William McPherson
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William McPherson was a 19th-century St. Louis businessman and civic leader best known for helping establish Bellefontaine Cemetery, one of the city's most prominent rural cemeteries.
All labels observed (1)
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| William McPherson canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12240435 — 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 McPherson Context triple: [Bellefontaine Cemetery, founder, William McPherson]
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A.
James C. Adamson
James C. Adamson is a former NASA astronaut and U.S. Army colonel who flew on multiple Space Shuttle missions and contributed to both spaceflight operations and aerospace management.
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B.
Edward McPherson
Edward McPherson was a 19th-century American politician and journalist best known for serving multiple terms in the U.S. House of Representatives and later as Clerk of the House.
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C.
William Cameron
William Cameron was a British surveyor whose exploration work in the Malay Peninsula led to the discovery and subsequent naming of the Cameron Highlands in his honor.
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D.
George G. Robertson
George G. Robertson is a computer scientist known for his work in information visualization and human-computer interaction, often in collaboration with researchers like Stuart K. Card.
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E.
John B. T. Campbell
John B. T. Campbell was a notable figure interred at Angelus-Rosedale Cemetery in Los Angeles, recognized for his historical significance to the region.
- 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 McPherson Target entity description: William McPherson was a 19th-century St. Louis businessman and civic leader best known for helping establish Bellefontaine Cemetery, one of the city's most prominent rural cemeteries.
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A.
James C. Adamson
James C. Adamson is a former NASA astronaut and U.S. Army colonel who flew on multiple Space Shuttle missions and contributed to both spaceflight operations and aerospace management.
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B.
Edward McPherson
Edward McPherson was a 19th-century American politician and journalist best known for serving multiple terms in the U.S. House of Representatives and later as Clerk of the House.
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C.
William Cameron
William Cameron was a British surveyor whose exploration work in the Malay Peninsula led to the discovery and subsequent naming of the Cameron Highlands in his honor.
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D.
George G. Robertson
George G. Robertson is a computer scientist known for his work in information visualization and human-computer interaction, often in collaboration with researchers like Stuart K. Card.
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E.
John B. T. Campbell
John B. T. Campbell was a notable figure interred at Angelus-Rosedale Cemetery in Los Angeles, recognized for his historical significance to the region.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.