William H. Sears
E1172000
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William H. Sears was an American archaeologist known for his influential excavations and research on prehistoric Native American sites in the southeastern United States.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| William H. Sears canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T15701420 — 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 H. Sears Context triple: [Fort Center, excavatedBy, William H. Sears]
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A.
William R. Sears
William R. Sears was an influential American aerodynamicist and engineer known for his pioneering contributions to theoretical aerodynamics and aircraft design.
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B.
Harvey Karp
Harvey Karp is an American pediatrician and child development expert best known for his "Happiest Baby on the Block" method for soothing infants and promoting sleep.
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C.
Benjamin Spock
Benjamin Spock was a renowned American pediatrician and author whose influential book "Baby and Child Care" revolutionized parenting practices in the mid-20th century.
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D.
Jane Cheney Spock
Jane Cheney Spock was an American civil liberties advocate and peace activist, best known for her long partnership and shared political work with pediatrician and author Dr. Benjamin Spock.
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E.
William Bernard Sears
William Bernard Sears was an 18th-century American craftsman and builder known for his work on prominent colonial-era estates in Virginia.
- 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 H. Sears Target entity description: William H. Sears was an American archaeologist known for his influential excavations and research on prehistoric Native American sites in the southeastern United States.
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A.
William R. Sears
William R. Sears was an influential American aerodynamicist and engineer known for his pioneering contributions to theoretical aerodynamics and aircraft design.
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B.
Harvey Karp
Harvey Karp is an American pediatrician and child development expert best known for his "Happiest Baby on the Block" method for soothing infants and promoting sleep.
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C.
Benjamin Spock
Benjamin Spock was a renowned American pediatrician and author whose influential book "Baby and Child Care" revolutionized parenting practices in the mid-20th century.
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D.
Jane Cheney Spock
Jane Cheney Spock was an American civil liberties advocate and peace activist, best known for her long partnership and shared political work with pediatrician and author Dr. Benjamin Spock.
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E.
William Bernard Sears
William Bernard Sears was an 18th-century American craftsman and builder known for his work on prominent colonial-era estates in Virginia.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.