Robin Cooke
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Robin Cooke was a prominent British jurist who served as Lord Chief Justice of New Zealand and became a Law Lord in the United Kingdom.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Robin Cooke canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3121850 — 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: Robin Cooke Context triple: [Cooke, hasNotableBearer, Robin Cooke]
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A.
Fred Ward
Fred Ward was an American character actor known for his rugged, everyman roles in films such as "Tremors," "The Right Stuff," and "Short Cuts."
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B.
Benjamin Dreyfuss
Benjamin Dreyfuss is an American journalist and actor, known both for his work in media and as the son of Academy Award–winning actor Richard Dreyfuss.
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C.
David Hennings
David Hennings is a film cinematographer known for his work on major studio comedies and other feature films, including "Horrible Bosses."
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D.
Tim Matheson
Tim Matheson is an American actor and director best known for his roles in films like "National Lampoon's Animal House" and numerous television series.
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E.
Tom Berenger
Tom Berenger is an American actor best known for his roles in films such as "Platoon," "The Big Chill," and "Inception," often portraying tough, complex characters.
- 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: Robin Cooke Target entity description: Robin Cooke was a prominent British jurist who served as Lord Chief Justice of New Zealand and became a Law Lord in the United Kingdom.
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A.
Fred Ward
Fred Ward was an American character actor known for his rugged, everyman roles in films such as "Tremors," "The Right Stuff," and "Short Cuts."
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B.
Benjamin Dreyfuss
Benjamin Dreyfuss is an American journalist and actor, known both for his work in media and as the son of Academy Award–winning actor Richard Dreyfuss.
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C.
David Hennings
David Hennings is a film cinematographer known for his work on major studio comedies and other feature films, including "Horrible Bosses."
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D.
Tim Matheson
Tim Matheson is an American actor and director best known for his roles in films like "National Lampoon's Animal House" and numerous television series.
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E.
Tom Berenger
Tom Berenger is an American actor best known for his roles in films such as "Platoon," "The Big Chill," and "Inception," often portraying tough, complex characters.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
judge
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jurist ⓘ law lord ⓘ life peer ⓘ person ⓘ |
| areaOfInfluence |
New Zealand constitutional law
ⓘ
commonwealth jurisprudence ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
New Zealand
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| familyName | Cooke ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
common law
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law ⓘ |
| genre | legal scholarship ⓘ |
| givenName | Robin ⓘ |
| honorificTitle | Lord Cooke of Thorndon ⓘ |
| legalSystem |
New Zealand legal system
ⓘ
United Kingdom legal system ⓘ
linked to:
United Kingdom law
|
| memberOf |
House of Lords
ⓘ
Judicial Committee of the Privy Council ⓘ |
| name | Robin Cooke ⓘ |
| notableFor |
service as Lord Chief Justice of New Zealand
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service as a Law Lord in the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| notableRole |
senior appellate judge in New Zealand
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senior appellate judge in the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| occupation |
judge
ⓘ
jurist ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Lord Chief Justice of New Zealand
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linked to:
Chief Justice of New Zealand
Lord of Appeal in Ordinary ⓘ member of the House of Lords ⓘ |
| residence |
New Zealand
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Robin Cooke Description of subject: Robin Cooke was a prominent British jurist who served as Lord Chief Justice of New Zealand and became a Law Lord in the United Kingdom.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.