William Paterson
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William Paterson was a Scottish soldier and botanist who became an early colonial administrator in Australia, playing a significant role in the establishment of settlements in New South Wales and Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania).
All labels observed (1)
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| William Paterson canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T14477474 — 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: William Paterson Context triple: [Lieutenant-Governor of Van Diemen's Land, officeHolder, William Paterson]
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William Paterson
William Paterson was an American statesman, New Jersey governor, and U.S. Supreme Court justice who played a key role in drafting the U.S. Constitution, including proposing the New Jersey Plan.
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William Paterson
William Paterson was a British engineer and designer best known for creating the Anderson air-raid shelter used in the United Kingdom during World War II.
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Gouverneur Morris
Gouverneur Morris was an American statesman and Founding Father who played a key role in drafting and penning much of the final text of the United States Constitution.
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Frederick Muhlenberg
Frederick Muhlenberg was an American politician and clergyman who became the first Speaker of the United States House of Representatives in the early years of the republic.
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E.
Thomas McKean
Thomas McKean was an American lawyer, statesman, and Founding Father who signed the Declaration of Independence and later served as governor of Pennsylvania.
- 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: William Paterson Target entity description: William Paterson was a Scottish soldier and botanist who became an early colonial administrator in Australia, playing a significant role in the establishment of settlements in New South Wales and Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania).
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A.
William Paterson
William Paterson was an American statesman, New Jersey governor, and U.S. Supreme Court justice who played a key role in drafting the U.S. Constitution, including proposing the New Jersey Plan.
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B.
William Paterson
William Paterson was a British engineer and designer best known for creating the Anderson air-raid shelter used in the United Kingdom during World War II.
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C.
Gouverneur Morris
Gouverneur Morris was an American statesman and Founding Father who played a key role in drafting and penning much of the final text of the United States Constitution.
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D.
Frederick Muhlenberg
Frederick Muhlenberg was an American politician and clergyman who became the first Speaker of the United States House of Representatives in the early years of the republic.
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E.
Thomas McKean
Thomas McKean was an American lawyer, statesman, and Founding Father who signed the Declaration of Independence and later served as governor of Pennsylvania.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.