Samuel Gompers
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Samuel Gompers was a prominent American labor leader who founded and long led the American Federation of Labor, playing a key role in the development of the U.S. labor movement.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Samuel Gompers canonical | 20 |
| Gompers | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11333 — 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: Samuel Gompers Context triple: [Sleepy Hollow Cemetery, hasNotableBurial, Samuel Gompers]
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A.
Henry Clay Frick
Henry Clay Frick was an American industrialist and financier best known for his leadership in the steel and coke industries and his role in the development of Carnegie Steel.
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B.
Harold Hazen
Harold Hazen was an American electrical engineer and MIT professor known for his pioneering work in control systems and his role in developing early analog computing devices.
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C.
Alfred N. Goldsmith
Alfred N. Goldsmith was an American electrical engineer and radio pioneer who played a key role in the early development and professionalization of radio engineering.
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D.
William T. Golden
William T. Golden was an American investment banker and influential science policy advisor who played a key role in shaping post–World War II U.S. science and technology policy.
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E.
Harold A. Wheeler
Harold A. Wheeler was an influential American electrical engineer and inventor known for his pioneering contributions to radio and radar technology.
- 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: Samuel Gompers Target entity description: Samuel Gompers was a prominent American labor leader who founded and long led the American Federation of Labor, playing a key role in the development of the U.S. labor movement.
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A.
Henry Clay Frick
Henry Clay Frick was an American industrialist and financier best known for his leadership in the steel and coke industries and his role in the development of Carnegie Steel.
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B.
Harold Hazen
Harold Hazen was an American electrical engineer and MIT professor known for his pioneering work in control systems and his role in developing early analog computing devices.
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C.
Alfred N. Goldsmith
Alfred N. Goldsmith was an American electrical engineer and radio pioneer who played a key role in the early development and professionalization of radio engineering.
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D.
William T. Golden
William T. Golden was an American investment banker and influential science policy advisor who played a key role in shaping post–World War II U.S. science and technology policy.
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E.
Harold A. Wheeler
Harold A. Wheeler was an influential American electrical engineer and inventor known for his pioneering contributions to radio and radar technology.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American
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human ⓘ labor leader ⓘ trade unionist ⓘ |
| advocated |
collective bargaining
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higher wages ⓘ improved working conditions ⓘ shorter working hours ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Sleepy Hollow Cemetery, Sleepy Hollow, New York, United States ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | heart failure ⓘ |
| citizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| countryOfDeath | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1850-01-27 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1924-12-13 ⓘ |
| employer | American Federation of Labor ⓘ |
| era |
Gilded Age
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Progressive Era ⓘ |
| ethnicOrigin | Jewish ⓘ |
| familyName |
Samuel Gompers
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Gompers
|
| founded | American Federation of Labor ⓘ |
| fullName | Samuel Gompers self-link ⓘ |
| genreOfWriting | autobiography ⓘ |
| givenName | Samuel ⓘ |
| ideology |
business unionism
ⓘ
craft unionism ⓘ |
| immigratedTo | United States of America ⓘ |
| knownFor |
founding the American Federation of Labor
ⓘ
leading the American Federation of Labor ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
English
ⓘ
Yiddish ⓘ |
| memberOf | Cigar Makers' International Union ⓘ |
| movement |
labor movement
ⓘ
trade union movement ⓘ |
| notableWork | Seventy Years of Life and Labor ⓘ |
| numberOfChildren | 12 ⓘ |
| occupation |
cigar maker
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labor leader ⓘ trade unionist ⓘ |
| opposed | socialist political parties controlling unions ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | London, England ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
San Antonio
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surface form:
San Antonio, Texas, United States
|
| positionHeld |
President of the American Federation of Labor
ⓘ
leader of Cigar Makers' International Union ⓘ |
| religion | Judaism ⓘ |
| residence |
New York City
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surface form:
New York City, New York, United States
|
| spouse | Sophia Julian ⓘ |
| supported | political nonpartisanship for unions ⓘ |
| yearOfImmigration | 1863 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Samuel Gompers Description of subject: Samuel Gompers was a prominent American labor leader who founded and long led the American Federation of Labor, playing a key role in the development of the U.S. labor movement.
Referenced by (21)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Sleepy Hollow Cemetery, Sleepy Hollow, New York, United States
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hasNotableBurial
→
Samuel Gompers
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subject surface form:
Sleepy Hollow Cemetery
this entity surface form:
Gompers
subject surface form:
American Federation of Labor