David Wooster
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David Wooster was an American Revolutionary War general from Connecticut who played a significant role in the early struggle for independence.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| David Wooster canonical | 9 |
| General David Wooster | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3945559 — 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: David Wooster Context triple: [Wooster Square neighborhood, namedAfter, David Wooster]
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Walter Deverell
Walter Deverell was a 19th-century British Pre-Raphaelite painter known for discovering and first using Elizabeth Siddal as a model in his artworks.
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B.
Nicholas Longworth
Nicholas Longworth was an influential early 20th-century Republican politician who served as Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives and was known for his legislative leadership and marriage to Alice Roosevelt.
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C.
Edmund Happold
Edmund Happold was a prominent British structural engineer renowned for his innovative, collaborative approach to building design and for co-founding the influential engineering consultancy Buro Happold.
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D.
Humphrey Searle
Humphrey Searle was a 20th-century British composer known for his pioneering use of serialism and his influential orchestral and film scores.
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E.
Giles Wilson
Giles Wilson is one of the sons of former British Prime Minister Harold Wilson.
- 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: David Wooster Target entity description: David Wooster was an American Revolutionary War general from Connecticut who played a significant role in the early struggle for independence.
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A.
Walter Deverell
Walter Deverell was a 19th-century British Pre-Raphaelite painter known for discovering and first using Elizabeth Siddal as a model in his artworks.
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B.
Nicholas Longworth
Nicholas Longworth was an influential early 20th-century Republican politician who served as Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives and was known for his legislative leadership and marriage to Alice Roosevelt.
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C.
Edmund Happold
Edmund Happold was a prominent British structural engineer renowned for his innovative, collaborative approach to building design and for co-founding the influential engineering consultancy Buro Happold.
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D.
Humphrey Searle
Humphrey Searle was a 20th-century British composer known for his pioneering use of serialism and his influential orchestral and film scores.
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E.
Giles Wilson
Giles Wilson is one of the sons of former British Prime Minister Harold Wilson.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American Revolutionary War general
ⓘ
American military officer ⓘ Continental Army general ⓘ human ⓘ |
| allegiance |
Connecticut Colony
ⓘ
United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| birthDate | 1710-03-02 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Stratford, Connecticut Colony
ⓘ
linked to:
Stratford, Connecticut
|
| causeOfDeath | wounds received in battle ⓘ |
| conflict |
American Revolutionary War
ⓘ
French and Indian War ⓘ King George's War ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Connecticut Colony
ⓘ
United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| deathDate | 1777-05-02 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Danbury, Connecticut ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Yale College ⓘ |
| familyName | Wooster ⓘ |
| givenName | David ⓘ |
| hasHonorificTitle |
General David Wooster
ⓘ
linked to:
David Wooster
|
| honor |
City of Wooster, Ohio named in his honor
ⓘ
linked to:
Wooster, Ohio
Fort Wooster in New Haven named in his honor ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Connecticut militia
ⓘ
Continental Army ⓘ |
| militaryBranch |
Connecticut militia
ⓘ
Continental Army ⓘ |
| militaryRank |
brigadier general
ⓘ
major general of Connecticut militia ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
Battle of Ridgefield
ⓘ
commanded defenses of New Haven and surrounding areas early in the Revolutionary War ⓘ mortally wounded while opposing British raid on Danbury, Connecticut ⓘ |
| notableWork | Defense of Connecticut in early American Revolutionary War ⓘ |
| occupation |
merchant
ⓘ
soldier ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
capture of Fort Saint-Jean (St. Johns) in Canada
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expedition against Quebec during American Revolutionary War ⓘ |
| placeOfBurial | Wooster Cemetery, Danbury, Connecticut ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
commander of Connecticut troops in Canada (1775–1776)
ⓘ
first captain of the Connecticut militia (pre-Revolutionary period) ⓘ |
| religion | Congregationalism ⓘ |
| residence | New Haven, Connecticut ⓘ |
| spouse | Mary Clap Wooster ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: David Wooster Description of subject: David Wooster was an American Revolutionary War general from Connecticut who played a significant role in the early struggle for independence.
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Wooster, Ohio, United States
linked to: David Wooster
subject linked to:
David Wooster was mortally wounded in the battle
subject linked to:
city of Wooster