Michael Patrick Nolan, Baron Nolan
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Michael Patrick Nolan, Baron Nolan was a British judge and law lord best known for chairing the Committee on Standards in Public Life, which established the influential Nolan Principles for ethical conduct in public office.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Michael Patrick Nolan, Baron Nolan canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11671305 — 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: Michael Patrick Nolan, Baron Nolan Context triple: [Seven Principles of Public Life, namedAfter, Michael Patrick Nolan, Baron Nolan]
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A.
Peter LeFanu Lumsdaine
Peter LeFanu Lumsdaine is a mathematician known for his work in category theory, type theory, and homotopy type theory.
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B.
Sir Michael Lyons
Sir Michael Lyons is a British public servant and former chairman of the BBC Trust, known for his leadership roles in local government and public sector organizations.
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C.
Graham Baldwin
Graham Baldwin is a British academic and university leader who serves as the vice-chancellor of the University of Central Lancashire.
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D.
Lord Wolfson of Aspley Guise
Lord Wolfson of Aspley Guise is a British businessman and Conservative life peer best known for his leadership role at the retail company Next plc.
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E.
John Polson
John Polson is an Australian actor and filmmaker best known internationally for directing thrillers such as "Swimfan" and "Hide and Seek."
- 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: Michael Patrick Nolan, Baron Nolan Target entity description: Michael Patrick Nolan, Baron Nolan was a British judge and law lord best known for chairing the Committee on Standards in Public Life, which established the influential Nolan Principles for ethical conduct in public office.
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A.
Peter LeFanu Lumsdaine
Peter LeFanu Lumsdaine is a mathematician known for his work in category theory, type theory, and homotopy type theory.
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B.
Sir Michael Lyons
Sir Michael Lyons is a British public servant and former chairman of the BBC Trust, known for his leadership roles in local government and public sector organizations.
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C.
Graham Baldwin
Graham Baldwin is a British academic and university leader who serves as the vice-chancellor of the University of Central Lancashire.
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D.
Lord Wolfson of Aspley Guise
Lord Wolfson of Aspley Guise is a British businessman and Conservative life peer best known for his leadership role at the retail company Next plc.
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E.
John Polson
John Polson is an Australian actor and filmmaker best known internationally for directing thrillers such as "Swimfan" and "Hide and Seek."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British judge
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human ⓘ law lord ⓘ life peer ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Ampleforth College
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Harvard Law School ⓘ Trinity College, Cambridge ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
judiciary
ⓘ
law ⓘ public ethics ⓘ |
| hasPrincipleNamedAfter | Nolan Principles ⓘ |
| honorificPrefix | The Right Honourable ⓘ |
| influenced |
codes of conduct for public office holders
ⓘ
standards in public life in the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Nolan Principles of public life
ⓘ
linked to:
Seven Principles of Public Life
chairing the Committee on Standards in Public Life ⓘ |
| legalSystem | English law ⓘ |
| memberOf |
House of Lords
ⓘ
Privy Council of the United Kingdom ⓘ
linked to:
Privy Council
|
| name |
Michael Patrick Nolan
ⓘ
linked to:
Michael Nolan
|
| NolanPrinciplesInclude |
accountability
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honesty ⓘ integrity ⓘ leadership ⓘ objectivity ⓘ openness ⓘ selflessness ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Report of the Committee on Standards in Public Life
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linked to:
Seven Principles of Public Life
|
| occupation |
barrister
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judge ⓘ law lord ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Chair of the Committee on Standards in Public Life
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High Court judge of England and Wales ⓘ Lord Justice of Appeal ⓘ Lord of Appeal in Ordinary ⓘ |
| title | Baron Nolan ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Michael Patrick Nolan, Baron Nolan Description of subject: Michael Patrick Nolan, Baron Nolan was a British judge and law lord best known for chairing the Committee on Standards in Public Life, which established the influential Nolan Principles for ethical conduct in public office.
Referenced by (1)
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