Kevin Lynch
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Kevin Lynch was an Irish republican and INLA member who died on hunger strike in the Maze Prison during the 1981 Irish hunger strikes.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kevin Lynch canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T833167 — 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: Kevin Lynch Context triple: [Hunger strikes of 1981, notableDeath, Kevin Lynch]
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A.
William Pereira
William Pereira was a prominent 20th-century American architect and urban planner known for his futuristic, modernist designs across major cultural, educational, and commercial projects.
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B.
Laurie Olin
Laurie Olin is a prominent American landscape architect and urban designer known for shaping major public spaces in cities across the United States.
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C.
Robert McKim
Robert McKim was an American silent film actor known for playing villainous roles in early 20th-century cinema.
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D.
Edward Larrabee Barnes
Edward Larrabee Barnes was an American modernist architect known for his refined, minimalist designs for major cultural and educational institutions.
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E.
Jacques Gréber
Jacques Gréber was a French architect and urban planner known for his influential city plans and monumental civic designs in both Europe and North America.
- 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: Kevin Lynch Target entity description: Kevin Lynch was an Irish republican and INLA member who died on hunger strike in the Maze Prison during the 1981 Irish hunger strikes.
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A.
William Pereira
William Pereira was a prominent 20th-century American architect and urban planner known for his futuristic, modernist designs across major cultural, educational, and commercial projects.
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B.
Laurie Olin
Laurie Olin is a prominent American landscape architect and urban designer known for shaping major public spaces in cities across the United States.
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C.
Robert McKim
Robert McKim was an American silent film actor known for playing villainous roles in early 20th-century cinema.
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D.
Edward Larrabee Barnes
Edward Larrabee Barnes was an American modernist architect known for his refined, minimalist designs for major cultural and educational institutions.
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E.
Jacques Gréber
Jacques Gréber was a French architect and urban planner known for his influential city plans and monumental civic designs in both Europe and North America.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
INLA member
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Irish republican ⓘ hunger striker ⓘ |
| associatedOrganization | Irish National Liberation Army ⓘ |
| associatedWithPrisonProtest |
blanket protest
ⓘ
no-wash protest ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | hunger strike ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy |
Irish republican memorials
ⓘ
annual republican commemorations ⓘ |
| conflict | The Troubles ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Ireland ⓘ |
| detainedBy |
British authorities in Northern Ireland
ⓘ
linked to:
Northern Ireland Office
|
| ethnicity | Irish ⓘ |
| fullName | Kevin Lynch ⓘ |
| hasPoliticalAlignment |
Irish nationalism
ⓘ
Irish republican ⓘ |
| ideology | Irish republican socialism ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | death by starvation ⓘ |
| memberOf | Irish National Liberation Army ⓘ |
| movement | Irish republicanism ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being an INLA hunger striker in the Maze Prison
ⓘ
participation in the 1981 Irish hunger strikes ⓘ |
| opposedTo | British rule in Northern Ireland ⓘ |
| participantIn |
1981 Irish hunger strike
ⓘ
linked to:
Hunger strikes of 1981
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| placeOfDetention |
HM Prison Maze
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Maze Prison ⓘ |
| placeOfImprisonment | Maze Prison ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| roleInConflict | paramilitary volunteer ⓘ |
| status | deceased ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Kevin Lynch Description of subject: Kevin Lynch was an Irish republican and INLA member who died on hunger strike in the Maze Prison during the 1981 Irish hunger strikes.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.