John Tanner
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John Tanner is the outspoken, iconoclastic protagonist of George Bernard Shaw's play "Man and Superman," embodying Shavian ideas about social reform, marriage, and the "life force."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| John Tanner canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11196985 — 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: John Tanner Context triple: [Man and Superman, character, John Tanner]
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A.
John Tanner
John Tanner is the investigative television journalist who becomes entangled in a deadly web of espionage and betrayal in Robert Ludlum’s thriller "The Osterman Weekend."
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B.
Joseph R. Tanner
Joseph R. Tanner is a former NASA astronaut and aerospace engineer who flew on four Space Shuttle missions, including multiple Hubble Space Telescope servicing flights.
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C.
John Riley Tanner
John Riley Tanner was an American politician who served as the 21st governor of Illinois from 1897 to 1901.
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D.
Thomas Parris
Thomas Parris was a member of the Parris family of colonial Salem, known primarily as the brother of Elizabeth Parris, whose accusations helped spark the Salem witch trials.
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E.
Luther Hicks
Luther Hicks is an individual notable enough to be recognized as a distinct namesake of the surname Hicks.
- 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: John Tanner Target entity description: John Tanner is the outspoken, iconoclastic protagonist of George Bernard Shaw's play "Man and Superman," embodying Shavian ideas about social reform, marriage, and the "life force."
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A.
John Tanner
John Tanner is the investigative television journalist who becomes entangled in a deadly web of espionage and betrayal in Robert Ludlum’s thriller "The Osterman Weekend."
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B.
Joseph R. Tanner
Joseph R. Tanner is a former NASA astronaut and aerospace engineer who flew on four Space Shuttle missions, including multiple Hubble Space Telescope servicing flights.
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C.
John Riley Tanner
John Riley Tanner was an American politician who served as the 21st governor of Illinois from 1897 to 1901.
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D.
Thomas Parris
Thomas Parris was a member of the Parris family of colonial Salem, known primarily as the brother of Elizabeth Parris, whose accusations helped spark the Salem witch trials.
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E.
Luther Hicks
Luther Hicks is an individual notable enough to be recognized as a distinct namesake of the surname Hicks.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
dramatic character
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fictional character ⓘ protagonist ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Man and Superman ⓘ |
| appearsInAct |
Act I of Man and Superman
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Act II of Man and Superman ⓘ Act III of Man and Superman ⓘ Act IV of Man and Superman ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
creative evolution
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marriage ⓘ philosophical debate ⓘ social reform ⓘ the life force ⓘ |
| characterType |
Shavian hero
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iconoclast ⓘ outspoken character ⓘ |
| createdBy | George Bernard Shaw ⓘ |
| describedAs |
anarchic philosopher
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iconoclastic ⓘ radical ⓘ |
| embodiesConcept |
Shavian ideas about marriage
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Shavian ideas about social reform ⓘ the life force ⓘ |
| engagesIn |
debate about marriage
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debate about morality ⓘ philosophical dialogue ⓘ |
| firstAppearanceYear | 1903 ⓘ |
| genreOfWork | philosophical comedy ⓘ |
| hasAlternateIdentity |
Don Juan (in the dream sequence Don Juan in Hell)
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linked to:
Don Juan in Hell
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| hasDialogueStyle |
argumentative
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didactic ⓘ witty ⓘ |
| hasOccupation |
revolutionary thinker
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writer ⓘ |
| hasPhilosophy |
belief in the life force
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critique of social conventions ⓘ opposition to conventional marriage ⓘ |
| influencedBy | George Bernard Shaw's Fabian socialism ⓘ |
| languageOfCharacter | English ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | modernist drama ⓘ |
| medium | stage play ⓘ |
| nationalityInFiction | English ⓘ |
| relationshipTypeWithAnnWhitefield | reluctant suitor ⓘ |
| relationshipWith | Ann Whitefield ⓘ |
| roleInWork | protagonist of the play Man and Superman ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: John Tanner Description of subject: John Tanner is the outspoken, iconoclastic protagonist of George Bernard Shaw's play "Man and Superman," embodying Shavian ideas about social reform, marriage, and the "life force."
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.