Lord Tilbury
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Lord Tilbury is a recurring comic magnate and publishing tycoon in P. G. Wodehouse’s Blandings Castle stories, known for his scheming attempts to expand his business empire.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lord Tilbury canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5557204 — 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: Lord Tilbury Context triple: [Heavy Weather, featuresCharacter, Lord Tilbury]
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A.
Lord Selborne
Lord Selborne was a British statesman and Conservative politician who held several high offices in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, including leadership roles in naval administration and colonial governance.
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B.
Lord Grey of Warke
Lord Grey of Warke was an English nobleman and military leader active during the late 17th century, notably associated with the Monmouth Rebellion.
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C.
Baron FitzWalter
Baron FitzWalter is an English noble title in the Peerage of England historically associated with the influential medieval FitzWalter family.
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D.
Baron Berwick
Baron Berwick is a British peerage title historically associated with the ownership and stewardship of the Attingham Park estate in Shropshire, England.
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E.
Baron Guilford
Baron Guilford is a British peerage title historically associated with the North family, notably held by Francis North, 1st Earl of Guilford.
- 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: Lord Tilbury Target entity description: Lord Tilbury is a recurring comic magnate and publishing tycoon in P. G. Wodehouse’s Blandings Castle stories, known for his scheming attempts to expand his business empire.
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A.
Lord Selborne
Lord Selborne was a British statesman and Conservative politician who held several high offices in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, including leadership roles in naval administration and colonial governance.
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B.
Lord Grey of Warke
Lord Grey of Warke was an English nobleman and military leader active during the late 17th century, notably associated with the Monmouth Rebellion.
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C.
Baron FitzWalter
Baron FitzWalter is an English noble title in the Peerage of England historically associated with the influential medieval FitzWalter family.
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D.
Baron Berwick
Baron Berwick is a British peerage title historically associated with the ownership and stewardship of the Attingham Park estate in Shropshire, England.
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E.
Baron Guilford
Baron Guilford is a British peerage title historically associated with the North family, notably held by Francis North, 1st Earl of Guilford.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
business magnate
ⓘ
fictional character ⓘ publisher ⓘ recurring character ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Blandings Castle stories
ⓘ
linked to:
Blandings Castle series
“Galahad at Blandings” ⓘ
linked to:
Galahad at Blandings
“Heavy Weather” ⓘ “Service with a Smile” ⓘ
linked to:
Service with a Smile
“Something Fresh” ⓘ
linked to:
Something Fresh
“Summer Lightning” ⓘ |
| appearsInSeriesBy | P. G. Wodehouse ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
London publishing world
ⓘ
linked to:
London book trade
magazines and popular fiction ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
ambitious
ⓘ
business-minded ⓘ calculating ⓘ ruthless ⓘ scheming ⓘ |
| createdBy | P. G. Wodehouse ⓘ |
| firstAppearanceContext | as a powerful publishing tycoon ⓘ |
| genre | comic fiction ⓘ |
| hasFullName | George Alexander Pyke ⓘ |
| hasOccupation |
magazine proprietor
ⓘ
newspaper owner ⓘ publisher ⓘ |
| hasRival |
Galahad Threepwood
ⓘ
Lord Emsworth ⓘ |
| hasTitle |
Baron Tilbury
ⓘ
Lord Tilbury ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | 20th-century English literature ⓘ |
| medium | prose fiction ⓘ |
| motivation |
acquiring valuable manuscripts
ⓘ
expanding his publishing empire ⓘ increasing his influence ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
antagonist
ⓘ
comic foil ⓘ |
| nationality | British ⓘ |
| oftenInvolvedIn |
comic misunderstandings
ⓘ
plots to secure literary material ⓘ schemes at Blandings Castle ⓘ |
| owns |
Mammoth Publishing
ⓘ
linked to:
Mammoth Publishing Company
Mammoth Publishing Company ⓘ |
| portrayedAs | figure of satire on big business ⓘ |
| setInUniverse |
Blandings Castle universe
ⓘ
linked to:
Blandings Castle series
P. G. Wodehouse universe ⓘ |
| socialClass | British peerage ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Lord Tilbury Description of subject: Lord Tilbury is a recurring comic magnate and publishing tycoon in P. G. Wodehouse’s Blandings Castle stories, known for his scheming attempts to expand his business empire.
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