Sir Henry Baskerville
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Sir Henry Baskerville is the heir to the Baskerville estate and the central victim-in-peril around whom the mystery in Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes story "The Hound of the Baskervilles" revolves.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Sir Henry Baskerville canonical | 17 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4422593 — 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: Sir Henry Baskerville Context triple: [The Hound of the Baskervilles (1939 film), mainCharacter, Sir Henry Baskerville]
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A.
William of Baskerville
William of Baskerville is a sharp-witted Franciscan friar and proto-detective who investigates a series of mysterious deaths in a medieval Italian monastery.
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B.
Richard Campion
Richard Campion was a New Zealand theatre and opera director and co-founder of the New Zealand Players, known also as the father of acclaimed filmmaker Jane Campion.
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C.
Arthur Kipps
Arthur Kipps is the young solicitor protagonist of Susan Hill’s gothic horror novel "The Woman in Black," known for his haunting experiences in the remote Eel Marsh House.
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D.
Gabriel John Utterson
Gabriel John Utterson is the sober, rational lawyer and close friend of Dr. Jekyll who serves as the primary narrator and moral center in Robert Louis Stevenson’s novella "Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde."
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E.
Alfred Harker
Alfred Harker was a British geologist and petrologist renowned for his pioneering work on igneous rocks and the geology of the British Isles.
- 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: Sir Henry Baskerville Target entity description: Sir Henry Baskerville is the heir to the Baskerville estate and the central victim-in-peril around whom the mystery in Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes story "The Hound of the Baskervilles" revolves.
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A.
William of Baskerville
William of Baskerville is a sharp-witted Franciscan friar and proto-detective who investigates a series of mysterious deaths in a medieval Italian monastery.
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B.
Richard Campion
Richard Campion was a New Zealand theatre and opera director and co-founder of the New Zealand Players, known also as the father of acclaimed filmmaker Jane Campion.
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C.
Arthur Kipps
Arthur Kipps is the young solicitor protagonist of Susan Hill’s gothic horror novel "The Woman in Black," known for his haunting experiences in the remote Eel Marsh House.
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D.
Gabriel John Utterson
Gabriel John Utterson is the sober, rational lawyer and close friend of Dr. Jekyll who serves as the primary narrator and moral center in Robert Louis Stevenson’s novella "Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde."
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E.
Alfred Harker
Alfred Harker was a British geologist and petrologist renowned for his pioneering work on igneous rocks and the geology of the British Isles.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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literary character ⓘ nobleman ⓘ |
| adaptedIn |
film adaptations of The Hound of the Baskervilles
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stage adaptations of The Hound of the Baskervilles ⓘ television adaptations of The Hound of the Baskervilles ⓘ |
| appearsIn | The Hound of the Baskervilles ⓘ |
| associatedWithLocation |
Baskerville Hall
ⓘ
Dartmoor ⓘ
linked to:
Dartmoor National Park
|
| centralToMystery |
curse of the Baskervilles
ⓘ
linked to:
The Hound of the Baskervilles
|
| characterTrait |
brave
ⓘ
honorable ⓘ stubborn ⓘ |
| createdBy | Arthur Conan Doyle ⓘ |
| familyName | Baskerville ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse |
Sherlock Holmes
ⓘ
linked to:
Holmes
|
| genreRole | damsel-in-distress archetype inverted to male victim ⓘ |
| heirTo |
Baskerville estate
ⓘ
linked to:
Musgrave Manor
|
| inheritsFrom | Sir Charles Baskerville ⓘ |
| inheritsPropertyType | English country house ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| literaryGenreOfWork |
Gothic fiction
ⓘ
detective fiction ⓘ |
| medium | novel ⓘ |
| narratedBy |
Dr. John Watson
ⓘ
linked to:
Dr. Watson
|
| nationality | Canadian ⓘ |
| occupation | rancher ⓘ |
| protectedBy |
Dr. John Watson
ⓘ
linked to:
Dr. Watson
Sherlock Holmes ⓘ
linked to:
Holmes
|
| publicationYearOfFirstAppearance | 1901 ⓘ |
| publisherOfFirstAppearance | The Strand Magazine ⓘ |
| relative |
Hugo Baskerville
ⓘ
linked to:
Baskerville
Sir Charles Baskerville ⓘ |
| residence | Canada ⓘ |
| roleInWork |
central victim-in-peril
ⓘ
client of Sherlock Holmes ⓘ |
| romanticallyInvolvedWith | Beryl Stapleton ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | Victorian era ⓘ |
| targetOfPlotBy | Jack Stapleton ⓘ |
| threatenedBy |
Hound of the Baskervilles
ⓘ
linked to:
The Hound of the Baskervilles
|
| title | Sir ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Sir Henry Baskerville Description of subject: Sir Henry Baskerville is the heir to the Baskerville estate and the central victim-in-peril around whom the mystery in Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes story "The Hound of the Baskervilles" revolves.
Referenced by (17)
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