Lewis A. Lapham Sr.
E1212957
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Lewis A. Lapham Sr. was an American businessman and member of the prominent Lapham family, known as the father of writer and editor Lewis H. Lapham.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lewis A. Lapham Sr. canonical | 1 |
| Lewis H. Lapham | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T16443125 — 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: Lewis A. Lapham Sr. Context triple: [Roger Dearborn Lapham, child, Lewis A. Lapham Sr.]
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A.
William Barrett
William Barrett is a name shared by several notable individuals, including an American philosopher known for his work on existentialism and a British politician who served as a Member of Parliament.
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B.
Joseph Alsop
Joseph Alsop was a prominent mid-20th-century American journalist and political columnist known for his influential Washington commentary and close connections to U.S. political elites.
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C.
William Shawn
William Shawn was a highly influential American editor best known for his long tenure leading The New Yorker magazine in the mid-20th century.
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D.
Carl Luce
Carl Luce is a character in J.D. Salinger’s novel "The Catcher in the Rye," known as Holden Caulfield’s older, intellectually pretentious acquaintance who talks openly about sex and psychoanalysis.
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E.
Irving Lippman
Irving Lippman was an American cinematographer known for his work on numerous mid-20th-century films and television series.
- 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: Lewis A. Lapham Sr. Target entity description: Lewis A. Lapham Sr. was an American businessman and member of the prominent Lapham family, known as the father of writer and editor Lewis H. Lapham.
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A.
William Barrett
William Barrett is a name shared by several notable individuals, including an American philosopher known for his work on existentialism and a British politician who served as a Member of Parliament.
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B.
Joseph Alsop
Joseph Alsop was a prominent mid-20th-century American journalist and political columnist known for his influential Washington commentary and close connections to U.S. political elites.
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C.
William Shawn
William Shawn was a highly influential American editor best known for his long tenure leading The New Yorker magazine in the mid-20th century.
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D.
Carl Luce
Carl Luce is a character in J.D. Salinger’s novel "The Catcher in the Rye," known as Holden Caulfield’s older, intellectually pretentious acquaintance who talks openly about sex and psychoanalysis.
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E.
Irving Lippman
Irving Lippman was an American cinematographer known for his work on numerous mid-20th-century films and television series.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Lewis H. Lapham