James B. Zagel
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James B. Zagel was a United States federal judge known for presiding over major organized crime cases and for his long tenure on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| James B. Zagel canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12439662 — 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: James B. Zagel Context triple: [Operation Family Secrets, presidingJudge, James B. Zagel]
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A.
William A. Seiter
William A. Seiter was an American film director best known for his work on Hollywood comedies and musicals from the silent era through the 1950s.
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B.
John L. Plueger
John L. Plueger is an American aviation executive and aircraft leasing pioneer best known for leading Air Lease Corporation and previously holding top roles at International Lease Finance Corporation.
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C.
Edward G. Hochuli
Edward G. Hochuli is a retired American NFL referee and attorney, widely known for his long tenure in the league and his detailed on-field penalty explanations.
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D.
John J. Esch
John J. Esch was an American Republican congressman from Wisconsin known for his influential work on railroad and transportation legislation in the early 20th century.
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E.
Howard G. Cunningham
Howard G. Cunningham, better known as Ward Cunningham, is an American computer programmer best known for creating the first wiki and contributing to agile software development practices.
- 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: James B. Zagel Target entity description: James B. Zagel was a United States federal judge known for presiding over major organized crime cases and for his long tenure on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.
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A.
William A. Seiter
William A. Seiter was an American film director best known for his work on Hollywood comedies and musicals from the silent era through the 1950s.
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B.
John L. Plueger
John L. Plueger is an American aviation executive and aircraft leasing pioneer best known for leading Air Lease Corporation and previously holding top roles at International Lease Finance Corporation.
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C.
Edward G. Hochuli
Edward G. Hochuli is a retired American NFL referee and attorney, widely known for his long tenure in the league and his detailed on-field penalty explanations.
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D.
John J. Esch
John J. Esch was an American Republican congressman from Wisconsin known for his influential work on railroad and transportation legislation in the early 20th century.
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E.
Howard G. Cunningham
Howard G. Cunningham, better known as Ward Cunningham, is an American computer programmer best known for creating the first wiki and contributing to agile software development practices.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.