Sidney Sherman
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Sidney Sherman was a Texas Revolution officer and politician best known for leading a volunteer regiment at the Battle of San Jacinto and later serving in the Republic of Texas legislature.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Sidney Sherman canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1940786 — 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: Sidney Sherman Context triple: [Battle of San Jacinto, commander, Sidney Sherman]
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A.
George A. Bermann
George A. Bermann is a prominent American legal scholar and expert in international and comparative law, particularly known for his work in international arbitration.
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B.
Wilbur J. Cohen
Wilbur J. Cohen was a prominent American social welfare expert and government official, often called the "father of Social Security" for his central role in shaping U.S. social insurance and welfare policy in the 20th century.
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C.
Milton Van Dyke
Milton Van Dyke was an influential American fluid dynamicist and author known for his classic works on aerodynamics and fluid mechanics, including the widely used reference "An Album of Fluid Motion."
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D.
Joel Sayre
Joel Sayre was an American novelist, journalist, and screenwriter best known for co-writing the classic 1939 adventure film "Gunga Din."
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E.
Charles F. Roos
Charles F. Roos was an American economist and mathematician known for his pioneering work in econometrics and contributions to the formalization of economic theory.
- 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: Sidney Sherman Target entity description: Sidney Sherman was a Texas Revolution officer and politician best known for leading a volunteer regiment at the Battle of San Jacinto and later serving in the Republic of Texas legislature.
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A.
George A. Bermann
George A. Bermann is a prominent American legal scholar and expert in international and comparative law, particularly known for his work in international arbitration.
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B.
Wilbur J. Cohen
Wilbur J. Cohen was a prominent American social welfare expert and government official, often called the "father of Social Security" for his central role in shaping U.S. social insurance and welfare policy in the 20th century.
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C.
Milton Van Dyke
Milton Van Dyke was an influential American fluid dynamicist and author known for his classic works on aerodynamics and fluid mechanics, including the widely used reference "An Album of Fluid Motion."
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D.
Joel Sayre
Joel Sayre was an American novelist, journalist, and screenwriter best known for co-writing the classic 1939 adventure film "Gunga Din."
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E.
Charles F. Roos
Charles F. Roos was an American economist and mathematician known for his pioneering work in econometrics and contributions to the formalization of economic theory.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
military officer
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person ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| battle | Battle of San Jacinto ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1805-07-23 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Marlborough, Massachusetts
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surface form:
Marlborough, Massachusetts, United States
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| burialPlace |
Lakeview Cemetery, Galveston, Texas
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surface form:
Lakeview Cemetery, Galveston, Texas, United States
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| citizenship |
Republic of Texas
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United States of America ⓘ |
| conflict | Texas Revolution ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1873-08-01 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Galveston
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surface form:
Galveston, Texas, United States
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| familyName | Sherman ⓘ |
| givenName | Sidney ⓘ |
| hasHonor |
Sherman County, Texas, named in his honor
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Sidney Sherman Bridge in Harris County, Texas, named in his honor ⓘ |
| knownFor |
leading a volunteer regiment at the Battle of San Jacinto
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service in the Republic of Texas legislature ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | Congress of the Republic of Texas ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Texian Army ⓘ |
| militaryRank | colonel ⓘ |
| notableWork | Command of a volunteer regiment at the Battle of San Jacinto ⓘ |
| occupation |
planter
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politician ⓘ soldier ⓘ |
| officeHeld | member of the House of Representatives of the Republic of Texas ⓘ |
| religion | Methodism ⓘ |
| residence |
Galveston
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surface form:
Galveston, Texas, United States
Harris County ⓘ
surface form:
Harris County, Texas, United States
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| spouse | Catherine Isabel Cox Sherman ⓘ |
| stateRepresented | Republic of Texas ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Sidney Sherman Description of subject: Sidney Sherman was a Texas Revolution officer and politician best known for leading a volunteer regiment at the Battle of San Jacinto and later serving in the Republic of Texas legislature.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Sherman, Texas
subject surface form:
Sherman County, Texas