Theodore Lyman III
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Theodore Lyman III was an American physicist best known for discovering the Lyman series of ultraviolet spectral lines of hydrogen.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Theodore Lyman | 3 |
| Theodore Lyman III canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T15744055 — 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: Theodore Lyman III Context triple: [Theodore Lyman III, name, Theodore Lyman III]
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A.
Theodore Lyman III
Theodore Lyman III was a 19th-century American politician, philanthropist, and mayor of Boston known for his civic reforms and support of social welfare initiatives.
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B.
Gardiner Colby
Gardiner Colby was a 19th-century American businessman and philanthropist whose support and influence led to Colby College bearing his name.
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C.
Isaac W. Scudder
Isaac W. Scudder was a 19th-century American politician who served as a U.S. Representative from New Jersey.
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D.
Winthrop Sargent
Winthrop Sargent was an American politician and military officer who served in the early United States government, notably as a key territorial administrator on the expanding western frontier.
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E.
Abbott Lawrence Lowell
Abbott Lawrence Lowell was an influential American educator and legal scholar who served as president of Harvard University in the early 20th century, overseeing major reforms and expansion of the institution.
- 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: Theodore Lyman III Target entity description: Theodore Lyman III was an American physicist best known for discovering the Lyman series of ultraviolet spectral lines of hydrogen.
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A.
Theodore Lyman III
Theodore Lyman III was a 19th-century American politician, philanthropist, and mayor of Boston known for his civic reforms and support of social welfare initiatives.
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B.
Gardiner Colby
Gardiner Colby was a 19th-century American businessman and philanthropist whose support and influence led to Colby College bearing his name.
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C.
Isaac W. Scudder
Isaac W. Scudder was a 19th-century American politician who served as a U.S. Representative from New Jersey.
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D.
Winthrop Sargent
Winthrop Sargent was an American politician and military officer who served in the early United States government, notably as a key territorial administrator on the expanding western frontier.
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E.
Abbott Lawrence Lowell
Abbott Lawrence Lowell was an influential American educator and legal scholar who served as president of Harvard University in the early 20th century, overseeing major reforms and expansion of the institution.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Theodore Lyman
this entity surface form:
Theodore Lyman
this entity surface form:
Theodore Lyman
this entity surface form:
Theodore Lyman