Charles Green
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Charles Green was the cook on Sir Ernest Shackleton’s Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition, known for maintaining the crew’s morale under extreme Antarctic conditions.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Charles Green canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6498097 — 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: Charles Green Context triple: [Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition, member, Charles Green]
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A.
Charles Green
Charles Green was an 18th-century English astronomer who sailed with Captain James Cook to observe the 1769 transit of Venus and conduct astronomical measurements.
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B.
Charles Green
Charles Green was an Anglican clergyman who became a prominent Welsh bishop and later Archbishop of Wales in the mid-20th century.
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C.
Charles Green
Charles Green was a British illustrator known for his detailed work in Victorian periodicals and book illustrations.
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D.
Charles Foster
Charles Foster is one of the children of acclaimed American actress and filmmaker Jodie Foster.
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E.
Robert Bell
Robert Bell is an individual known primarily as the husband of Lily Bell.
- 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: Charles Green Target entity description: Charles Green was the cook on Sir Ernest Shackleton’s Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition, known for maintaining the crew’s morale under extreme Antarctic conditions.
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A.
Charles Green
Charles Green was an 18th-century English astronomer who sailed with Captain James Cook to observe the 1769 transit of Venus and conduct astronomical measurements.
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B.
Charles Green
Charles Green was an Anglican clergyman who became a prominent Welsh bishop and later Archbishop of Wales in the mid-20th century.
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C.
Charles Green
Charles Green was a British illustrator known for his detailed work in Victorian periodicals and book illustrations.
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D.
Charles Foster
Charles Foster is one of the children of acclaimed American actress and filmmaker Jodie Foster.
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E.
Robert Bell
Robert Bell is an individual known primarily as the husband of Lily Bell.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
member of Antarctic expedition
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person ⓘ ship's cook ⓘ |
| affiliation |
Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition
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Shackleton's expedition team ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| employer |
Sir Ernest Shackleton
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linked to:
Ernest Shackleton
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| expeditionLeader | Ernest Shackleton ⓘ |
| familyName | Green ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork | polar exploration support ⓘ |
| genreOfWork | expedition cooking ⓘ |
| givenName | Charles ⓘ |
| knownFor |
cooking on the ice after the loss of Endurance
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helping sustain morale during the Endurance drift in pack ice ⓘ resourceful cooking with limited supplies ⓘ |
| notableFor |
maintaining crew morale under extreme Antarctic conditions
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preparing meals for Shackleton's crew in Antarctica ⓘ |
| occupation |
cook
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seaman ⓘ |
| participantIn |
Endurance expedition
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Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition ⓘ |
| partOf |
Shackleton's Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition crew
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crew of Endurance ⓘ |
| placeOfActivity |
Antarctica
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Southern Ocean ⓘ |
| role | cook on Endurance ⓘ |
| shipServedOn | Endurance ⓘ |
| workLocation |
aboard the ship Endurance
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camps on Antarctic sea ice ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Charles Green Description of subject: Charles Green was the cook on Sir Ernest Shackleton’s Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition, known for maintaining the crew’s morale under extreme Antarctic conditions.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.