Joseph Frontiero
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Joseph Frontiero was a U.S. Air Force officer whose challenge to military benefit rules led to the landmark Supreme Court gender discrimination case Frontiero v. Richardson.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Joseph Frontiero canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3821871 — 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: Joseph Frontiero Context triple: [Frontiero v. Richardson, plaintiff, Joseph Frontiero]
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A.
Robert Michael Bellotti
Robert Michael "Mike" Bellotti is an American former college football coach and athletic director best known for his long tenure leading the University of Oregon Ducks football program.
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B.
Roy J. Kennedy
Roy J. Kennedy was an American physicist best known for co-devising the Kennedy–Thorndike experiment, a key test of special relativity.
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C.
Christopher G. Kennedy
Christopher G. Kennedy is an American businessman and member of the Kennedy political family, known for his work in real estate and public service in Illinois.
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D.
Thomas Hinckley
Thomas Hinckley was a colonial American politician who served as the last governor of Plymouth Colony before its merger into the Province of Massachusetts Bay.
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E.
John R. Leonetti
John R. Leonetti is an American cinematographer and film director best known for his work on major horror films, including serving as director of photography on "The Conjuring."
- 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: Joseph Frontiero Target entity description: Joseph Frontiero was a U.S. Air Force officer whose challenge to military benefit rules led to the landmark Supreme Court gender discrimination case Frontiero v. Richardson.
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A.
Robert Michael Bellotti
Robert Michael "Mike" Bellotti is an American former college football coach and athletic director best known for his long tenure leading the University of Oregon Ducks football program.
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B.
Roy J. Kennedy
Roy J. Kennedy was an American physicist best known for co-devising the Kennedy–Thorndike experiment, a key test of special relativity.
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C.
Christopher G. Kennedy
Christopher G. Kennedy is an American businessman and member of the Kennedy political family, known for his work in real estate and public service in Illinois.
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D.
Thomas Hinckley
Thomas Hinckley was a colonial American politician who served as the last governor of Plymouth Colony before its merger into the Province of Massachusetts Bay.
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E.
John R. Leonetti
John R. Leonetti is an American cinematographer and film director best known for his work on major horror films, including serving as director of photography on "The Conjuring."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States Air Force officer
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human ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
gender equality in U.S. law
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military benefits policy ⓘ |
| causeOfNotability | challenge to U.S. military benefit rules ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| employer | United States Air Force ⓘ |
| fieldOfActivity | military service ⓘ |
| hasEffectOn | U.S. constitutional gender discrimination jurisprudence ⓘ |
| hasLegalRepresentative |
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
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surface form:
Ruth Bader Ginsburg (as part of the legal team in Frontiero v. Richardson)
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| hasRole | husband of Sharron Frontiero ⓘ |
| legalClaim | gender discrimination in allocation of military spousal benefits ⓘ |
| legalJurisdiction | Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ |
| maritalStatus | married ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | United States Air Force ⓘ |
| notableFor | being a party in the U.S. Supreme Court case Frontiero v. Richardson ⓘ |
| occupation | military officer ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Elliot Richardson
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surface form:
Elliot L. Richardson
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| participantIn | Frontiero v. Richardson ⓘ |
| partyTo | Frontiero v. Richardson ⓘ |
| residence | United States of America ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse |
Sharron A. Frontiero
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surface form:
Sharron Frontiero
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| subjectOf |
Frontiero v. Richardson
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surface form:
Frontiero v. Richardson decision
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| timePeriod | 20th century ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Joseph Frontiero Description of subject: Joseph Frontiero was a U.S. Air Force officer whose challenge to military benefit rules led to the landmark Supreme Court gender discrimination case Frontiero v. Richardson.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.