Grant and Maddison Bank
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Grant and Maddison Bank was a 19th-century British banking firm known for employing William Erasmus Darwin, the eldest son of Charles Darwin.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Grant and Maddison Bank canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T482376 — 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: Grant and Maddison Bank Context triple: [William Erasmus Darwin, employer, Grant and Maddison Bank]
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A.
Bank of Scotland
Bank of Scotland is one of Scotland’s oldest and largest commercial banks, providing a wide range of retail and corporate banking services across the United Kingdom.
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B.
Clydesdale Bank
Clydesdale Bank is a Scottish commercial bank, founded in the 19th century, known as one of the traditional note-issuing banks in Scotland.
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C.
Macclesfield Bank
Macclesfield Bank is a large, mostly submerged atoll in the South China Sea, known for its extensive coral reefs and strategic maritime location.
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D.
First Bank of the United States
The First Bank of the United States was the early national government’s central financial institution, chartered in 1791 to stabilize and standardize the young American economy under Alexander Hamilton’s financial program.
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E.
Jefferson Valley
Jefferson Valley is a residential hamlet within the town of Yorktown in Westchester County, New York.
- 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: Grant and Maddison Bank Target entity description: Grant and Maddison Bank was a 19th-century British banking firm known for employing William Erasmus Darwin, the eldest son of Charles Darwin.
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A.
Bank of Scotland
Bank of Scotland is one of Scotland’s oldest and largest commercial banks, providing a wide range of retail and corporate banking services across the United Kingdom.
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B.
Clydesdale Bank
Clydesdale Bank is a Scottish commercial bank, founded in the 19th century, known as one of the traditional note-issuing banks in Scotland.
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C.
Macclesfield Bank
Macclesfield Bank is a large, mostly submerged atoll in the South China Sea, known for its extensive coral reefs and strategic maritime location.
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D.
First Bank of the United States
The First Bank of the United States was the early national government’s central financial institution, chartered in 1791 to stabilize and standardize the young American economy under Alexander Hamilton’s financial program.
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E.
Jefferson Valley
Jefferson Valley is a residential hamlet within the town of Yorktown in Westchester County, New York.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (16)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
banker
ⓘ
banking firm ⓘ financial institution ⓘ |
| child | William Erasmus Darwin ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| employed | William Erasmus Darwin ⓘ |
| employedBy | Grant and Maddison Bank ⓘ |
| father | Charles Darwin ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Victorian era ⓘ |
| industry | banking ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Britain
ⓘ
linked to:
Great Britain
|
| notableEmployee | William Erasmus Darwin ⓘ |
| notableFor | employing William Erasmus Darwin ⓘ |
| occupation | banker ⓘ |
| operatedInCentury | 19th century ⓘ |
| positionHeld | employee at Grant and Maddison Bank ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Grant and Maddison Bank Description of subject: Grant and Maddison Bank was a 19th-century British banking firm known for employing William Erasmus Darwin, the eldest son of Charles Darwin.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Grant and Maddison Bank