Richard Smithers
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Richard Smithers was a British officer who was killed while helping to thwart the 1820 Cato Street Conspiracy, a plot to assassinate members of the British cabinet.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Richard Smithers canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10119194 — 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: Richard Smithers Context triple: [Cato Street Conspiracy, killedInEvent, Richard Smithers]
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A.
Peter Smillie
Peter Smillie is a music video director known for his work on high-profile pop and R&B videos in the late 20th century.
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B.
Richard Learoyd
Richard Learoyd is a film editor known for his work on major feature films, including the fantasy action movie "Gods of Egypt."
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C.
Richard Dale
Richard Dale was an early United States naval officer and Revolutionary War privateer who later gained prominence commanding American forces during the First Barbary War.
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D.
Karl Pilkington
Karl Pilkington is an English television personality, radio producer, author, and comedian best known for his deadpan, unintentionally philosophical observations on shows like "The Ricky Gervais Show" and "An Idiot Abroad."
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E.
Richard Kettleborough
Richard Kettleborough is an English former first-class cricketer who became an elite international cricket umpire, regularly officiating major ICC tournaments and high-profile matches.
- 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: Richard Smithers Target entity description: Richard Smithers was a British officer who was killed while helping to thwart the 1820 Cato Street Conspiracy, a plot to assassinate members of the British cabinet.
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A.
Peter Smillie
Peter Smillie is a music video director known for his work on high-profile pop and R&B videos in the late 20th century.
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B.
Richard Learoyd
Richard Learoyd is a film editor known for his work on major feature films, including the fantasy action movie "Gods of Egypt."
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C.
Richard Dale
Richard Dale was an early United States naval officer and Revolutionary War privateer who later gained prominence commanding American forces during the First Barbary War.
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D.
Karl Pilkington
Karl Pilkington is an English television personality, radio producer, author, and comedian best known for his deadpan, unintentionally philosophical observations on shows like "The Ricky Gervais Show" and "An Idiot Abroad."
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E.
Richard Kettleborough
Richard Kettleborough is an English former first-class cricketer who became an elite international cricket umpire, regularly officiating major ICC tournaments and high-profile matches.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (23)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British Army officer
ⓘ
assassination plot ⓘ person ⓘ |
| aimedAt | members of the British cabinet ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Cato Street Conspiracy ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | killed in the line of duty ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1820 ⓘ |
| employer |
British government
ⓘ
linked to:
UK government
|
| hasParticipant | Richard Smithers ⓘ |
| hasRole | officer involved in arrest of Cato Street conspirators ⓘ |
| location | Cato Street, London ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | homicide ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | British Army ⓘ |
| notableEvent | death during attempt to thwart assassination plot against British cabinet ⓘ |
| notableFor | role in suppressing the Cato Street Conspiracy ⓘ |
| occupation | military officer ⓘ |
| participatedIn | suppression of the Cato Street Conspiracy ⓘ |
| partOf | British security forces responding to the Cato Street plot ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Cato Street, London ⓘ |
| pointInTime | 1820 ⓘ |
| residence |
London
ⓘ
linked to:
London, England
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Richard Smithers Description of subject: Richard Smithers was a British officer who was killed while helping to thwart the 1820 Cato Street Conspiracy, a plot to assassinate members of the British cabinet.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Richard Smithers