Lord David Dirry-Moir
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Lord David Dirry-Moir is a nobleman character in Victor Hugo’s novel *L'Homme qui rit*, representing the English aristocracy and its moral ambiguities.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Lord David Dirry-Moir canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8719448 — 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: Lord David Dirry-Moir Context triple: [L'Homme qui rit, mainCharacter, Lord David Dirry-Moir]
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A.
Sir David Wallace
Sir David Wallace is a distinguished British physicist and academic leader who has served in prominent university and research administration roles in the UK.
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B.
Sir Michael Lyons
Sir Michael Lyons is a British public servant and former chairman of the BBC Trust, known for his leadership roles in local government and public sector organizations.
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C.
Sir Malcolm Rifkind
Sir Malcolm Rifkind is a British Conservative politician and barrister who served as Foreign Secretary and Defence Secretary in the 1990s.
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D.
Lord Keith Bradley
Lord Keith Bradley is a British Labour politician and life peer who has served in various governmental and public service roles, including as a senior figure in higher education governance.
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E.
Sir David Baxter
Sir David Baxter was a prominent 19th-century Scottish industrialist and philanthropist from Fife, known for his significant contributions to education and public works.
- 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: Lord David Dirry-Moir Target entity description: Lord David Dirry-Moir is a nobleman character in Victor Hugo’s novel *L'Homme qui rit*, representing the English aristocracy and its moral ambiguities.
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A.
Sir David Wallace
Sir David Wallace is a distinguished British physicist and academic leader who has served in prominent university and research administration roles in the UK.
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B.
Sir Michael Lyons
Sir Michael Lyons is a British public servant and former chairman of the BBC Trust, known for his leadership roles in local government and public sector organizations.
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C.
Sir Malcolm Rifkind
Sir Malcolm Rifkind is a British Conservative politician and barrister who served as Foreign Secretary and Defence Secretary in the 1990s.
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D.
Lord Keith Bradley
Lord Keith Bradley is a British Labour politician and life peer who has served in various governmental and public service roles, including as a senior figure in higher education governance.
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E.
Sir David Baxter
Sir David Baxter was a prominent 19th-century Scottish industrialist and philanthropist from Fife, known for his significant contributions to education and public works.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
literary character ⓘ nobleman ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
L'Homme qui rit
ⓘ
The Man Who Laughs ⓘ
linked to:
The Man Who Laughs (novel)
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| authorNationalityOfWork | French ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | England ⓘ |
| createdBy | Victor Hugo ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | The Man Who Laughs universe ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | L'Homme qui rit ⓘ |
| genre | romantic novel character ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic | moral ambiguity ⓘ |
| hasMedium | novel ⓘ |
| hasMoralAlignment | ambiguous ⓘ |
| hasTitle | Lord ⓘ |
| isAristocrat | true ⓘ |
| isFictional | true ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | French ⓘ |
| literaryRole | supporting character ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | critique of English nobility ⓘ |
| partOf | 19th-century French literature ⓘ |
| portrays | moral complexities of the aristocracy ⓘ |
| publicationCenturyOfWork | 19th century ⓘ |
| represents | English aristocracy ⓘ |
| workLocation | England ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Lord David Dirry-Moir Description of subject: Lord David Dirry-Moir is a nobleman character in Victor Hugo’s novel *L'Homme qui rit*, representing the English aristocracy and its moral ambiguities.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.