Captain Henry Lidgbird Ball
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Captain Henry Lidgbird Ball was a British Royal Navy officer of the late 18th and early 19th centuries, known for his role in early Australian colonial exploration and maritime surveying.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Captain Henry Lidgbird Ball canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9622790 — 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: Captain Henry Lidgbird Ball Context triple: [Mount Lidgbird, namedAfter, Captain Henry Lidgbird Ball]
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A.
Captain William G. Tennant
Captain William G. Tennant was a Royal Navy officer best known for his leadership during the Dunkirk evacuation and later command of the battlecruiser HMS Repulse during its loss in World War II.
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B.
Captain W. E. Kingman
Captain W. E. Kingman was a 19th-century sea captain and explorer after whom the remote Pacific atoll Kingman Reef was named.
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C.
Sir George W. Ross
Sir George W. Ross was a Canadian politician and educator who served as the fifth Premier of Ontario from 1899 to 1905.
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D.
Admiral James Buck
Admiral James Buck was a United States Navy flag officer honored for his service by having the destroyer USS Buck (DD-420) named after him.
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E.
William Bainbridge
William Bainbridge was a prominent early U.S. Navy officer best known for commanding the frigate USS Constitution to a major victory over HMS Java in the War of 1812.
- 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: Captain Henry Lidgbird Ball Target entity description: Captain Henry Lidgbird Ball was a British Royal Navy officer of the late 18th and early 19th centuries, known for his role in early Australian colonial exploration and maritime surveying.
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A.
Captain William G. Tennant
Captain William G. Tennant was a Royal Navy officer best known for his leadership during the Dunkirk evacuation and later command of the battlecruiser HMS Repulse during its loss in World War II.
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B.
Captain W. E. Kingman
Captain W. E. Kingman was a 19th-century sea captain and explorer after whom the remote Pacific atoll Kingman Reef was named.
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C.
Sir George W. Ross
Sir George W. Ross was a Canadian politician and educator who served as the fifth Premier of Ontario from 1899 to 1905.
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D.
Admiral James Buck
Admiral James Buck was a United States Navy flag officer honored for his service by having the destroyer USS Buck (DD-420) named after him.
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E.
William Bainbridge
William Bainbridge was a prominent early U.S. Navy officer best known for commanding the frigate USS Constitution to a major victory over HMS Java in the War of 1812.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Royal Navy officer
ⓘ
explorer ⓘ human ⓘ |
| activeInPeriod |
early 19th century
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late 18th century ⓘ |
| commanded | HMS Supply ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ |
| discovered |
Ball Pyramid
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Lord Howe Island ⓘ |
| employer |
British Admiralty
ⓘ
linked to:
Admiralty (United Kingdom)
|
| explored |
coastal waters of New South Wales
ⓘ
waters of the Tasman Sea ⓘ |
| familyName | Ball ⓘ |
| givenName | Henry ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Royal Navy ⓘ |
| militaryRank | captain ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Ball Pyramid
ⓘ
Ball’s Pyramid (geological feature) ⓘ
linked to:
Ball's Pyramid
|
| nativeLanguage | English ⓘ |
| notableFor |
early Australian colonial exploration
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maritime surveying ⓘ service in the early colony of New South Wales ⓘ surveying routes between Sydney and Norfolk Island ⓘ transport of convicts and supplies in early New South Wales ⓘ |
| notableWork | voyages between Port Jackson and Norfolk Island ⓘ |
| occupation |
explorer
ⓘ
naval officer ⓘ surveyor ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
First Fleet
ⓘ
linked to:
Landing of the First Fleet
|
| partOf |
British exploration of Australia
ⓘ
European maritime exploration in the Pacific Ocean ⓘ |
| serviceEntry | late 18th century ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Lord Howe Island region
ⓘ
linked to:
Lord Howe Island
New South Wales ⓘ Norfolk Island ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Captain Henry Lidgbird Ball Description of subject: Captain Henry Lidgbird Ball was a British Royal Navy officer of the late 18th and early 19th centuries, known for his role in early Australian colonial exploration and maritime surveying.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.