C. W. Post
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C. W. Post was an American industrialist and breakfast cereal pioneer who founded the Postum Cereal Company, a forerunner of Post Consumer Brands.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| C. W. Post canonical | 4 |
| Charles William Post | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3355829 — 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: C. W. Post Context triple: [Marjorie Merriweather Post, parent, C. W. Post]
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A.
John Kellogg
John Kellogg was an American character actor known for his supporting roles in mid-20th-century films and television.
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B.
John Harvey Kellogg
John Harvey Kellogg was an American medical doctor, nutritionist, and health reformer best known for directing the Battle Creek Sanitarium and co-inventing corn flakes.
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C.
Will Keith Kellogg
Will Keith Kellogg was an American industrialist and philanthropist best known for founding the Kellogg Company, a leading breakfast cereal manufacturer.
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D.
A. W. Ross
A. W. Ross was a real estate developer best known for transforming Los Angeles’s Wilshire Boulevard into the bustling Miracle Mile commercial district.
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E.
Asa Griggs Candler
Asa Griggs Candler was an American businessman and philanthropist best known for transforming Coca-Cola into a global brand and serving as the mayor of Atlanta.
- 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: C. W. Post Target entity description: C. W. Post was an American industrialist and breakfast cereal pioneer who founded the Postum Cereal Company, a forerunner of Post Consumer Brands.
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A.
John Kellogg
John Kellogg was an American character actor known for his supporting roles in mid-20th-century films and television.
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B.
John Harvey Kellogg
John Harvey Kellogg was an American medical doctor, nutritionist, and health reformer best known for directing the Battle Creek Sanitarium and co-inventing corn flakes.
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C.
Will Keith Kellogg
Will Keith Kellogg was an American industrialist and philanthropist best known for founding the Kellogg Company, a leading breakfast cereal manufacturer.
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D.
A. W. Ross
A. W. Ross was a real estate developer best known for transforming Los Angeles’s Wilshire Boulevard into the bustling Miracle Mile commercial district.
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E.
Asa Griggs Candler
Asa Griggs Candler was an American businessman and philanthropist best known for transforming Coca-Cola into a global brand and serving as the mayor of Atlanta.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
businessperson
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businessperson ⓘ entrepreneur ⓘ food company ⓘ food company ⓘ human ⓘ industrialist ⓘ inventor ⓘ |
| birthName |
C. W. Post
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Charles William Post
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| causeOfDeath | suicide ⓘ |
| child | Marjorie Merriweather Post ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | United States of America ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1854-10-26 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1914-05-09 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign
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surface form:
Illinois Industrial University
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| employer | Postum Cereal Company ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
breakfast cereal
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food industry ⓘ food manufacturing ⓘ |
| founded | Postum Cereal Company ⓘ |
| givenName |
Charles
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William ⓘ |
| hasSuccessor |
Post Consumer Brands
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University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation |
Battle Creek
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surface form:
Battle Creek, Michigan
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| industry |
breakfast cereal
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food manufacturing ⓘ |
| name | C. W. Post self-link ⓘ |
| notableFor |
breakfast cereal pioneer
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development of breakfast foods ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Grape-Nuts
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Post Toasties ⓘ Postum ⓘ |
| occupation |
businessperson
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industrialist ⓘ inventor ⓘ manufacturer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Springfield, Illinois ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Santa Barbara, California, United States
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surface form:
Santa Barbara, California
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| positionHeld |
founder of Postum Cereal Company
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president of Postum Cereal Company ⓘ |
| productOrService |
breakfast cereal
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coffee substitute ⓘ |
| religion |
Church of Christ, Scientist
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surface form:
Christian Science
|
| residence |
Battle Creek
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surface form:
Battle Creek, Michigan
|
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse | Ella Letitia Merriweather ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: C. W. Post Description of subject: C. W. Post was an American industrialist and breakfast cereal pioneer who founded the Postum Cereal Company, a forerunner of Post Consumer Brands.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Charles William Post
this entity surface form:
Charles William Post