Jan Rubes
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Jan Rubes was a Czech-Canadian bass opera singer and character actor known for his work in film, television, and on the stage.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Jan Rubes canonical | 6 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6125794 — 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: Jan Rubes Context triple: [Serving in Silence: The Margarethe Cammermeyer Story, starring, Jan Rubes]
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A.
Pavel Kohout
Pavel Kohout is a Czech writer and former dissident best known as a prominent playwright and novelist associated with the Prague Spring and the Charter 77 movement.
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B.
Petr Zenkl
Petr Zenkl was a prominent Czech politician and anti-communist leader who served as mayor of Prague and later as a leading figure of the Czechoslovak government-in-exile.
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C.
Eduard Nápravník
Eduard Nápravník was a prominent 19th-century Czech-born conductor and composer who became a leading figure at the Imperial Mariinsky Theatre in St. Petersburg, championing Russian opera and symphonic music.
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D.
Jan Kotěra
Jan Kotěra was a pioneering Czech architect and key figure of early modern architecture in Central Europe, known for transitioning from Art Nouveau to functionalist and modernist styles.
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E.
Petr Uhl
Petr Uhl was a Czech journalist, dissident, and human rights activist who played a prominent role in the Czechoslovak opposition to communist rule.
- 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: Jan Rubes Target entity description: Jan Rubes was a Czech-Canadian bass opera singer and character actor known for his work in film, television, and on the stage.
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A.
Pavel Kohout
Pavel Kohout is a Czech writer and former dissident best known as a prominent playwright and novelist associated with the Prague Spring and the Charter 77 movement.
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B.
Petr Zenkl
Petr Zenkl was a prominent Czech politician and anti-communist leader who served as mayor of Prague and later as a leading figure of the Czechoslovak government-in-exile.
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C.
Eduard Nápravník
Eduard Nápravník was a prominent 19th-century Czech-born conductor and composer who became a leading figure at the Imperial Mariinsky Theatre in St. Petersburg, championing Russian opera and symphonic music.
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D.
Jan Kotěra
Jan Kotěra was a pioneering Czech architect and key figure of early modern architecture in Central Europe, known for transitioning from Art Nouveau to functionalist and modernist styles.
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E.
Petr Uhl
Petr Uhl was a Czech journalist, dissident, and human rights activist who played a prominent role in the Czechoslovak opposition to communist rule.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Czech emigrant to Canada
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bass (voice) ⓘ film actor ⓘ human ⓘ opera singer ⓘ stage actor ⓘ television actor ⓘ |
| activeIn |
film
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television ⓘ theatre ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Member of the Order of Canada ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1920-06-06 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Volyně, Czechoslovakia ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Canada
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Czechoslovakia ⓘ |
| deathDate | 2009-06-29 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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linked to:
Toronto
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| ethnicGroup | Czech ⓘ |
| familyName | Rubes ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork | performing arts ⓘ |
| genre | opera ⓘ |
| givenName | Jan ⓘ |
| languageOfPerformance |
Czech
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English ⓘ |
| mediumOfPerformance | voice ⓘ |
| name | Jan Rubes ⓘ |
| nationality |
Canadian
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Czech ⓘ |
| notableWork |
D2: The Mighty Ducks
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Dead of Winter ⓘ Something About Love ⓘ The Outside Chance of Maximilian Glick ⓘ Witness ⓘ |
| occupation |
actor
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opera singer ⓘ |
| residence |
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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linked to:
Toronto
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| spouse | Susan Douglas Rubes ⓘ |
| voiceType | bass ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Jan Rubes Description of subject: Jan Rubes was a Czech-Canadian bass opera singer and character actor known for his work in film, television, and on the stage.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.