Meyer Suchowljansky
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Meyer Suchowljansky, better known as Meyer Lansky, was a major organized crime figure in the United States who helped develop the National Crime Syndicate and became known as the "Mob's Accountant."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Meyer Suchowljansky canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1046571 — 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: Meyer Suchowljansky Context triple: [Meyer Lansky, birthName, Meyer Suchowljansky]
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A.
Yakov Rechter
Yakov Rechter was a prominent Israeli architect known for his modernist public buildings and cultural institutions, which helped shape the architectural landscape of Israel in the 20th century.
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B.
Victor Kugler
Victor Kugler was one of the Dutch helpers who risked his life to hide Anne Frank and her family during the Nazi occupation of the Netherlands.
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C.
Eduard Holtzman
Eduard Holtzman was one of the defendants prosecuted in the 1936 Soviet "Trial of the Sixteen," a major Stalinist show trial targeting alleged members of the Trotskyist opposition.
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D.
Zacharias Finkelstein
Zacharias Finkelstein was the father of American political scientist and Holocaust scholar Norman Finkelstein.
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E.
Max Zaslofsky
Max Zaslofsky was an American professional basketball player and coach, best known as one of the NBA’s early scoring stars and later a coach in the league.
- 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: Meyer Suchowljansky Target entity description: Meyer Suchowljansky, better known as Meyer Lansky, was a major organized crime figure in the United States who helped develop the National Crime Syndicate and became known as the "Mob's Accountant."
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A.
Yakov Rechter
Yakov Rechter was a prominent Israeli architect known for his modernist public buildings and cultural institutions, which helped shape the architectural landscape of Israel in the 20th century.
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B.
Victor Kugler
Victor Kugler was one of the Dutch helpers who risked his life to hide Anne Frank and her family during the Nazi occupation of the Netherlands.
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C.
Eduard Holtzman
Eduard Holtzman was one of the defendants prosecuted in the 1936 Soviet "Trial of the Sixteen," a major Stalinist show trial targeting alleged members of the Trotskyist opposition.
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D.
Zacharias Finkelstein
Zacharias Finkelstein was the father of American political scientist and Holocaust scholar Norman Finkelstein.
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E.
Max Zaslofsky
Max Zaslofsky was an American professional basketball player and coach, best known as one of the NBA’s early scoring stars and later a coach in the league.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (28)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American gangster
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human ⓘ mobster ⓘ organized crime figure ⓘ |
| activity | involvement in the National Crime Syndicate ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Meyer Lansky ⓘ |
| areaOfInfluence |
American underworld
ⓘ
National Crime Syndicate ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
American Cosa Nostra
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surface form:
American Mafia
Jewish-American organized crime ⓘ National Crime Syndicate ⓘ |
| birthName | Meyer Suchowljansky self-link ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| ethnicity | Jewish ⓘ |
| fieldOfActivity | organized crime in the United States ⓘ |
| hasReputation |
expertise in financial management for organized crime
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key financial strategist for American organized crime ⓘ |
| knownAs | Meyer Lansky ⓘ |
| knownFor |
developing financial structures for organized crime groups
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organizing and managing criminal enterprises in the United States ⓘ |
| nickname |
the Mob's Accountant
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surface form:
Mob's Accountant
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| notableAlias | Meyer Lansky ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being known as the Mob's Accountant
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helping develop the National Crime Syndicate in the United States ⓘ |
| occupation |
organized crime leader
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racketeer ⓘ |
| role | co‑founder of the National Crime Syndicate ⓘ |
| sphereOfActivity | United States organized crime ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Meyer Suchowljansky Description of subject: Meyer Suchowljansky, better known as Meyer Lansky, was a major organized crime figure in the United States who helped develop the National Crime Syndicate and became known as the "Mob's Accountant."
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Meyer Lansky