Shirley N. Weber
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Shirley N. Weber is an American politician and academic who became California’s first African American Secretary of State after serving in the State Assembly and as a longtime educator.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Shirley N. Weber canonical | 2 |
| Shirley Weber | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2091694 — 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: Shirley N. Weber Context triple: [Secretary of State of California, positionHeldBy, Shirley N. Weber]
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A.
Margaret C. Etter
Margaret C. Etter was an influential American chemist and crystallographer known for pioneering work in hydrogen bonding and crystal engineering.
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B.
Barbara Heinzen
Barbara Heinzen was the wife of William Colby, the former Director of Central Intelligence of the United States.
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C.
Dolores H. Russ
Dolores H. Russ was an American philanthropist and co-namesake of the prestigious Fritz J. and Dolores H. Russ Prize in engineering.
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D.
Yvonne C. Brill
Yvonne C. Brill was a pioneering Canadian-American rocket and jet propulsion engineer renowned for her innovations in satellite propulsion systems and advocacy for women in engineering.
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E.
Dorothy E. Davis
Dorothy E. Davis was the lead student plaintiff in the Virginia school desegregation case Davis v. County School Board of Prince Edward County, one of the five cases consolidated into the landmark Supreme Court decision Brown v. Board of Education.
- 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: Shirley N. Weber Target entity description: Shirley N. Weber is an American politician and academic who became California’s first African American Secretary of State after serving in the State Assembly and as a longtime educator.
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A.
Margaret C. Etter
Margaret C. Etter was an influential American chemist and crystallographer known for pioneering work in hydrogen bonding and crystal engineering.
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B.
Barbara Heinzen
Barbara Heinzen was the wife of William Colby, the former Director of Central Intelligence of the United States.
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C.
Dolores H. Russ
Dolores H. Russ was an American philanthropist and co-namesake of the prestigious Fritz J. and Dolores H. Russ Prize in engineering.
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D.
Yvonne C. Brill
Yvonne C. Brill was a pioneering Canadian-American rocket and jet propulsion engineer renowned for her innovations in satellite propulsion systems and advocacy for women in engineering.
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E.
Dorothy E. Davis
Dorothy E. Davis was the lead student plaintiff in the Virginia school desegregation case Davis v. County School Board of Prince Edward County, one of the five cases consolidated into the landmark Supreme Court decision Brown v. Board of Education.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
academic
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educator ⓘ human ⓘ member of the Democratic Party (United States) ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| areaOfActivism |
civil rights
ⓘ
education equity ⓘ voting rights ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| educatedAt | University of California, Los Angeles ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Black Americans
ⓘ
surface form:
African American
|
| familyName | Weber ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
African-American studies
ⓘ
Africana studies ⓘ education ⓘ politics ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| givenName | Shirley ⓘ |
| hasAcademicDiscipline | history ⓘ |
| isAfricanAmericanFirstInOffice | Secretary of State of California ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | California State Assembly ⓘ |
| memberOfPoliticalParty |
Democratic Party
ⓘ
surface form:
Democratic Party (United States)
|
| name | Shirley N. Weber self-link ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableFor | being the first African American Secretary of State of California ⓘ |
| notableRole | California’s first African American Secretary of State ⓘ |
| occupation |
academic administrator
ⓘ
educator ⓘ politician ⓘ professor ⓘ |
| officeContested |
Secretary of State of California
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surface form:
California Secretary of State
|
| positionHeld |
Member of the California State Assembly
ⓘ
Member of the San Diego Board of Education ⓘ President of the San Diego Board of Education ⓘ Professor of Africana Studies at San Diego State University ⓘ Secretary of State of California ⓘ |
| regionOfActivity |
California, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
California
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| residence |
San Diego, California, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
San Diego, California
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| sector |
higher education
ⓘ
public service ⓘ |
| stateRepresented |
California, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
California
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| workLocation |
Sacramento
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surface form:
Sacramento, California
San Diego, California, United States ⓘ
surface form:
San Diego, California
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Shirley N. Weber Description of subject: Shirley N. Weber is an American politician and academic who became California’s first African American Secretary of State after serving in the State Assembly and as a longtime educator.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Shirley Weber