Allen Weinstein
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Allen Weinstein was an American historian and professor who served as the ninth Archivist of the United States, overseeing the National Archives and Records Administration.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Allen Weinstein canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2782302 — 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)
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Target entity: Allen Weinstein Context triple: [Archivist of the United States, officeHeldBy, Allen Weinstein]
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A.
David Weisberg
David Weisberg is a screenwriter best known for co-writing the action film "The Rock" and other Hollywood thrillers.
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B.
Jonathan Bornstein
Jonathan Bornstein is an American soccer player and defender best known for his long career in Major League Soccer and appearances with the United States men's national team.
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C.
Philip Brenner
Philip Brenner is a scholar and author known for his work on U.S. foreign policy and Latin American studies, often collaborating with historian James G. Blight.
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D.
Daniel H. Weiss
Daniel H. Weiss is an American art historian and academic leader who served as president and CEO of New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art.
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E.
Allen Weisselberg
Allen Weisselberg is an American businessman and longtime chief financial officer of the Trump Organization who became widely known for his role in investigations into Donald Trump’s finances.
- 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: Allen Weinstein Target entity description: Allen Weinstein was an American historian and professor who served as the ninth Archivist of the United States, overseeing the National Archives and Records Administration.
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A.
David Weisberg
David Weisberg is a screenwriter best known for co-writing the action film "The Rock" and other Hollywood thrillers.
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B.
Jonathan Bornstein
Jonathan Bornstein is an American soccer player and defender best known for his long career in Major League Soccer and appearances with the United States men's national team.
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C.
Philip Brenner
Philip Brenner is a scholar and author known for his work on U.S. foreign policy and Latin American studies, often collaborating with historian James G. Blight.
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D.
Daniel H. Weiss
Daniel H. Weiss is an American art historian and academic leader who served as president and CEO of New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art.
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E.
Allen Weisselberg
Allen Weisselberg is an American businessman and longtime chief financial officer of the Trump Organization who became widely known for his role in investigations into Donald Trump’s finances.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (28)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
archivist
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historian ⓘ human ⓘ university professor ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
City College of New York
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Yale University ⓘ |
| employer | National Archives and Records Administration ⓘ |
| familyName | Weinstein ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
archival science
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history ⓘ |
| genre | non-fiction ⓘ |
| givenName | Allen ⓘ |
| headOfGovernmentBody | National Archives and Records Administration ⓘ |
| knownFor |
research on the Alger Hiss case
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serving as Archivist of the United States ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | American Historical Association ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Perjury: The Hiss–Chambers Case
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Soviet underground apparatus in the United States ⓘ
surface form:
The Haunted Wood: Soviet Espionage in America – The Stalin Era
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| occupation |
archivist
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historian ⓘ professor ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Archivist of the United States
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ninth Archivist of the United States ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| workLocation |
New York City
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Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Allen Weinstein Description of subject: Allen Weinstein was an American historian and professor who served as the ninth Archivist of the United States, overseeing the National Archives and Records Administration.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.