Paul P. Harris
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Paul P. Harris was an American attorney and humanitarian best known as the founder of Rotary International, one of the world’s largest service organizations.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Paul P. Harris canonical | 1 |
| Paul Percy Harris | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T875751 — 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: Paul P. Harris Context triple: [Rotary International, foundedBy, Paul P. Harris]
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A.
Edward Mead Johnson
Edward Mead Johnson was an American businessman and co-founder of the healthcare company Johnson & Johnson, later known for establishing a major infant nutrition business.
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B.
Samuel G. Fleisher
Samuel G. Fleisher was a Philadelphia philanthropist and arts patron known for supporting accessible art education and helping establish key contemporary art institutions in the city.
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C.
Alfred A. Cohn
Alfred A. Cohn was an American screenwriter and title writer of the silent and early sound film era, best known for his work on influential films such as The Jazz Singer.
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D.
John J. Raskob
John J. Raskob was an American businessman and financier best known for masterminding and financing the construction of New York City's Empire State Building.
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E.
Cecil H. Green
Cecil H. Green was a British-born American geophysicist, entrepreneur, and philanthropist best known as a co-founder of Texas Instruments and a major benefactor of educational and research institutions.
- 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: Paul P. Harris Target entity description: Paul P. Harris was an American attorney and humanitarian best known as the founder of Rotary International, one of the world’s largest service organizations.
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A.
Edward Mead Johnson
Edward Mead Johnson was an American businessman and co-founder of the healthcare company Johnson & Johnson, later known for establishing a major infant nutrition business.
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B.
Samuel G. Fleisher
Samuel G. Fleisher was a Philadelphia philanthropist and arts patron known for supporting accessible art education and helping establish key contemporary art institutions in the city.
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C.
Alfred A. Cohn
Alfred A. Cohn was an American screenwriter and title writer of the silent and early sound film era, best known for his work on influential films such as The Jazz Singer.
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D.
John J. Raskob
John J. Raskob was an American businessman and financier best known for masterminding and financing the construction of New York City's Empire State Building.
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E.
Cecil H. Green
Cecil H. Green was a British-born American geophysicist, entrepreneur, and philanthropist best known as a co-founder of Texas Instruments and a major benefactor of educational and research institutions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
attorney
ⓘ
founder ⓘ human ⓘ humanitarian ⓘ |
| burialPlace |
Mount Hope Cemetery, Chicago
ⓘ
surface form:
Mount Hope Cemetery, Chicago, Illinois, United States
|
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1868-04-19 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1947-01-27 ⓘ |
| degree | law degree from the University of Iowa ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Princeton University
ⓘ
University of Iowa College of Law ⓘ University of Vermont ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | European American ⓘ |
| familyName | Harris ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
community service
ⓘ
philanthropy ⓘ |
| founded |
Rotary Club of Chicago
ⓘ
Rotary International ⓘ |
| fullName |
Paul P. Harris
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Paul Percy Harris
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| genreOfActivity | service above self ⓘ |
| givenName | Paul ⓘ |
| hasHonor | Paul Harris Fellow recognition named in his honor ⓘ |
| hasRole | leader in international service organizations ⓘ |
| hasSignature | signature of Paul P. Harris (as used in Rotary documents) ⓘ |
| inceptionOfFoundedOrganization | 1905 ⓘ |
| inspired | growth of Rotary clubs worldwide ⓘ |
| knownFor | founding Rotary International ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| legacy | global network of Rotary clubs engaged in humanitarian service ⓘ |
| legalProfession |
corporate law
ⓘ
general practice law ⓘ |
| memberOf | Rotary Club of Chicago ⓘ |
| middleName | Percy ⓘ |
| mottoAssociated | Service Above Self ⓘ |
| movement | Rotary movement ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableWork | establishing the first Rotary club in Chicago ⓘ |
| occupation |
attorney
ⓘ
humanitarian ⓘ lawyer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Racine
ⓘ
surface form:
Racine, Wisconsin, United States
|
| placeOfDeath | Chicago, Illinois, United States ⓘ |
| positionHeld | President of Rotary International ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| residence | Chicago, Illinois, United States ⓘ |
| spouse | Jean Thomson Harris ⓘ |
| workLocation | Chicago, Illinois, United States ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Paul P. Harris Description of subject: Paul P. Harris was an American attorney and humanitarian best known as the founder of Rotary International, one of the world’s largest service organizations.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Paul Percy Harris