Charles E. Whittaker
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Charles E. Whittaker was an Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court in the late 1950s and early 1960s, known for his often moderate and sometimes conflicted positions on key constitutional issues.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Charles E. Whittaker canonical | 8 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T756430 — 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: Charles E. Whittaker Context triple: [Mapp v. Ohio, dissentBy, Charles E. Whittaker]
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William L. "Red" Whittaker
William L. "Red" Whittaker is an American roboticist and Carnegie Mellon University professor renowned for pioneering field robotics and leading teams in high-profile robotics competitions such as the DARPA Grand Challenge.
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B.
Robert N. Fitch
Robert N. Fitch was a composer best known for writing the University of California fight song "Fight for California."
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C.
Theodore Gill
Theodore Gill was a 19th-century American ichthyologist and zoologist known for his extensive work in fish classification and taxonomy.
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D.
Frederic Clements
Frederic Clements was an American plant ecologist best known for developing the influential theory of ecological succession, viewing plant communities as integrated “superorganisms” that progress through predictable stages.
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E.
Fred M. Wilcox
Fred M. Wilcox was an American film director best known for the science fiction classic "Forbidden Planet" and the family film "Lassie Come Home."
- 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: Charles E. Whittaker Target entity description: Charles E. Whittaker was an Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court in the late 1950s and early 1960s, known for his often moderate and sometimes conflicted positions on key constitutional issues.
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A.
William L. "Red" Whittaker
William L. "Red" Whittaker is an American roboticist and Carnegie Mellon University professor renowned for pioneering field robotics and leading teams in high-profile robotics competitions such as the DARPA Grand Challenge.
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B.
Robert N. Fitch
Robert N. Fitch was a composer best known for writing the University of California fight song "Fight for California."
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C.
Theodore Gill
Theodore Gill was a 19th-century American ichthyologist and zoologist known for his extensive work in fish classification and taxonomy.
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D.
Frederic Clements
Frederic Clements was an American plant ecologist best known for developing the influential theory of ecological succession, viewing plant communities as integrated “superorganisms” that progress through predictable stages.
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E.
Fred M. Wilcox
Fred M. Wilcox was an American film director best known for the science fiction classic "Forbidden Planet" and the family film "Lassie Come Home."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
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person ⓘ |
| appointedBy | Dwight D. Eisenhower ⓘ |
| barAdmission | Missouri bar ⓘ |
| birthName | Charles Evans Whittaker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Forest Hill Calvary Cemetery, Kansas City, Missouri, United States ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | heart disease ⓘ |
| confirmationVoteType | voice vote ⓘ |
| confirmedBy | United States Senate ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1901-02-22 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1973-11-26 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
University of Kansas School of Law
ⓘ
surface form:
University of Kansas City School of Law
|
| endTime | 1962-03-31 ⓘ |
| familyName | Whittaker ⓘ |
| givenName | Charles ⓘ |
| grewUpOn | farm in Kansas ⓘ |
| homeState | Missouri ⓘ |
| ideology | judicial moderate ⓘ |
| knownFor |
frequent indecision in complex cases
ⓘ
moderate and often conflicted positions on constitutional issues ⓘ |
| legalEducation | read law ⓘ |
| memberOf | Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ |
| militaryService |
Army Reserve
ⓘ
surface form:
United States Army Reserve
|
| nominatedToSupremeCourtOn | 1957-03-02 ⓘ |
| notableCaseInvolvement | Baker v. Carr ⓘ |
| notableCharacteristic | often sought to avoid broad constitutional rulings ⓘ |
| numberOfChildren | 3 ⓘ |
| occupation |
judge
ⓘ
lawyer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Troy, Kansas, United States ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Kansas City, Missouri, United States ⓘ |
| politicalParty |
Republican Party
ⓘ
surface form:
Republican Party (United States)
|
| positionHeld |
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
ⓘ
Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit ⓘ Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri ⓘ |
| postRetirementActivity |
arbitrator and mediator
ⓘ
counsel to General Motors ⓘ |
| precededBy | Stanley Forman Reed ⓘ |
| reasonForRetirement | stress-related health problems ⓘ |
| religion | Methodism ⓘ |
| servedOnCourtDuring |
Warren Court era
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surface form:
Warren Court
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| spouse | Eunice E. Smith ⓘ |
| startTime | 1957-03-25 ⓘ |
| succeededBy |
Byron R. White
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surface form:
Byron White
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| workedAt | private law practice in Kansas City, Missouri ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Charles E. Whittaker Description of subject: Charles E. Whittaker was an Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court in the late 1950s and early 1960s, known for his often moderate and sometimes conflicted positions on key constitutional issues.
Referenced by (8)
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