Dr. Eric Foreman
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Dr. Eric Foreman is a neurologist and member of Dr. Gregory House’s diagnostic team on the medical drama series "House," known for his professionalism, moral convictions, and often serving as House’s ethical counterpoint.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Dr. Eric Foreman canonical | 12 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3871513 — 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: Dr. Eric Foreman Context triple: [House, hasCharacter, Dr. Eric Foreman]
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A.
Derek Shepherd
Derek Shepherd is a fictional neurosurgeon on the television series Grey’s Anatomy, known for his skill, compassion, and central romantic storyline with Meredith Grey.
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B.
Dr. Doug Ross
Dr. Doug Ross is a charismatic and rebellious pediatrician on the television medical drama "ER," known for his deep compassion for children and complex personal life.
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C.
Dr. Gregory House
Dr. Gregory House is the brilliant but misanthropic diagnostician and central character of the medical drama series "House," known for his unconventional methods, sharp wit, and reliance on a cane and pain medication.
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D.
Richard Webber
Richard Webber is a central fictional surgeon and longtime hospital chief of surgery on the television drama series "Grey’s Anatomy," known for his mentorship, personal struggles, and complex relationships with other main characters.
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E.
Dr. Lawrence Kutner
Dr. Lawrence Kutner is a fictional diagnostic fellow known for his quirky enthusiasm and unconventional thinking on the medical drama series "House."
- 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: Dr. Eric Foreman Target entity description: Dr. Eric Foreman is a neurologist and member of Dr. Gregory House’s diagnostic team on the medical drama series "House," known for his professionalism, moral convictions, and often serving as House’s ethical counterpoint.
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A.
Derek Shepherd
Derek Shepherd is a fictional neurosurgeon on the television series Grey’s Anatomy, known for his skill, compassion, and central romantic storyline with Meredith Grey.
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B.
Dr. Doug Ross
Dr. Doug Ross is a charismatic and rebellious pediatrician on the television medical drama "ER," known for his deep compassion for children and complex personal life.
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C.
Dr. Gregory House
Dr. Gregory House is the brilliant but misanthropic diagnostician and central character of the medical drama series "House," known for his unconventional methods, sharp wit, and reliance on a cane and pain medication.
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D.
Richard Webber
Richard Webber is a central fictional surgeon and longtime hospital chief of surgery on the television drama series "Grey’s Anatomy," known for his mentorship, personal struggles, and complex relationships with other main characters.
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E.
Dr. Lawrence Kutner
Dr. Lawrence Kutner is a fictional diagnostic fellow known for his quirky enthusiasm and unconventional thinking on the medical drama series "House."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
diagnostician
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fictional character ⓘ neurologist ⓘ physician ⓘ television character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | House ⓘ |
| appearsInGenre | medical drama ⓘ |
| background |
grew up in a poor neighborhood
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has a juvenile criminal record (in‑universe) ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United States (fictional setting) ⓘ |
| createdBy | David Shore ⓘ |
| education |
attended Johns Hopkins University (in‑universe)
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linked to:
Johns Hopkins University
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| employer | Princeton‑Plainsboro Teaching Hospital ⓘ |
| familyName | Foreman ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | House season 1 ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Eric ⓘ |
| hasEthnicity | African American ⓘ |
| hasMedicalCondition | suffers temporary brain damage in a later season (in‑universe) ⓘ |
| hasParent | Alicia Foreman (mother) ⓘ |
| hasRelative | Marcus Foreman (brother) ⓘ |
| hasRole | fellow in diagnostic medicine ⓘ |
| hasSpecialty | neurology ⓘ |
| hasTrait |
reluctant to break rules
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willing to bend rules when necessary ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| laterHoldsPosition |
Dean of Medicine at Princeton‑Plainsboro
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Head of Diagnostic Medicine at Princeton‑Plainsboro ⓘ |
| memberOf | Dr. Gregory House’s diagnostic team ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | foil to Gregory House ⓘ |
| network | Fox ⓘ |
| notableCharacteristic |
ambitious
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pragmatic ⓘ professionalism ⓘ serves as House’s ethical counterpoint ⓘ strong moral convictions ⓘ |
| occupation |
diagnostician
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hospital administrator ⓘ neurologist ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Omar Epps ⓘ |
| relationship |
often clashes with House over ethics
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respects House’s diagnostic genius ⓘ |
| worksWith |
Dr. Allison Cameron
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Dr. Chris Taub ⓘ Dr. Gregory House ⓘ Dr. Lawrence Kutner ⓘ Dr. Remy "Thirteen" Hadley ⓘ Dr. Robert Chase ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Dr. Eric Foreman Description of subject: Dr. Eric Foreman is a neurologist and member of Dr. Gregory House’s diagnostic team on the medical drama series "House," known for his professionalism, moral convictions, and often serving as House’s ethical counterpoint.
Referenced by (12)
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