Aylmer
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Aylmer is the obsessive scientist in Nathaniel Hawthorne’s short story “The Birth-Mark,” whose fixation on achieving physical perfection in his wife leads to tragic consequences.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Aylmer canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9359082 — 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: Aylmer Context triple: [The Birth-Mark, mainCharacter, Aylmer]
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A.
Aylmer
Aylmer is a small town in southwestern Ontario, Canada, known for its agricultural surroundings and close-knit community within Elgin County.
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B.
Aylmer
Aylmer is a former city in western Quebec, Canada, now a sector of Gatineau, known for its historic waterfront and residential character along the Ottawa River.
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C.
Elias Loomis
Elias Loomis was a 19th-century American mathematician and physicist known for his work in astronomy, meteorology, and mathematical education.
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D.
Dervan
Dervan is a surname most notably associated with American chemist Peter B. Dervan, known for his pioneering work in bioorganic chemistry and DNA recognition.
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E.
Mr. Vandemar
Mr. Vandemar is a brutal, seemingly immortal assassin and one of the primary antagonists in Neil Gaiman’s urban fantasy novel "Neverwhere."
- 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: Aylmer Target entity description: Aylmer is the obsessive scientist in Nathaniel Hawthorne’s short story “The Birth-Mark,” whose fixation on achieving physical perfection in his wife leads to tragic consequences.
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A.
Aylmer
Aylmer is a former city in western Quebec, Canada, now a sector of Gatineau, known for its historic waterfront and residential character along the Ottawa River.
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B.
Aylmer
Aylmer is a small town in southwestern Ontario, Canada, known for its agricultural surroundings and close-knit community within Elgin County.
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C.
Elias Loomis
Elias Loomis was a 19th-century American mathematician and physicist known for his work in astronomy, meteorology, and mathematical education.
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D.
Dervan
Dervan is a surname most notably associated with American chemist Peter B. Dervan, known for his pioneering work in bioorganic chemistry and DNA recognition.
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E.
Mr. Vandemar
Mr. Vandemar is a brutal, seemingly immortal assassin and one of the primary antagonists in Neil Gaiman’s urban fantasy novel "Neverwhere."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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literary character ⓘ protagonist ⓘ scientist ⓘ |
| action |
designs a potion to remove Georgiana’s birthmark
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persuades Georgiana to undergo an experimental procedure ⓘ |
| appearsIn | The Birth-Mark ⓘ |
| appearsInGenre |
Gothic fiction
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linked to:
Gothic literature
dark romanticism ⓘ |
| assistant | Aminadab ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
controlling
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idealistic ⓘ intellectual ⓘ obsessive ⓘ perfectionist ⓘ prideful ⓘ |
| conflictType |
man vs nature
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man vs self ⓘ |
| consequenceOfActions | causes Georgiana’s death ⓘ |
| countryOfOriginOfWork |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
|
| createdBy | Nathaniel Hawthorne ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
alchemy
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chemistry ⓘ natural philosophy ⓘ |
| firstPublicationOfWork | 1843 ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| goal | to achieve physical perfection in his wife ⓘ |
| hasSetting |
laboratory
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unnamed European-style country house ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | American Romanticism ⓘ |
| medium | literature ⓘ |
| moralInterpretation | warns against valuing abstract perfection over human life ⓘ |
| name | Aylmer ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | tragic agent of his wife’s destruction ⓘ |
| nationalityOfAuthor | American ⓘ |
| notableFor | attempting to remove his wife Georgiana’s birthmark ⓘ |
| occupation | scientist ⓘ |
| publishedIn | The Pioneer ⓘ |
| relationship | husband of Georgiana ⓘ |
| spouse | Georgiana ⓘ |
| symbolicRole |
embodiment of scientific hubris
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representation of dangerous idealism ⓘ |
| themeAssociation |
conflict between science and nature
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danger of perfectionism ⓘ limits of human knowledge ⓘ male control over the female body ⓘ |
| workTypeAppearsIn | short story ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Aylmer Description of subject: Aylmer is the obsessive scientist in Nathaniel Hawthorne’s short story “The Birth-Mark,” whose fixation on achieving physical perfection in his wife leads to tragic consequences.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.