Captain Lemuel Moody
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Captain Lemuel Moody was a 19th-century American sea captain and entrepreneur from Portland, Maine, best known for commissioning and overseeing the construction of the historic Portland Observatory.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Captain Lemuel Moody canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T475886 — 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: Captain Lemuel Moody Context triple: [Portland Observatory, builtBy, Captain Lemuel Moody]
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A.
Woodes Rogers
Woodes Rogers was an English sea captain and privateer who became famous for his circumnavigation of the globe and later served as the first royal governor of the Bahamas, where he worked to suppress piracy.
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B.
Esek Hopkins
Esek Hopkins was the first Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Navy during the American Revolutionary War.
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C.
Mr. Commodore
Mr. Commodore is the costumed naval-themed mascot representing Vanderbilt University's athletic teams, the Commodores.
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D.
Captain Philip Vian
Captain Philip Vian was a distinguished Royal Navy officer and World War II destroyer commander renowned for his aggressive leadership in actions such as the Altmark incident and major naval battles.
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E.
Captain Juan Ramon
Captain Juan Ramon is a fictional military officer and antagonist in the swashbuckling adventure story "The Mark of Zorro."
- 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: Captain Lemuel Moody Target entity description: Captain Lemuel Moody was a 19th-century American sea captain and entrepreneur from Portland, Maine, best known for commissioning and overseeing the construction of the historic Portland Observatory.
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A.
Woodes Rogers
Woodes Rogers was an English sea captain and privateer who became famous for his circumnavigation of the globe and later served as the first royal governor of the Bahamas, where he worked to suppress piracy.
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B.
Esek Hopkins
Esek Hopkins was the first Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Navy during the American Revolutionary War.
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C.
Mr. Commodore
Mr. Commodore is the costumed naval-themed mascot representing Vanderbilt University's athletic teams, the Commodores.
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D.
Captain Philip Vian
Captain Philip Vian was a distinguished Royal Navy officer and World War II destroyer commander renowned for his aggressive leadership in actions such as the Altmark incident and major naval battles.
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E.
Captain Juan Ramon
Captain Juan Ramon is a fictional military officer and antagonist in the swashbuckling adventure story "The Mark of Zorro."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
entrepreneur
ⓘ
human ⓘ sea captain ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Portland Observatory
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surface form:
Portland Observatory signal station
Portland, Maine maritime community ⓘ |
| basedIn |
Portland, Maine, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
Munjoy Hill, Portland, Maine
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| centuryOfActivity | 19th century ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| employer | self-employed ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | American ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
business
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maritime commerce ⓘ maritime navigation ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hasActivity |
harbor observation
ⓘ
shipping ⓘ signal station operation ⓘ |
| knownFor |
commissioning the Portland Observatory
ⓘ
overseeing the construction of the Portland Observatory ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | English ⓘ |
| notableWork | Portland Observatory ⓘ |
| occupation |
entrepreneur
ⓘ
sea captain ⓘ |
| placeOfResidence |
Maine
ⓘ
Portland, Maine ⓘ United States of America ⓘ |
| significantProject | construction of the Portland Observatory ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Gulf of Maine
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Portland Harbor ⓘ Portland, Maine ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Captain Lemuel Moody Description of subject: Captain Lemuel Moody was a 19th-century American sea captain and entrepreneur from Portland, Maine, best known for commissioning and overseeing the construction of the historic Portland Observatory.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.