Alexander Scott
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Alexander Scott was a 16th-century Scottish makar (poet) known for his courtly and satirical verse in the Scots language.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Alexander Scott canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6936120 — 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: Alexander Scott Context triple: [The Bannatyne Manuscript, containsWorkBy, Alexander Scott]
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A.
Alexander Scott
Alexander Scott is a witty and resourceful American secret agent who partners with Kelly Robinson on international espionage missions in the 1960s television series "I Spy."
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B.
Andrew Moray
Andrew Moray was a Scottish noble and military leader who co-led the early resistance against English rule alongside William Wallace during the First War of Scottish Independence.
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C.
Alexander McDougall
Alexander McDougall was a Scottish-born American merchant, political leader, and Revolutionary War officer who became a prominent patriot voice in New York before and during the American Revolution.
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D.
Alexander Stewart
Alexander Stewart was a medieval Scottish prince, the son of King James I of Scotland, who held the title Duke of Rothesay before his early death.
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E.
Alexander Stewart
Alexander Stewart was a Scottish prelate who served as Archbishop of St Andrews and played a significant role in the late medieval Scottish Church.
- 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: Alexander Scott Target entity description: Alexander Scott was a 16th-century Scottish makar (poet) known for his courtly and satirical verse in the Scots language.
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A.
Alexander Scott
Alexander Scott is a witty and resourceful American secret agent who partners with Kelly Robinson on international espionage missions in the 1960s television series "I Spy."
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B.
Andrew Moray
Andrew Moray was a Scottish noble and military leader who co-led the early resistance against English rule alongside William Wallace during the First War of Scottish Independence.
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C.
Alexander McDougall
Alexander McDougall was a Scottish-born American merchant, political leader, and Revolutionary War officer who became a prominent patriot voice in New York before and during the American Revolution.
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D.
Alexander Stewart
Alexander Stewart was a medieval Scottish prince, the son of King James I of Scotland, who held the title Duke of Rothesay before his early death.
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E.
Alexander Stewart
Alexander Stewart was a Scottish prelate who served as Archbishop of St Andrews and played a significant role in the late medieval Scottish Church.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
makar
ⓘ
person ⓘ poet ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Scotland ⓘ |
| culture | Scottish ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Scottish ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
literature
ⓘ
poetry ⓘ |
| floruit |
16th century
ⓘ
c. 1550s ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genre |
courtly poetry
ⓘ
love poetry ⓘ religious poetry ⓘ satirical poetry ⓘ |
| hasCanonicalName | Alexander Scott ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
French courtly poetry
ⓘ
Robert Henryson ⓘ William Dunbar ⓘ |
| knownFor |
courtly verse in Scots
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satirical verse in Scots ⓘ varied stanza forms and metrical experimentation ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Scots ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | Early Modern Scottish literature ⓘ |
| literaryTradition | makar tradition ⓘ |
| movement | Scottish Renaissance (early modern) poetry ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Ane New Yeir Gift to Quene Mary
ⓘ
Lament of the Maister of Erskyn ⓘ The Rondel of Love ⓘ |
| occupation |
court poet
ⓘ
makar ⓘ poet ⓘ |
| placeOfActivity |
Edinburgh
ⓘ
Lowlands of Scotland ⓘ
linked to:
Central Lowlands of Scotland
|
| style |
moral and religious reflection
ⓘ
ornate courtly diction ⓘ sharp satire ⓘ |
| subjectOf | modern scholarly editions of his poems ⓘ |
| theme |
court life
ⓘ
love ⓘ morality ⓘ religion ⓘ social satire ⓘ |
| writingLanguage | Scots ⓘ |
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