Durrell family
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The Durrell family was a British family, including naturalist Gerald Durrell and writer Lawrence Durrell, whose eccentric life on the Greek island of Corfu in the 1930s became famous through memoirs and adaptations.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Durrell family canonical | 7 |
| Durrell family (fictionalized) | 3 |
| Durrell family (TV series) | 1 |
| Durrell family (The Durrells TV series) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9759947 — 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: Durrell family Context triple: [The Durrells in Corfu, portrays, Durrell family]
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A.
Logue family
The Logue family is a fictional affluent American family featured in the 1999 film "The Talented Mr. Ripley," notably including the character Meredith Logue played by Cate Blanchett.
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B.
Brideshead family
The Brideshead family is an aristocratic English Catholic family at the center of Evelyn Waugh’s novel "Brideshead Revisited," embodying themes of faith, nostalgia, and the decline of the British upper class.
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Mitford family
The Mitford family was an aristocratic English family whose six unconventional sisters became famous in the early 20th century for their literary talent, political extremism, and high-society notoriety.
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D.
Lytton family
The Lytton family is a prominent British aristocratic lineage known for its political influence, literary figures, and long-standing role in the United Kingdom’s social and cultural history.
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E.
Nicklin family
The Nicklin family is a prominent American family known for its social standing and connections in 19th-century Philadelphia society.
- 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: Durrell family Target entity description: The Durrell family was a British family, including naturalist Gerald Durrell and writer Lawrence Durrell, whose eccentric life on the Greek island of Corfu in the 1930s became famous through memoirs and adaptations.
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A.
Logue family
The Logue family is a fictional affluent American family featured in the 1999 film "The Talented Mr. Ripley," notably including the character Meredith Logue played by Cate Blanchett.
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B.
Brideshead family
The Brideshead family is an aristocratic English Catholic family at the center of Evelyn Waugh’s novel "Brideshead Revisited," embodying themes of faith, nostalgia, and the decline of the British upper class.
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C.
Mitford family
The Mitford family was an aristocratic English family whose six unconventional sisters became famous in the early 20th century for their literary talent, political extremism, and high-society notoriety.
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D.
Lytton family
The Lytton family is a prominent British aristocratic lineage known for its political influence, literary figures, and long-standing role in the United Kingdom’s social and cultural history.
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E.
Nicklin family
The Nicklin family is a prominent American family known for its social standing and connections in 19th-century Philadelphia society.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British family
ⓘ
family ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
20th-century British literature
ⓘ
Greek culture ⓘ natural history ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| describedBy |
Gerald Durrell
ⓘ
Lawrence Durrell ⓘ
linked to:
Larry Durrell
|
| ethnicity | British ⓘ |
| fictionalizedIn |
Birds, Beasts and Relatives
ⓘ
My Family and Other Animals ⓘ My Family and Other Animals (TV film) ⓘ
linked to:
My Family and Other Animals
The Durrells (TV series) ⓘ
linked to:
The Durrells in Corfu
The Garden of the Gods ⓘ |
| genreOfDepictions |
autobiographical memoir
ⓘ
comedy-drama ⓘ |
| hasAdaptationMedium |
film
ⓘ
radio ⓘ television ⓘ |
| hasFamilyTheme |
coming-of-age
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eccentricity ⓘ expatriate life ⓘ nature and wildlife ⓘ |
| hasLiteraryConnection |
Corfu Trilogy
ⓘ
linked to:
The Durrells in Corfu
|
| hasMatriarch | Louisa Durrell ⓘ |
| hasMemberRole |
Gerald Durrell – naturalist
ⓘ
linked to:
Gerald Durrell
Lawrence Durrell – writer ⓘ Leslie Durrell – brother ⓘ Louisa Durrell – mother ⓘ Margaret Durrell – sister ⓘ
linked to:
Margo Durrell
|
| hasSurname | Durrell ⓘ |
| influenced | popular perception of Corfu ⓘ |
| knownFor |
association with Greek island of Corfu
ⓘ
eccentric lifestyle on Corfu in the 1930s ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| migrationFrom | England ⓘ |
| migrationTo |
Corfu, Greece
ⓘ
linked to:
Corfu
|
| notableFor | inspiring conservation interest through Gerald Durrell’s works ⓘ |
| notableMember |
Gerald Durrell
ⓘ
Lawrence Durrell ⓘ
linked to:
Larry Durrell
Leslie Durrell ⓘ Louisa Durrell ⓘ Margaret Durrell ⓘ
linked to:
Margo Durrell
|
| primarySettingOfDepictions |
Corfu, Greece
ⓘ
linked to:
Corfu
|
| residence | Corfu ⓘ |
| residencePeriod | 1930s ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 20th century ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Durrell family Description of subject: The Durrell family was a British family, including naturalist Gerald Durrell and writer Lawrence Durrell, whose eccentric life on the Greek island of Corfu in the 1930s became famous through memoirs and adaptations.
Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Durrell family
subject linked to:
Larry Durrell – Josh O’Connor
linked to: Durrell family
linked to: Durrell family
subject linked to:
Leslie Durrell
linked to: Durrell family
linked to: Durrell family