Robert Kirshner
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Robert Kirshner is an American astrophysicist known for his pioneering work on supernovae and the accelerating expansion of the universe, as well as for mentoring future Nobel laureates.
All labels observed (1)
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| Robert Kirshner canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T16001439 — 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: Robert Kirshner Context triple: [Brian Schmidt, doctoralAdvisor, Robert Kirshner]
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A.
Sheldon Kirshner
Sheldon Kirshner is a Canadian journalist and writer known for his work on Jewish affairs and Middle Eastern politics.
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B.
David Kershner
David Kershner is the son of American film director Irvin Kershner, known for his work in the movie industry.
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C.
Bruce Kunkel
Bruce Kunkel is an American musician best known as an early member of the country-rock and folk ensemble the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band.
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D.
Jonathan Hadary
Jonathan Hadary is an American stage and screen actor known for his work in Broadway productions and various film and television roles.
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E.
David A. Newman
David A. Newman is a screenwriter known for co-writing the hit romantic comedy film "Think Like a Man," adapted from Steve Harvey’s bestselling book.
- 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: Robert Kirshner Target entity description: Robert Kirshner is an American astrophysicist known for his pioneering work on supernovae and the accelerating expansion of the universe, as well as for mentoring future Nobel laureates.
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A.
Sheldon Kirshner
Sheldon Kirshner is a Canadian journalist and writer known for his work on Jewish affairs and Middle Eastern politics.
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B.
David Kershner
David Kershner is the son of American film director Irvin Kershner, known for his work in the movie industry.
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C.
Bruce Kunkel
Bruce Kunkel is an American musician best known as an early member of the country-rock and folk ensemble the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band.
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D.
Jonathan Hadary
Jonathan Hadary is an American stage and screen actor known for his work in Broadway productions and various film and television roles.
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E.
David A. Newman
David A. Newman is a screenwriter known for co-writing the hit romantic comedy film "Think Like a Man," adapted from Steve Harvey’s bestselling book.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.