Robin Lane Fox
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Robin Lane Fox is a British historian and classicist renowned for his works on ancient Greece and Alexander the Great, as well as for serving as historical advisor on the film "Alexander."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Robin Lane Fox canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3334227 — 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 Lane Fox Context triple: [Fox, hasNotableBearer, Robin Lane Fox]
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A.
Raymond Priestley
Raymond Priestley was a British geologist and Antarctic explorer who later became a prominent academic and university administrator.
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B.
Peter Geach
Peter Geach was a British analytic philosopher known for his influential work in logic, philosophy of language, and ethics, and for his close intellectual partnership with Elizabeth Anscombe.
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C.
Jonathan Wolff
Jonathan Wolff is an American musician best known for composing and performing the iconic theme music and scores for the television sitcom Seinfeld.
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D.
Will Durant
Will Durant was an American historian and philosopher best known for co-authoring the multi-volume work "The Story of Civilization" with his wife, Ariel Durant.
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E.
Roger Scruton
Roger Scruton was a British conservative philosopher, writer, and public intellectual known for his work on aesthetics, political philosophy, and cultural criticism.
- 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 Lane Fox Target entity description: Robin Lane Fox is a British historian and classicist renowned for his works on ancient Greece and Alexander the Great, as well as for serving as historical advisor on the film "Alexander."
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A.
Raymond Priestley
Raymond Priestley was a British geologist and Antarctic explorer who later became a prominent academic and university administrator.
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B.
Peter Geach
Peter Geach was a British analytic philosopher known for his influential work in logic, philosophy of language, and ethics, and for his close intellectual partnership with Elizabeth Anscombe.
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C.
Jonathan Wolff
Jonathan Wolff is an American musician best known for composing and performing the iconic theme music and scores for the television sitcom Seinfeld.
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D.
Will Durant
Will Durant was an American historian and philosopher best known for co-authoring the multi-volume work "The Story of Civilization" with his wife, Ariel Durant.
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E.
Roger Scruton
Roger Scruton was a British conservative philosopher, writer, and public intellectual known for his work on aesthetics, political philosophy, and cultural criticism.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
classicist
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historian ⓘ human ⓘ university teacher ⓘ |
| areaOfInterest |
Greek religion
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linked to:
Ancient Greek religion
early Christianity ⓘ paganism in the Roman Empire ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Duff Cooper Prize
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James Tait Black Memorial Prize for biography ⓘ |
| collaboratedWith | Oliver Stone ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Eton College
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Magdalen College, Oxford ⓘ |
| employer |
New College, Oxford
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University of Oxford ⓘ |
| familyName | Lane Fox ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Alexander the Great studies
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ancient Greece ⓘ ancient history ⓘ classics ⓘ |
| genre |
classical studies
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historical writing ⓘ |
| givenName | Robin ⓘ |
| hasRole | historical advisor for the film "Alexander" ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| name | Robin Lane Fox ⓘ |
| nationality | British ⓘ |
| notableFor |
popularizing classical history
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scholarship on Alexander the Great ⓘ scholarship on ancient Greece ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Alexander the Great
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Pagans and Christians ⓘ The Classical World ⓘ The Search for Alexander ⓘ Travelling Heroes ⓘ |
| occupation |
author
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classicist ⓘ historian ⓘ university lecturer ⓘ |
| participatedIn | production of the film "Alexander" ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Fellow of New College, Oxford
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Reader in Ancient History at the University of Oxford ⓘ |
| religion | Anglicanism ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
interviews on Alexander the Great
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reviews and discussions in classical scholarship ⓘ |
| workLocation | Oxford ⓘ |
| writesFor | Financial Times ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Robin Lane Fox Description of subject: Robin Lane Fox is a British historian and classicist renowned for his works on ancient Greece and Alexander the Great, as well as for serving as historical advisor on the film "Alexander."
Referenced by (2)
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