James Quin
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James Quin was an 18th-century British stage actor renowned for his powerful declamatory style and prominent roles in London theatre.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| James Quin canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3330462 — 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: James Quin Context triple: [Kitty Clive, collaboratedWith, James Quin]
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A.
Charles Pettaway
Charles Pettaway is a music producer known for his work on the album "Back to Basics."
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B.
John Broome
John Broome is a British philosopher and economist known for his influential work on ethics, rationality, and climate change.
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C.
James Hervey
James Hervey was an 18th-century English clergyman and devotional writer best known for his meditative, melancholic religious works that helped define the Graveyard school of poetry.
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D.
Nicholas Beauman
Nicholas Beauman is a British editor and publisher known for championing and reissuing neglected literary works, particularly through the imprint Persephone Books.
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E.
Henry Sharp
Henry Sharp was an American cinematographer known for his work on numerous early 20th-century films, including the adventure drama "The Iron Mask."
- 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: James Quin Target entity description: James Quin was an 18th-century British stage actor renowned for his powerful declamatory style and prominent roles in London theatre.
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A.
Charles Pettaway
Charles Pettaway is a music producer known for his work on the album "Back to Basics."
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B.
John Broome
John Broome is a British philosopher and economist known for his influential work on ethics, rationality, and climate change.
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C.
James Hervey
James Hervey was an 18th-century English clergyman and devotional writer best known for his meditative, melancholic religious works that helped define the Graveyard school of poetry.
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D.
Nicholas Beauman
Nicholas Beauman is a British editor and publisher known for championing and reissuing neglected literary works, particularly through the imprint Persephone Books.
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E.
Henry Sharp
Henry Sharp was an American cinematographer known for his work on numerous early 20th-century films, including the adventure drama "The Iron Mask."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
18th-century actor
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British actor ⓘ stage actor ⓘ theatre actor ⓘ |
| activeIn |
Covent Garden Theatre
ⓘ
Drury Lane Theatre ⓘ London ⓘ
linked to:
London, England
|
| birthDate | 1693-02-24 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
London
ⓘ
linked to:
London, England
|
| burialPlace |
Bath Abbey
ⓘ
linked to:
Bath Abbey, Bath, England
|
| contemporaryOf | David Garrick ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1766-01-21 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Bath ⓘ |
| era | 18th century ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork | stage acting ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy
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tragedy ⓘ |
| hasNotablePupilOrInfluenced | later 18th-century British actors ⓘ |
| hasReputation |
master of formal, classical delivery on stage
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one of the leading tragedians of his time ⓘ |
| hasWorkLocation | London theatres ⓘ |
| knownFor | rivalry with David Garrick ⓘ |
| languageOfPerformance | English ⓘ |
| name | James Quin ⓘ |
| nationality | British ⓘ |
| notableEvent | retirement performance at Covent Garden ⓘ |
| notableFor |
powerful declamatory acting style
ⓘ
prominent roles in London theatre ⓘ |
| occupation | actor ⓘ |
| portrayedCharacter |
Brutus
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linked to:
Marcus Junius Brutus
Cato ⓘ Falstaff ⓘ
linked to:
Sir John Falstaff
Hamlet ⓘ Othello ⓘ
linked to:
Othello (character)
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| residence |
Bath
ⓘ
London ⓘ
linked to:
London, England
|
| styleOfWork | declamatory ⓘ |
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