Irwin Unger
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Irwin Unger was an American historian best known for his scholarship on the Great Depression and American economic and political history, for which he won the Pulitzer Prize.
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| Irwin Unger canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4396216 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Irwin Unger Context triple: [Unger, hasNotableBearer, Irwin Unger]
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A.
William Perlberg
William Perlberg was a prominent American film producer active during Hollywood's studio era, known for overseeing a range of successful comedies and dramas.
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B.
Myron Futterman
Myron Futterman was an American businessman best known for being the first husband of actress Jane Wyman.
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Ralph Berkowitz
Ralph Berkowitz was an American pianist, accompanist, and arts administrator known for his influential work in classical music performance and education.
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D.
James Ramsey Ullman
James Ramsey Ullman was an American writer and mountaineer best known for his adventure novels and nonfiction works about high-altitude climbing and exploration.
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E.
Robert Hoffman
Robert Hoffman is an American actor, dancer, and choreographer best known for his roles in films like "Step Up 2: The Streets" and various dance-focused performances.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Irwin Unger Target entity description: Irwin Unger was an American historian best known for his scholarship on the Great Depression and American economic and political history, for which he won the Pulitzer Prize.
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A.
William Perlberg
William Perlberg was a prominent American film producer active during Hollywood's studio era, known for overseeing a range of successful comedies and dramas.
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B.
Myron Futterman
Myron Futterman was an American businessman best known for being the first husband of actress Jane Wyman.
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C.
Ralph Berkowitz
Ralph Berkowitz was an American pianist, accompanist, and arts administrator known for his influential work in classical music performance and education.
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D.
James Ramsey Ullman
James Ramsey Ullman was an American writer and mountaineer best known for his adventure novels and nonfiction works about high-altitude climbing and exploration.
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E.
Robert Hoffman
Robert Hoffman is an American actor, dancer, and choreographer best known for his roles in films like "Step Up 2: The Streets" and various dance-focused performances.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American historian
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historian ⓘ person ⓘ |
| areaOfInfluence | United States historiography ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Bancroft Dissertation Award
NERFINISHED
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Pulitzer Prize for History NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coAuthor |
Debi Unger
NERFINISHED
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Stanley Hirshson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Columbia University ⓘ |
| employer | New York University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
American history
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economic history ⓘ history of the Great Depression ⓘ political history ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genre |
historical writing
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non-fiction ⓘ |
| hasAcademicDiscipline | history ⓘ |
| influenced |
scholarship on the Great Depression
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students of American economic history ⓘ |
| influencedBy | progressive historiography ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| mainInterest |
19th-century United States history
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20th-century United States history ⓘ Great Society programs NERFINISHED ⓘ New Deal era ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Pulitzer Prize-winning historical scholarship
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scholarship on the Great Depression ⓘ work on American economic history ⓘ work on American political history ⓘ |
| notableWork |
LBJ: A Life
NERFINISHED
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The Best of Intentions: The Triumphs and Failures of the Great Society Under Kennedy, Johnson, and Nixon NERFINISHED ⓘ The Greenback Era NERFINISHED ⓘ The Times Were a Changin’: The Sixties Reader NERFINISHED ⓘ These United States: The Questions of Our Past NERFINISHED ⓘ Turning Point, 1968 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
historian
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university professor ⓘ |
| positionHeld | professor of history at New York University ⓘ |
| spouse | Debi Unger NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| taughtAt | New York University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writingStyle | scholarly ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Irwin Unger Description of subject: Irwin Unger was an American historian best known for his scholarship on the Great Depression and American economic and political history, for which he won the Pulitzer Prize.
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