Lester B. Pearson
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Lester B. Pearson was a Canadian diplomat and politician who served as Prime Minister of Canada and won the Nobel Peace Prize for his role in resolving the Suez Crisis.
All labels observed (5)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T41822 — 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: Lester B. Pearson Context triple: [University of Toronto, notableAlumni, Lester B. Pearson]
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A.
Lord Beaverbrook
Lord Beaverbrook was a powerful British newspaper magnate and politician who played a crucial role in wartime production and propaganda during the Second World War.
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B.
William Stephenson
William Stephenson was a Canadian-born spymaster and industrialist who played a key role in Allied intelligence operations during World War II and is often cited as an inspiration for Ian Fleming’s James Bond.
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C.
Justin Trudeau
Justin Trudeau is the 23rd prime minister of Canada, known for his progressive policies, advocacy on climate action and diversity, and leadership of the Liberal Party.
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D.
Trygve Lie
Trygve Lie was a Norwegian politician and diplomat who became the first Secretary-General of the United Nations, serving from 1946 to 1952.
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E.
Claude Auchinleck
Claude Auchinleck was a senior British Army officer and field marshal best known for his leadership of Allied forces in the Middle East during the early stages of World War II.
- 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: Lester B. Pearson Target entity description: Lester B. Pearson was a Canadian diplomat and politician who served as Prime Minister of Canada and won the Nobel Peace Prize for his role in resolving the Suez Crisis.
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A.
Lord Beaverbrook
Lord Beaverbrook was a powerful British newspaper magnate and politician who played a crucial role in wartime production and propaganda during the Second World War.
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B.
William Stephenson
William Stephenson was a Canadian-born spymaster and industrialist who played a key role in Allied intelligence operations during World War II and is often cited as an inspiration for Ian Fleming’s James Bond.
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C.
Justin Trudeau
Justin Trudeau is the 23rd prime minister of Canada, known for his progressive policies, advocacy on climate action and diversity, and leadership of the Liberal Party.
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D.
Trygve Lie
Trygve Lie was a Norwegian politician and diplomat who became the first Secretary-General of the United Nations, serving from 1946 to 1952.
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E.
Claude Auchinleck
Claude Auchinleck was a senior British Army officer and field marshal best known for his leadership of Allied forces in the Middle East during the early stages of World War II.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Canadian politician
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Nobel Peace Prize laureate ⓘ Prime Minister of Canada ⓘ diplomat ⓘ human ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Companion of the Order of Canada
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Nobel Peace Prize ⓘ Order of Merit ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | cancer ⓘ |
| conflictParticipatedIn |
World War I
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surface form:
First World War
|
| countryOfCitizenship | Canada ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1897-04-23 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1972-12-27 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
St John’s College, Oxford
ⓘ
surface form:
St John's College, Oxford
University of Toronto ⓘ |
| familyName | Pearson ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
international relations
ⓘ
politics ⓘ |
| fullName |
Lester B. Pearson
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Lester Bowles Pearson
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| givenName | Lester ⓘ |
| introducedPolicy |
Adoption of the Maple Leaf flag of Canada
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Canada Pension Plan ⓘ Universal health care framework in Canada ⓘ |
| knownFor |
advocacy of peacekeeping
ⓘ
modernization of Canadian social programs ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| memberOfPoliticalParty | Liberal Party of Canada ⓘ |
| middleName | Bowles ⓘ |
| militaryBranch |
Canadian Army (pre‑1968)
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surface form:
Canadian Army
|
| NobelPeacePrizeFor | proposal for a United Nations peacekeeping force during the Suez Crisis ⓘ |
| NobelPeacePrizeYear | 1957 ⓘ |
| notableAchievement | Helped create the first large-scale United Nations peacekeeping force ⓘ |
| notableWork | Role in resolving the Suez Crisis ⓘ |
| numberOfChildren | 2 ⓘ |
| officeEndTime | 1968-04-20 ⓘ |
| officeHeld | 14th Prime Minister of Canada ⓘ |
| officeStartTime | 1963-04-22 ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Newtonbrook, Ontario, Canada ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Ottawa
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surface form:
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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| positionHeld |
Leader of the Liberal Party of Canada
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Member of Parliament of Canada ⓘ Prime Minister of Canada ⓘ Secretary of State for External Affairs ⓘ |
| precededBy | John Diefenbaker ⓘ |
| religion | Methodism ⓘ |
| spouse | Maryon Pearson ⓘ |
| succeededBy | Pierre Trudeau ⓘ |
| workedFor |
Department of External Affairs (Canada)
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Canadian federal government (Ottawa) ⓘ
surface form:
Government of Canada
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Lester B. Pearson Description of subject: Lester B. Pearson was a Canadian diplomat and politician who served as Prime Minister of Canada and won the Nobel Peace Prize for his role in resolving the Suez Crisis.
Referenced by (24)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Lester Bowles Pearson
this entity surface form:
Lester Bowles Pearson
subject surface form:
Lester (given name)
this entity surface form:
Lester B. Pearson United World College of the Pacific
subject surface form:
Pearson Medal of Peace
subject surface form:
Pearson Medal of Peace
subject surface form:
Pearson Medal of Peace
this entity surface form:
former Canadian Prime Minister Lester B. Pearson
subject surface form:
Pearson Medal of Peace
this entity surface form:
Nobel Peace Prize laureate Lester B. Pearson