Empire State University (expelled)
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Empire State University is a fictional New York City college in Marvel Comics, best known as the alma mater of characters like Spider-Man and a recurring setting for superhero stories.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Empire State University (expelled) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5327043 — 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: Empire State University (expelled) Context triple: [Doctor Doom, education, Empire State University (expelled)]
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SUNY Empire State University
SUNY Empire State University is a public institution within the State University of New York system known for its flexible, adult-focused and online degree programs.
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State University of New York at Albany
The State University of New York at Albany is a public research university in New York known for its strong programs in public affairs, business, and the liberal arts.
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C.
Binghamton University
Binghamton University is a public research university in Binghamton, New York, known for its strong academic programs and part of the State University of New York (SUNY) system.
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D.
State University of New York at Purchase
State University of New York at Purchase is a public liberal arts college in Purchase, New York, known for its strong programs in the visual and performing arts.
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E.
Adelphi University
Adelphi University is a private university known for its liberal arts, sciences, and professional programs, with its main campus located in Garden City on Long Island, New York.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Empire State University (expelled) Target entity description: Empire State University is a fictional New York City college in Marvel Comics, best known as the alma mater of characters like Spider-Man and a recurring setting for superhero stories.
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SUNY Empire State University
SUNY Empire State University is a public institution within the State University of New York system known for its flexible, adult-focused and online degree programs.
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State University of New York at Albany
The State University of New York at Albany is a public research university in New York known for its strong programs in public affairs, business, and the liberal arts.
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Binghamton University
Binghamton University is a public research university in Binghamton, New York, known for its strong academic programs and part of the State University of New York (SUNY) system.
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State University of New York at Purchase
State University of New York at Purchase is a public liberal arts college in Purchase, New York, known for its strong programs in the visual and performing arts.
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Adelphi University
Adelphi University is a private university known for its liberal arts, sciences, and professional programs, with its main campus located in Garden City on Long Island, New York.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Marvel Comics location
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fictional location ⓘ fictional university ⓘ |
| appearsInWork |
Marvel Team-Up
NERFINISHED
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Spectacular Spider-Man NERFINISHED ⓘ The Amazing Spider-Man NERFINISHED ⓘ various Marvel Comics titles ⓘ |
| associatedWithCharacter |
Gwen Stacy
NERFINISHED
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Harry Osborn NERFINISHED ⓘ Jackal NERFINISHED ⓘ Lizard ⓘ Spider-Man NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cityInFiction | New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryInFiction | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | Marvel Universe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfStudy |
biology
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chemistry ⓘ engineering ⓘ physics ⓘ science ⓘ |
| firstPublisher | Marvel Comics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | superhero fiction ⓘ |
| hasFacility |
campus library
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dormitories ⓘ research labs ⓘ science laboratories ⓘ |
| inspiredBy |
Columbia University
NERFINISHED
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New York University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInFiction |
Manhattan
NERFINISHED
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New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | comic books ⓘ |
| notableFaculty |
Curt Connors
NERFINISHED
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Miles Warren NERFINISHED ⓘ Reed Richards NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableStudent |
Curt Connors
NERFINISHED
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Debra Whitman NERFINISHED ⓘ Flash Thompson NERFINISHED ⓘ Gwen Stacy NERFINISHED ⓘ Harry Osborn NERFINISHED ⓘ Peter Parker NERFINISHED ⓘ Spider-Man NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publisher | Marvel Comics ⓘ |
| roleInFiction |
alma mater of Spider-Man
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recurring setting for Marvel superheroes ⓘ recurring setting for Spider-Man stories ⓘ |
| usedAsSettingBy |
Stan Lee
NERFINISHED
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Steve Ditko NERFINISHED ⓘ various Marvel writers ⓘ |
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
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Empire State University (expelled) Description of subject: Empire State University is a fictional New York City college in Marvel Comics, best known as the alma mater of characters like Spider-Man and a recurring setting for superhero stories.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.