John B. Castleman
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John B. Castleman was an American military officer and civic leader from Louisville, Kentucky, known for his service as a Confederate cavalryman and later as a U.S. Army brigadier general and influential city parks commissioner.
All labels observed (1)
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| John B. Castleman canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10641271 — 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 B. Castleman Context triple: [Cave Hill Cemetery, hasNotableBurial, John B. Castleman]
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A.
Bradford M. Durfee
Bradford M. Durfee was a prominent local industrialist and philanthropist from Fall River, Massachusetts, for whom Durfee Hall was named in recognition of his contributions to the community.
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B.
Raymond S. McLain
Raymond S. McLain was a U.S. Army major general and highly regarded National Guard officer who distinguished himself as a corps and division commander in the European Theater during World War II.
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C.
Richard T. Wetherald
Richard T. Wetherald was an atmospheric scientist known for his pioneering work with Syukuro Manabe on early climate modeling and the greenhouse effect.
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D.
Allen M. Davey
Allen M. Davey was an American cinematographer known for his work on early Technicolor films in Hollywood.
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E.
Gordon E. Sawyer
Gordon E. Sawyer was an influential American sound engineer in the film industry, renowned for his technical achievements and long career at Samuel Goldwyn Studios.
- 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 B. Castleman Target entity description: John B. Castleman was an American military officer and civic leader from Louisville, Kentucky, known for his service as a Confederate cavalryman and later as a U.S. Army brigadier general and influential city parks commissioner.
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A.
Bradford M. Durfee
Bradford M. Durfee was a prominent local industrialist and philanthropist from Fall River, Massachusetts, for whom Durfee Hall was named in recognition of his contributions to the community.
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B.
Raymond S. McLain
Raymond S. McLain was a U.S. Army major general and highly regarded National Guard officer who distinguished himself as a corps and division commander in the European Theater during World War II.
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C.
Richard T. Wetherald
Richard T. Wetherald was an atmospheric scientist known for his pioneering work with Syukuro Manabe on early climate modeling and the greenhouse effect.
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D.
Allen M. Davey
Allen M. Davey was an American cinematographer known for his work on early Technicolor films in Hollywood.
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E.
Gordon E. Sawyer
Gordon E. Sawyer was an influential American sound engineer in the film industry, renowned for his technical achievements and long career at Samuel Goldwyn Studios.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Cave Hill Cemetery