John Peck
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John Peck was a party to the landmark 1810 U.S. Supreme Court case Fletcher v. Peck, which helped establish the principle that states cannot retroactively impair contractual obligations.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| John Peck canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12011375 — 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 Peck Context triple: [Fletcher v. Peck, hasParties, John Peck]
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A.
Edward Peck
Edward Peck is a British academic and university leader who serves as the vice-chancellor of Nottingham Trent University.
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B.
George H. Peck
George H. Peck was a prominent early 20th-century Los Angeles real estate developer and landowner, particularly influential in the development of the South Bay region of California.
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C.
John Gilleland
John Gilleland was a 19th-century American inventor best known for creating the experimental Civil War-era Double-Barreled Cannon in Athens, Georgia.
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D.
James Peck
James Peck was an American pacifist and civil rights activist known for his courageous involvement in nonviolent protests, including the Freedom Rides challenging racial segregation in the United States.
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E.
William Bartlett Peet
William Bartlett Peet was an American children's book author and illustrator best known for his work as a story artist at Walt Disney Studios and for his many popular picture books.
- 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 Peck Target entity description: John Peck was a party to the landmark 1810 U.S. Supreme Court case Fletcher v. Peck, which helped establish the principle that states cannot retroactively impair contractual obligations.
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A.
Edward Peck
Edward Peck is a British academic and university leader who serves as the vice-chancellor of Nottingham Trent University.
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B.
George H. Peck
George H. Peck was a prominent early 20th-century Los Angeles real estate developer and landowner, particularly influential in the development of the South Bay region of California.
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C.
John Gilleland
John Gilleland was a 19th-century American inventor best known for creating the experimental Civil War-era Double-Barreled Cannon in Athens, Georgia.
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D.
James Peck
James Peck was an American pacifist and civil rights activist known for his courageous involvement in nonviolent protests, including the Freedom Rides challenging racial segregation in the United States.
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E.
William Bartlett Peet
William Bartlett Peet was an American children's book author and illustrator best known for his work as a story artist at Walt Disney Studios and for his many popular picture books.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.