Sir Roderick Glossop
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Sir Roderick Glossop is a recurring character in P. G. Wodehouse’s Jeeves and Wooster stories, a prominent and often intimidating nerve specialist who frequently clashes with Bertie Wooster.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sir Roderick Glossop canonical | 10 |
| Sir Roderick Glossop – intimidating lunch guest | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5557000 — 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 Roderick Glossop Context triple: [Wooster stories, featuresCharacter, Sir Roderick Glossop]
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A.
Sir Roderick Evans
Sir Roderick Evans is a distinguished British judge and legal figure who studied at Jesus College, Oxford.
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B.
Sir Cedric Willingham
Sir Cedric Willingham is a dignified and traditional British courtier who serves as a key advisor and mentor to the unlikely monarch in the comedy film "King Ralph."
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C.
Lord Brotherton
Lord Brotherton was a British industrialist, philanthropist, and Conservative politician renowned for his extensive book and manuscript collecting, which formed the foundation of the University of Leeds’ Brotherton Library.
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D.
Squire Gresham
Squire Gresham is a country landowner character in Anthony Trollope’s novel "Doctor Thorne," known for his declining estate and social ambitions.
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E.
Edwin Craye
Edwin Craye is a fictional character from P. G. Wodehouse’s Jeeves and Wooster universe, appearing in the novel "Joy in the Morning."
- 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 Roderick Glossop Target entity description: Sir Roderick Glossop is a recurring character in P. G. Wodehouse’s Jeeves and Wooster stories, a prominent and often intimidating nerve specialist who frequently clashes with Bertie Wooster.
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A.
Sir Roderick Evans
Sir Roderick Evans is a distinguished British judge and legal figure who studied at Jesus College, Oxford.
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B.
Sir Cedric Willingham
Sir Cedric Willingham is a dignified and traditional British courtier who serves as a key advisor and mentor to the unlikely monarch in the comedy film "King Ralph."
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C.
Lord Brotherton
Lord Brotherton was a British industrialist, philanthropist, and Conservative politician renowned for his extensive book and manuscript collecting, which formed the foundation of the University of Leeds’ Brotherton Library.
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D.
Squire Gresham
Squire Gresham is a country landowner character in Anthony Trollope’s novel "Doctor Thorne," known for his declining estate and social ambitions.
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E.
Edwin Craye
Edwin Craye is a fictional character from P. G. Wodehouse’s Jeeves and Wooster universe, appearing in the novel "Joy in the Morning."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
P. G. Wodehouse character
ⓘ
fictional character ⓘ literary character ⓘ |
| adaptedIn |
radio adaptations of Jeeves and Wooster
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stage adaptations of Jeeves and Wooster ⓘ television adaptations of Jeeves and Wooster ⓘ |
| appearsAlongside |
Aunt Dahlia
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Honoria Glossop ⓘ Jeeves ⓘ |
| appearsInWork |
Jeeves and Wooster novels
ⓘ
linked to:
Jeeves and Wooster
Jeeves and Wooster short stories ⓘ
linked to:
Jeeves and Wooster
Jeeves in the Offing ⓘ Right Ho, Jeeves ⓘ Thank You, Jeeves ⓘ The Code of the Woosters ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Drones Club circle via Bertie Wooster ⓘ |
| creator | P. G. Wodehouse ⓘ |
| familyConnection |
father of Honoria Glossop
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father of Oswald Glossop ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | Jeeves and Wooster ⓘ |
| firstPublicationLanguage | English ⓘ |
| genre | comic fiction character ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| medium | prose fiction ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | source of comic conflict ⓘ |
| nationality | British ⓘ |
| notableCharacteristic |
intimidating manner
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professional seriousness ⓘ severe appearance ⓘ |
| occupation |
nerve specialist
ⓘ
psychiatrist ⓘ |
| oftenClashesWith | Bertie Wooster ⓘ |
| perceptionByBertieWooster | loony doctor ⓘ |
| perceptionByOthers | eminent specialist ⓘ |
| relationshipTypeWithBertieWooster | antagonistic ⓘ |
| relationshipWith | Bertie Wooster ⓘ |
| residence |
London
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linked to:
London, England
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| roleInStories |
authority figure
ⓘ
comic antagonist ⓘ |
| settingContext | interwar England ⓘ |
| socialStatus | upper class ⓘ |
| specialization | mental disorders ⓘ |
| spouse | Lady Glossop ⓘ |
| title | Sir ⓘ |
| viewsBertieWoosterAs | mentally unstable ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Sir Roderick Glossop Description of subject: Sir Roderick Glossop is a recurring character in P. G. Wodehouse’s Jeeves and Wooster stories, a prominent and often intimidating nerve specialist who frequently clashes with Bertie Wooster.
Referenced by (11)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Sir Roderick Glossop