David Peck Todd
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David Peck Todd was an American astronomer and educator known for his work on solar eclipses and for serving as a professor at Amherst College.
All labels observed (1)
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How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T16865489 — 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: David Peck Todd Context triple: [Mabel Loomis Todd, spouse, David Peck Todd]
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A.
William Payson Richardson
William Payson Richardson was an American legal scholar and educator best known for co-founding and serving as the first dean of Brooklyn Law School.
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John A. Todd
John A. Todd was a British mathematician known for his work in algebra and geometry and for mentoring prominent figures such as Roger Penrose.
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C.
Frederick P. Hamlin
Frederick P. Hamlin is an individual notable enough to be recognized as a namesake or distinguished bearer of the surname Hamlin.
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D.
W. Burton Wescott
W. Burton Wescott was an early film industry figure best known as one of the founders of the pioneering color motion picture company Technicolor.
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E.
Floyd E. Dominy
Floyd E. Dominy was a powerful mid-20th-century U.S. Bureau of Reclamation commissioner best known for championing large Western water projects such as the Glen Canyon Dam.
- 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: David Peck Todd Target entity description: David Peck Todd was an American astronomer and educator known for his work on solar eclipses and for serving as a professor at Amherst College.
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A.
William Payson Richardson
William Payson Richardson was an American legal scholar and educator best known for co-founding and serving as the first dean of Brooklyn Law School.
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B.
John A. Todd
John A. Todd was a British mathematician known for his work in algebra and geometry and for mentoring prominent figures such as Roger Penrose.
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C.
Frederick P. Hamlin
Frederick P. Hamlin is an individual notable enough to be recognized as a namesake or distinguished bearer of the surname Hamlin.
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D.
W. Burton Wescott
W. Burton Wescott was an early film industry figure best known as one of the founders of the pioneering color motion picture company Technicolor.
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E.
Floyd E. Dominy
Floyd E. Dominy was a powerful mid-20th-century U.S. Bureau of Reclamation commissioner best known for championing large Western water projects such as the Glen Canyon Dam.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.