Lemuel Gulliver
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Lemuel Gulliver is the fictional English surgeon and sea captain who narrates Jonathan Swift’s satirical novel "Gulliver’s Travels," recounting his extraordinary voyages to fantastical lands.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lemuel Gulliver canonical | 13 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7136316 — 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: Lemuel Gulliver Context triple: [Gulliver's Travels, mainCharacter, Lemuel Gulliver]
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A.
Gulliver Lewis
Gulliver Lewis is the son of the late British actress Helen McCrory and actor Damian Lewis.
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B.
Crusoe Kurddal
Crusoe Kurddal is an Indigenous Australian actor best known for his role in the acclaimed film "Ten Canoes."
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C.
Sancio Cabot
Sancio Cabot was a son of the Italian explorer John Cabot, likely associated with his father's late 15th-century voyages of discovery under the English flag.
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D.
Baron Münchhausen
Baron Münchhausen is a legendary German nobleman and storyteller famed for his wildly exaggerated, humorous tales of adventure and impossible feats.
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E.
Arthur Gordon Pym
Arthur Gordon Pym is the fictional protagonist and narrator of Edgar Allan Poe’s only completed novel, whose harrowing sea voyage and encounters with mutiny, shipwreck, and the unknown make him a central figure in early American adventure and horror literature.
- 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: Lemuel Gulliver Target entity description: Lemuel Gulliver is the fictional English surgeon and sea captain who narrates Jonathan Swift’s satirical novel "Gulliver’s Travels," recounting his extraordinary voyages to fantastical lands.
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A.
Gulliver Lewis
Gulliver Lewis is the son of the late British actress Helen McCrory and actor Damian Lewis.
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B.
Crusoe Kurddal
Crusoe Kurddal is an Indigenous Australian actor best known for his role in the acclaimed film "Ten Canoes."
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C.
Sancio Cabot
Sancio Cabot was a son of the Italian explorer John Cabot, likely associated with his father's late 15th-century voyages of discovery under the English flag.
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D.
Baron Münchhausen
Baron Münchhausen is a legendary German nobleman and storyteller famed for his wildly exaggerated, humorous tales of adventure and impossible feats.
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E.
Arthur Gordon Pym
Arthur Gordon Pym is the fictional protagonist and narrator of Edgar Allan Poe’s only completed novel, whose harrowing sea voyage and encounters with mutiny, shipwreck, and the unknown make him a central figure in early American adventure and horror literature.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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literary character ⓘ novel protagonist ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Part I: A Voyage to Lilliput
ⓘ
linked to:
Lilliput
Part II: A Voyage to Brobdingnag ⓘ Part III: A Voyage to Laputa, Balnibarbi, Glubbdubdrib, Luggnagg, and Japan ⓘ Part IV: A Voyage to the Country of the Houyhnhnms ⓘ
linked to:
Country of the Houyhnhnms
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| associatedWithTheme |
critique of human nature
ⓘ
critique of politics ⓘ relativity of perspective ⓘ |
| creator | Jonathan Swift ⓘ |
| education | studied medicine at Leiden ⓘ |
| encounters |
Brobdingnagians
ⓘ
Houyhnhnms ⓘ Laputans ⓘ Lilliputians ⓘ
linked to:
Lilliput
Yahoos ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse |
Gulliver’s Travels
ⓘ
linked to:
Gulliver's Travels
|
| finalAttitude | disgust with humanity ⓘ |
| firstAppearance |
Gulliver’s Travels
ⓘ
linked to:
Gulliver's Travels
|
| gender | male ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryFunction | satirical observer ⓘ |
| literaryGenre |
satire
ⓘ
travel narrative ⓘ |
| loyalTo | England ⓘ |
| maritalStatus | married ⓘ |
| narratorOf |
Gulliver’s Travels
ⓘ
linked to:
Gulliver's Travels
|
| nationality | English ⓘ |
| notableTrait |
adaptability
ⓘ
credulity ⓘ curiosity ⓘ |
| occupation |
sea captain
ⓘ
surgeon ⓘ |
| protagonistOf |
Gulliver’s Travels
ⓘ
linked to:
Gulliver's Travels
|
| residence |
London
ⓘ
linked to:
London, England
|
| roleInWork | first-person narrator ⓘ |
| shipwreckedOn |
Brobdingnag
ⓘ
Lilliput ⓘ |
| spouse | Mary Burton ⓘ |
| visits |
Balnibarbi
ⓘ
Blefuscu ⓘ Brobdingnag ⓘ Glubbdubdrib ⓘ Japan ⓘ Laputa ⓘ Lilliput ⓘ Luggnagg ⓘ country of the Houyhnhnms ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Lemuel Gulliver Description of subject: Lemuel Gulliver is the fictional English surgeon and sea captain who narrates Jonathan Swift’s satirical novel "Gulliver’s Travels," recounting his extraordinary voyages to fantastical lands.
Referenced by (13)
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