Michael J. Tougias
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Michael J. Tougias is an American author and historian best known for his nonfiction accounts of maritime disasters and survival at sea.
All labels observed (1)
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| Michael J. Tougias canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T14610547 — 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: Michael J. Tougias Context triple: [The Finest Hours, basedOnAuthor, Michael J. Tougias]
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A.
Stephen D. Mastrofski
Stephen D. Mastrofski is an American criminologist known for his influential research on policing practices and critical evaluations of theories such as broken windows policing.
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B.
Charles C. Kokoros
Charles C. Kokoros is an American local politician serving as the mayor of Braintree, Massachusetts.
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C.
George D. Behrakis
George D. Behrakis is an American pharmaceutical entrepreneur, philanthropist, and prominent benefactor to educational and cultural institutions, particularly within the Greek-American community.
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D.
Robert Drivas
Robert Drivas was an American actor and director best known for his character roles in film, television, and theater during the 1960s and 1970s.
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E.
Michael E. Bakich
Michael E. Bakich is an American astronomy writer, editor, and popularizer of observational astronomy, long associated with Astronomy magazine.
- 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: Michael J. Tougias Target entity description: Michael J. Tougias is an American author and historian best known for his nonfiction accounts of maritime disasters and survival at sea.
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A.
Stephen D. Mastrofski
Stephen D. Mastrofski is an American criminologist known for his influential research on policing practices and critical evaluations of theories such as broken windows policing.
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B.
Charles C. Kokoros
Charles C. Kokoros is an American local politician serving as the mayor of Braintree, Massachusetts.
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C.
George D. Behrakis
George D. Behrakis is an American pharmaceutical entrepreneur, philanthropist, and prominent benefactor to educational and cultural institutions, particularly within the Greek-American community.
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D.
Robert Drivas
Robert Drivas was an American actor and director best known for his character roles in film, television, and theater during the 1960s and 1970s.
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E.
Michael E. Bakich
Michael E. Bakich is an American astronomy writer, editor, and popularizer of observational astronomy, long associated with Astronomy magazine.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.