is a New Zealand creative producer and co-founder of the acclaimed special effects and prop design company Weta Workshop, known for its work on major film franchises such as The Lord of the Rings.
E. Lucinda Riley
Lucinda Riley was a bestselling Irish author best known for her multi-volume historical fiction series "The Seven Sisters," which achieved international acclaim.
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: Robyn Davidson
Target entity description: Robyn Davidson is an Australian writer and explorer best known for her solo 1,700-mile trek across the Australian desert with camels, which she recounted in her memoir "Tracks."

A. Lucinda Coxon
Lucinda Coxon is a British playwright and screenwriter known for her work on films such as "The Danish Girl" and various stage adaptations.
B. Lucinda Leplastrier
Lucinda Leplastrier is a headstrong, unconventional Australian heiress and glassworks owner in Peter Carey’s novel "Oscar and Lucinda," whose gambling habit and partnership with Oscar Hopkins drive the story’s central journey.
C. Georgina Kirrin
Georgina "George" Kirrin is a spirited, tomboyish girl and one of the central child protagonists in Enid Blyton's classic "Famous Five" adventure series.
D. Tania Rodger
Tania Rodger is a New Zealand creative producer and co-founder of the acclaimed special effects and prop design company Weta Workshop, known for its work on major film franchises such as The Lord of the Rings.
E. Lucinda Riley
Lucinda Riley was a bestselling Irish author best known for her multi-volume historical fiction series "The Seven Sisters," which achieved international acclaim.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	explorer ⓘ human ⓘ memoirist ⓘ writer ⓘ
awardReceived	Thomas Cook Travel Book Award ⓘ
collaboratedWith	National Geographic ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship	Australia ⓘ
dateOfBirth	1950-09-06 ⓘ
endPoint	Indian Ocean, Western Australia ⓘ linked to: Southern Ocean coast of Western Australia
fieldOfWork	exploration of nomadism ⓘ travel writing ⓘ
gender	female ⓘ
genre	memoir ⓘ non-fiction ⓘ travel literature ⓘ
hasAdaptation	film adaptation of Tracks ⓘ
hasLivedWith	Rajasthan nomads ⓘ linked to: Banjara people
hasWrittenAbout	Australian desert ⓘ migration ⓘ nomadic cultures ⓘ place and belonging ⓘ
influencedBy	desert landscapes ⓘ nomadic peoples ⓘ
knownFor	memoir Tracks ⓘ solo trek across the Australian desert with camels ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName	English ⓘ
notableEvent	1,700-mile trek from Alice Springs to the Indian Ocean ⓘ
notableWork	Tracks ⓘ
occupation	essayist ⓘ explorer ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ travel writer ⓘ writer ⓘ
partner	Salah Stétié ⓘ
placeOfBirth	Miles, Queensland, Australia ⓘ
portrayedBy	Mia Wasikowska ⓘ
publicationAuthored	Desert Places ⓘ No Fixed Address: Nomads and the Fate of the Planet ⓘ Quarterly Essay: No Fixed Address ⓘ Tracks ⓘ Travelling Light ⓘ
representedIn	Australian literary canon ⓘ
residence	India ⓘ London ⓘ linked to: London, England Melbourne ⓘ
startPoint	Alice Springs ⓘ
subjectOf	National Geographic article about her desert trek ⓘ film Tracks (2013) ⓘ linked to: Tracks (2013 film)
usedAnimal	camel ⓘ