I. M. D. Little
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I. M. D. Little was a British economist known for his influential work in welfare economics and development policy.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| I. M. D. Little canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6262939 — 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: I. M. D. Little Context triple: [Manmohan Singh, doctoralAdvisor, I. M. D. Little]
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A.
Milo Tindle
Milo Tindle is a young hairdresser and the lover of Andrew Wyke’s wife who becomes the rival and foil to the older man in the psychological thriller film "Sleuth" (1972).
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B.
Philbert Little
Philbert Little was one of the sons of civil rights activist Louise Little and the older brother of Malcolm X.
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C.
George Devine
George Devine was a British theatre director, actor, and influential artistic director of the Royal Court Theatre, known for championing new writing in mid-20th-century British drama.
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D.
J. Miles Dale
J. Miles Dale is a Canadian film and television producer best known for his Academy Award–winning work on Guillermo del Toro's fantasy romance film "The Shape of Water."
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E.
Alan Meade
Alan Meade is a musician best known as an early former member of the American rock band No Doubt.
- 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: I. M. D. Little Target entity description: I. M. D. Little was a British economist known for his influential work in welfare economics and development policy.
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A.
Milo Tindle
Milo Tindle is a young hairdresser and the lover of Andrew Wyke’s wife who becomes the rival and foil to the older man in the psychological thriller film "Sleuth" (1972).
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B.
Philbert Little
Philbert Little was one of the sons of civil rights activist Louise Little and the older brother of Malcolm X.
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C.
George Devine
George Devine was a British theatre director, actor, and influential artistic director of the Royal Court Theatre, known for championing new writing in mid-20th-century British drama.
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D.
J. Miles Dale
J. Miles Dale is a Canadian film and television producer best known for his Academy Award–winning work on Guillermo del Toro's fantasy romance film "The Shape of Water."
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E.
Alan Meade
Alan Meade is a musician best known as an early former member of the American rock band No Doubt.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (19)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
economist
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human ⓘ |
| areaOfInfluence |
development policy
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economic policy ⓘ welfare theory ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | British ⓘ |
| familyName | Little ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
development economics
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economics ⓘ welfare economics ⓘ |
| givenName | I. M. D. ⓘ |
| knownFor |
development policy
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welfare economics ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| notableWork |
work on development policy
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work on welfare economics ⓘ |
| occupation | economist ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: I. M. D. Little Description of subject: I. M. D. Little was a British economist known for his influential work in welfare economics and development policy.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.