Matthew W. Stirling
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Matthew W. Stirling was an American archaeologist and ethnologist best known for his pioneering excavations of Olmec sites in Mexico and his influential leadership in U.S. government-sponsored anthropological research.
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How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T14230453 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Matthew W. Stirling Context triple: [Bureau of American Ethnology, director, Matthew W. Stirling]
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William J. McAlpine
William J. McAlpine was a 19th-century American civil engineer and public official known for his leadership in the development and administration of New York’s canal system.
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B.
Donald C. MacPherson
Donald C. MacPherson was the injured consumer whose landmark lawsuit against Buick Motor Company helped establish modern product liability law in the United States.
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C.
Angus G. Wynne
Angus G. Wynne was an American real estate developer and entrepreneur best known for creating the Six Flags chain of amusement parks.
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D.
James C. Adamson
James C. Adamson is a former NASA astronaut and U.S. Army colonel who flew on multiple Space Shuttle missions and contributed to both spaceflight operations and aerospace management.
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E.
William Ross
William Ross is an American composer, orchestrator, and conductor known for his work on numerous film scores and collaborations with major Hollywood productions.
- 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: Matthew W. Stirling Target entity description: Matthew W. Stirling was an American archaeologist and ethnologist best known for his pioneering excavations of Olmec sites in Mexico and his influential leadership in U.S. government-sponsored anthropological research.
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A.
William J. McAlpine
William J. McAlpine was a 19th-century American civil engineer and public official known for his leadership in the development and administration of New York’s canal system.
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B.
Donald C. MacPherson
Donald C. MacPherson was the injured consumer whose landmark lawsuit against Buick Motor Company helped establish modern product liability law in the United States.
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C.
Angus G. Wynne
Angus G. Wynne was an American real estate developer and entrepreneur best known for creating the Six Flags chain of amusement parks.
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D.
James C. Adamson
James C. Adamson is a former NASA astronaut and U.S. Army colonel who flew on multiple Space Shuttle missions and contributed to both spaceflight operations and aerospace management.
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E.
William Ross
William Ross is an American composer, orchestrator, and conductor known for his work on numerous film scores and collaborations with major Hollywood productions.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.