Frank Wild
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Frank Wild was a British Antarctic explorer best known as Ernest Shackleton’s trusted second-in-command on multiple expeditions, including the Endurance expedition.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Frank Wild canonical | 18 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3491898 — 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: Frank Wild Context triple: [Grytviken, cemeteryContainsGraveOf, Frank Wild]
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A.
Curt Wild
Curt Wild is a fictional, Iggy Pop–inspired glam rock musician portrayed by Ewan McGregor in the 1998 film "Velvet Goldmine."
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B.
Robert Wilder
Robert Wilder was an American novelist and screenwriter known for adapting his own works and contributing to notable mid-20th-century Hollywood films.
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C.
Frank Wead
Frank Wead was an American naval aviator-turned-screenwriter known for his aviation-themed stories and contributions to classic Hollywood films.
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D.
James Wild
James Wild is a British Conservative Party politician who has served as the Member of Parliament for North West Norfolk.
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E.
Frank Wheeler
Frank Wheeler is the disillusioned suburban husband and central protagonist of Richard Yates’s novel "Revolutionary Road," whose failed dreams and marital tensions embody mid-20th-century American malaise.
- 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: Frank Wild Target entity description: Frank Wild was a British Antarctic explorer best known as Ernest Shackleton’s trusted second-in-command on multiple expeditions, including the Endurance expedition.
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A.
Curt Wild
Curt Wild is a fictional, Iggy Pop–inspired glam rock musician portrayed by Ewan McGregor in the 1998 film "Velvet Goldmine."
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B.
Robert Wilder
Robert Wilder was an American novelist and screenwriter known for adapting his own works and contributing to notable mid-20th-century Hollywood films.
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C.
Frank Wead
Frank Wead was an American naval aviator-turned-screenwriter known for his aviation-themed stories and contributions to classic Hollywood films.
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D.
James Wild
James Wild is a British Conservative Party politician who has served as the Member of Parliament for North West Norfolk.
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E.
Frank Wheeler
Frank Wheeler is the disillusioned suburban husband and central protagonist of Richard Yates’s novel "Revolutionary Road," whose failed dreams and marital tensions embody mid-20th-century American malaise.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Antarctic explorer
ⓘ
British person ⓘ human ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Antarctica
ⓘ
Elephant Island ⓘ South Georgia ⓘ
linked to:
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
|
| awardReceived |
Polar Medal
ⓘ
Polar Medal with four clasps ⓘ
linked to:
Bar to the Polar Medal
|
| birthDate | 1873-04-10 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Skelton-in-Cleveland, Yorkshire, England ⓘ |
| burialPlace |
Grytviken, South Georgia
ⓘ
linked to:
Grytviken
|
| buriedAlongside | Ernest Shackleton ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1939-08-19 ⓘ |
| employer | Royal Navy ⓘ |
| era | Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration ⓘ |
| familyName | Wild ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork | polar exploration ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Frank ⓘ |
| hasHonorific | Polar explorer ⓘ |
| hasMemorial | memorial at Grytviken, South Georgia ⓘ |
| hasRelative | Frank Wild’s wife, Vera (by marriage) ⓘ |
| hasSibling | brother Ernest Wild ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Antarctic exploration
ⓘ
leadership on Elephant Island during the Endurance expedition ⓘ participation in the Endurance expedition ⓘ serving as Ernest Shackleton’s second-in-command ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Royal Navy ⓘ |
| militaryRank | petty officer ⓘ |
| name | Frank Wild ⓘ |
| nationality | British ⓘ |
| notableAchievement | one of the few men to serve on five Antarctic expeditions ⓘ |
| notableWork | leadership of stranded party on Elephant Island ⓘ |
| occupation |
explorer
ⓘ
seaman ⓘ |
| participantIn |
Discovery expedition
ⓘ
linked to:
Discovery Expedition
Endurance expedition ⓘ
linked to:
Endurance Expedition
Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition ⓘ Nimrod expedition ⓘ
linked to:
Nimrod Expedition
Shackleton–Rowett Expedition ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Klerksdorp, South Africa
ⓘ
linked to:
Klerksdorp
|
| positionHeld |
second-in-command on the Endurance expedition
ⓘ
second-in-command to Ernest Shackleton on multiple expeditions ⓘ |
| residence | South Africa ⓘ |
| servedIn |
First World War
ⓘ
linked to:
World War I
|
| servedUnder | Ernest Shackleton ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Frank Wild Description of subject: Frank Wild was a British Antarctic explorer best known as Ernest Shackleton’s trusted second-in-command on multiple expeditions, including the Endurance expedition.
Referenced by (18)
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