Philip Skene
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Philip Skene was a British officer and Loyalist landowner in colonial New York who played a notable role in the northern theater of the American Revolutionary War.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Philip Skene canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7782825 — 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: Philip Skene Context triple: [Battle of Fort Anne, commander, Philip Skene]
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A.
Philip MacDonald
Philip MacDonald was a British-born novelist and screenwriter best known for his crime and mystery fiction and his contributions to classic Hollywood films.
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B.
Philip Herriton
Philip Herriton is a central character in E.M. Forster's novel "Where Angels Fear to Tread," depicted as a conventional, somewhat repressed Englishman whose experiences in Italy challenge his assumptions and emotional reserve.
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C.
Charles MacDonald
Charles MacDonald was a distinguished American World War II fighter ace and U.S. Army Air Forces officer known for his combat achievements in the Pacific Theater.
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D.
William Norrie
William Norrie was a Canadian politician who served as the long-time mayor of Winnipeg, Manitoba.
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E.
Allan Ruthven
Allan Ruthven was a celebrated Australian rules footballer of the mid-20th century, best known as a Brownlow Medal-winning star for Fitzroy in the Victorian Football League.
- 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: Philip Skene Target entity description: Philip Skene was a British officer and Loyalist landowner in colonial New York who played a notable role in the northern theater of the American Revolutionary War.
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A.
Philip MacDonald
Philip MacDonald was a British-born novelist and screenwriter best known for his crime and mystery fiction and his contributions to classic Hollywood films.
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B.
Philip Herriton
Philip Herriton is a central character in E.M. Forster's novel "Where Angels Fear to Tread," depicted as a conventional, somewhat repressed Englishman whose experiences in Italy challenge his assumptions and emotional reserve.
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C.
Charles MacDonald
Charles MacDonald was a distinguished American World War II fighter ace and U.S. Army Air Forces officer known for his combat achievements in the Pacific Theater.
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D.
William Norrie
William Norrie was a Canadian politician who served as the long-time mayor of Winnipeg, Manitoba.
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E.
Allan Ruthven
Allan Ruthven was a celebrated Australian rules footballer of the mid-20th century, best known as a Brownlow Medal-winning star for Fitzroy in the Victorian Football League.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British Army officer
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Loyalist ⓘ landowner ⓘ person ⓘ |
| activity | promoted settlement and development in the Lake Champlain–Hudson corridor ⓘ |
| allegiance |
Great Britain
ⓘ
King George III ⓘ
linked to:
George III of the United Kingdom
|
| conflictRole | advisor on local terrain and Loyalist support to British commanders ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Great Britain ⓘ |
| founded | Skenesborough, New York ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | northern theater of the American Revolutionary War ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | British Army ⓘ |
| notableEvent | service in the northern theater of the American Revolutionary War ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Loyalist leadership in northern New York
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role in British plans for the 1777 Saratoga campaign ⓘ |
| notableWork | development of Skenesborough, New York ⓘ |
| occupation |
landowner
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soldier ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
American Revolutionary War
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French and Indian War ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | Loyalist ⓘ |
| property | large landholdings around Skenesborough ⓘ |
| residence |
Skenesborough, New York
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colonial New York ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Philip Skene Description of subject: Philip Skene was a British officer and Loyalist landowner in colonial New York who played a notable role in the northern theater of the American Revolutionary War.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.