William Harlow Reed
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William Harlow Reed was a 19th-century American fossil hunter and paleontologist known for his pivotal role in uncovering rich dinosaur beds at Como Bluff, Wyoming, during the Bone Wars.
All labels observed (1)
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| William Harlow Reed canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11517032 — 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 Harlow Reed Context triple: [Como Bluff, discoveredBy, William Harlow Reed]
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A.
Albert D. Blodgett
Albert D. Blodgett is an individual notable enough to be specifically cited as a bearer of the Blodgett surname, though detailed public information about his life or achievements appears to be limited.
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B.
William B. Ogden
William B. Ogden was a 19th-century American politician and businessman who became Chicago’s first mayor and played a key role in the city’s early development and railroad expansion.
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C.
William Stetson Merrill
William Stetson Merrill was an American librarian and classification theorist known for his influential work on library book classification and subject headings in the early 20th century.
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D.
John H. Dimond
John H. Dimond was a prominent Alaskan jurist and early state leader who played a key role in shaping Alaska’s legal and constitutional foundations.
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E.
William Fitch Arnold
William Fitch Arnold was a descendant of the American Revolutionary War figure Benedict Arnold and his wife Peggy Shippen.
- 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 Harlow Reed Target entity description: William Harlow Reed was a 19th-century American fossil hunter and paleontologist known for his pivotal role in uncovering rich dinosaur beds at Como Bluff, Wyoming, during the Bone Wars.
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A.
Albert D. Blodgett
Albert D. Blodgett is an individual notable enough to be specifically cited as a bearer of the Blodgett surname, though detailed public information about his life or achievements appears to be limited.
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B.
William B. Ogden
William B. Ogden was a 19th-century American politician and businessman who became Chicago’s first mayor and played a key role in the city’s early development and railroad expansion.
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C.
William Stetson Merrill
William Stetson Merrill was an American librarian and classification theorist known for his influential work on library book classification and subject headings in the early 20th century.
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D.
John H. Dimond
John H. Dimond was a prominent Alaskan jurist and early state leader who played a key role in shaping Alaska’s legal and constitutional foundations.
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E.
William Fitch Arnold
William Fitch Arnold was a descendant of the American Revolutionary War figure Benedict Arnold and his wife Peggy Shippen.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.