John Robinson
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John Robinson is the fictional leader and father of the spacefaring Robinson family in the 1998 science fiction film "Lost in Space."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| John Robinson canonical | 6 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5706127 — 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: John Robinson Context triple: [Lost in Space (1998 film), mainCharacter, John Robinson]
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A.
John Robinson
John Robinson was an influential early 17th-century English Separatist pastor and theologian best known for guiding the Pilgrim Fathers who later founded Plymouth Colony in New England.
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B.
John Robinson
John Robinson is the steadfast and resourceful father and commander of the Robinson family in the 2018 reboot of the science fiction series "Lost in Space."
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C.
John Bradford
John Bradford was the son of William Bradford, the longtime governor of Plymouth Colony and a key leader among the Pilgrims in early colonial New England.
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D.
Matthew Parker
Matthew Parker was a 16th-century English Archbishop of Canterbury known for helping shape the Elizabethan Religious Settlement and overseeing the development of the Anglican Church.
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E.
John W. Knox
John W. Knox is an individual notable enough to be specifically cited as a bearer of the surname Knox, though detailed public information about his life or achievements is limited.
- 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: John Robinson Target entity description: John Robinson is the fictional leader and father of the spacefaring Robinson family in the 1998 science fiction film "Lost in Space."
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A.
John Robinson
John Robinson was an influential early 17th-century English Separatist pastor and theologian best known for guiding the Pilgrim Fathers who later founded Plymouth Colony in New England.
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B.
John Robinson
John Robinson is the steadfast and resourceful father and commander of the Robinson family in the 2018 reboot of the science fiction series "Lost in Space."
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C.
John Bradford
John Bradford was the son of William Bradford, the longtime governor of Plymouth Colony and a key leader among the Pilgrims in early colonial New England.
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D.
Matthew Parker
Matthew Parker was a 16th-century English Archbishop of Canterbury known for helping shape the Elizabethan Religious Settlement and overseeing the development of the Anglican Church.
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E.
John W. Knox
John W. Knox is an individual notable enough to be specifically cited as a bearer of the surname Knox, though detailed public information about his life or achievements is limited.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
film character ⓘ |
| affiliation | United Global Space Force (fictional) ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Lost in Space (1998 film) ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Professor John Robinson (Lost in Space TV series)
ⓘ
linked to:
John Robinson (Lost in Space 1965)
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| characterTrait |
mission-focused leader
ⓘ
protective father ⓘ |
| child |
Judy Robinson (Lost in Space 1998)
ⓘ
Penny Robinson (Lost in Space 1998) ⓘ
linked to:
Penny Robinson (Lost in Space 2018)
Will Robinson (Lost in Space 1998) ⓘ
linked to:
Will Robinson (Lost in Space 2018)
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| conflictWith |
Dr. Zachary Smith (Lost in Space 1998)
ⓘ
linked to:
Dr. Zachary Smith (Lost in Space 1965)
|
| createdFor | Lost in Space (1998 film) ⓘ |
| familyName | Robinson ⓘ |
| filmReleaseYear | 1998 ⓘ |
| genre | science fiction ⓘ |
| genreOfWorkHeAppearsIn | space adventure ⓘ |
| hasFamilyRole |
father
ⓘ
head of household ⓘ husband ⓘ |
| medium | feature film ⓘ |
| mission | lead the Jupiter 2 mission ⓘ |
| name | John Robinson ⓘ |
| nationality | American (fictional) ⓘ |
| occupation | scientist ⓘ |
| originalWorkLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf | Robinson family (Lost in Space 1998) ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | William Hurt ⓘ |
| primaryGoal |
complete the colonization mission
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ensure his family’s survival in space ⓘ |
| role |
father of the Robinson family
ⓘ
leader of the Robinson family ⓘ |
| setting |
deep space
ⓘ
future Earth ⓘ |
| spacecraft | Jupiter 2 ⓘ |
| spouse |
Maureen Robinson (Lost in Space 1998)
ⓘ
linked to:
Maureen Robinson (Lost in Space 2018)
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| universe |
Lost in Space franchise
ⓘ
linked to:
Lost in Space (1965 TV series)
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: John Robinson Description of subject: John Robinson is the fictional leader and father of the spacefaring Robinson family in the 1998 science fiction film "Lost in Space."
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.