Dictionary of American Biography
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The Dictionary of American Biography is a multi-volume reference work containing scholarly biographical essays on significant figures in American history, originally published in the early 20th century.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Dictionary of American Biography canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T15622960 — 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: Dictionary of American Biography Context triple: [American National Biography, replaced, Dictionary of American Biography]
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A.
American National Biography
American National Biography is a comprehensive biographical reference work that profiles significant figures in American history and culture.
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B.
Dictionary of National Biography
The Dictionary of National Biography is a comprehensive reference work that provides scholarly biographical articles on notable figures in British history.
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C.
American Biography
American Biography is a historical work by Jeremy Belknap that presents detailed biographical sketches of notable figures in early American history.
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Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
The Biographical Directory of the United States Congress is an official reference work that provides authoritative biographical information on every person who has served in the U.S. Congress.
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E.
America’s Presidents
America’s Presidents is a permanent exhibition at the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery featuring portraits and related works of all U.S. presidents.
- 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: Dictionary of American Biography Target entity description: The Dictionary of American Biography is a multi-volume reference work containing scholarly biographical essays on significant figures in American history, originally published in the early 20th century.
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A.
American National Biography
American National Biography is a comprehensive biographical reference work that profiles significant figures in American history and culture.
-
B.
Dictionary of National Biography
The Dictionary of National Biography is a comprehensive reference work that provides scholarly biographical articles on notable figures in British history.
-
C.
American Biography
American Biography is a historical work by Jeremy Belknap that presents detailed biographical sketches of notable figures in early American history.
-
D.
Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
The Biographical Directory of the United States Congress is an official reference work that provides authoritative biographical information on every person who has served in the U.S. Congress.
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E.
America’s Presidents
America’s Presidents is a permanent exhibition at the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery featuring portraits and related works of all U.S. presidents.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.