Charles Anderson Dana
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Charles Anderson Dana was a 19th-century American journalist, editor of the New York Sun, and former assistant secretary of war during the Civil War.
All labels observed (1)
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| Charles Anderson Dana canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T16660593 — 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: Charles Anderson Dana Context triple: [Statue of Charles Anderson Dana (New York City), depicts, Charles Anderson Dana]
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A.
Augustus C. French
Augustus C. French was an American politician who served as the ninth governor of Illinois in the mid-19th century.
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B.
John Nevins Andrews
John Nevins Andrews was a 19th-century Seventh-day Adventist scholar, missionary, and writer regarded as one of the denomination’s foremost theologians and its first official overseas missionary.
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C.
George W. Upton
George W. Upton was a historical figure significant enough in Texas history that Upton County was named in his honor, likely for his public service or contributions to the region.
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D.
William A. Porter
William A. Porter was an American businessman and technology pioneer best known as the co-founder of the online brokerage firm E-Trade.
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E.
Edward Porter Alexander
Edward Porter Alexander was a prominent Confederate general and artillery officer during the American Civil War, later known for his influential postwar memoirs and engineering work.
- 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: Charles Anderson Dana Target entity description: Charles Anderson Dana was a 19th-century American journalist, editor of the New York Sun, and former assistant secretary of war during the Civil War.
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A.
Augustus C. French
Augustus C. French was an American politician who served as the ninth governor of Illinois in the mid-19th century.
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B.
John Nevins Andrews
John Nevins Andrews was a 19th-century Seventh-day Adventist scholar, missionary, and writer regarded as one of the denomination’s foremost theologians and its first official overseas missionary.
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C.
George W. Upton
George W. Upton was a historical figure significant enough in Texas history that Upton County was named in his honor, likely for his public service or contributions to the region.
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D.
William A. Porter
William A. Porter was an American businessman and technology pioneer best known as the co-founder of the online brokerage firm E-Trade.
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E.
Edward Porter Alexander
Edward Porter Alexander was a prominent Confederate general and artillery officer during the American Civil War, later known for his influential postwar memoirs and engineering work.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.