Emanuel Celler
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American politician
Democratic Party politician
human
member of the United States House of Representatives
Emanuel Celler was a long-serving U.S. Congressman from New York and influential chair of the House Judiciary Committee, known for championing major civil rights and immigration reform legislation in the mid-20th century.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Emanuel Celler canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7792105 — 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: Emanuel Celler Context triple: [Public Law 88-352, sponsorInHouse, Emanuel Celler]
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A.
Philip M. Klutznick
Philip M. Klutznick was an American real estate developer, civic leader, and U.S. Secretary of Commerce known for pioneering large-scale shopping centers and his involvement in Jewish and international affairs.
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B.
Henry Louis Stram
Henry Louis "Hank" Stram was a Hall of Fame American football coach best known for leading the Kansas City Chiefs to multiple AFL championships and victory in Super Bowl IV.
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C.
Everett Douglas
Everett Douglas was a film editor best known for his work on classic mid-20th-century Hollywood productions, including the 1953 science fiction film "The War of the Worlds."
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D.
Everett Riskin
Everett Riskin was an American film producer active during Hollywood’s studio era, known for his work on popular comedies and mystery films.
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E.
Congressman Charles Diggs
Congressman Charles Diggs was a pioneering African American legislator from Michigan and founding member of the Congressional Black Caucus who played a major role in advancing Black political power in the 1960s and 1970s.
- 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: Emanuel Celler Target entity description: Emanuel Celler was a long-serving U.S. Congressman from New York and influential chair of the House Judiciary Committee, known for championing major civil rights and immigration reform legislation in the mid-20th century.
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A.
Philip M. Klutznick
Philip M. Klutznick was an American real estate developer, civic leader, and U.S. Secretary of Commerce known for pioneering large-scale shopping centers and his involvement in Jewish and international affairs.
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B.
Henry Louis Stram
Henry Louis "Hank" Stram was a Hall of Fame American football coach best known for leading the Kansas City Chiefs to multiple AFL championships and victory in Super Bowl IV.
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C.
Everett Douglas
Everett Douglas was a film editor best known for his work on classic mid-20th-century Hollywood productions, including the 1953 science fiction film "The War of the Worlds."
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D.
Everett Riskin
Everett Riskin was an American film producer active during Hollywood’s studio era, known for his work on popular comedies and mystery films.
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E.
Congressman Charles Diggs
Congressman Charles Diggs was a pioneering African American legislator from Michigan and founding member of the Congressional Black Caucus who played a major role in advancing Black political power in the 1960s and 1970s.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American politician
ⓘ
Democratic Party politician ⓘ human ⓘ member of the United States House of Representatives ⓘ |
| almaMater |
Columbia Law School
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Columbia University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Mount Neboh Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1888-05-06 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1981-01-15 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Columbia Law School
ⓘ
Columbia University ⓘ |
| endTimeAsJudiciaryChair | 1973 ⓘ |
| endTimeOfServiceInHouse | 1973 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Jewish American ⓘ |
| familyName | Celler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
civil rights law
ⓘ
immigration law ⓘ |
| givenName | Emanuel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritage | German-Jewish descent ⓘ |
| knownFor |
championing civil rights legislation
ⓘ
leading immigration reform in the United States ⓘ opposition to national-origins quota system in U.S. immigration law ⓘ |
| memberOfPoliticalParty |
Democratic Party
ⓘ
surface form:
Democratic Party (United States)
|
| name | Emanuel Celler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | longest continuously serving member of the U.S. House of Representatives at the time of his retirement ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Civil Rights Act of 1964
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965 NERFINISHED ⓘ Voting Rights Act of 1965 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
lawyer
ⓘ
politician ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Chair of the United States House Committee on the Judiciary
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York ⓘ United States representative NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Judaism ⓘ |
| representedDistrict |
New York's 10th congressional district
NERFINISHED
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New York's 11th congressional district NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse | Stella Baar Celler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTimeAsJudiciaryChair | 1949 ⓘ |
| startTimeOfServiceInHouse | 1923 ⓘ |
| workLocation |
New York City
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Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Emanuel Celler Description of subject: Emanuel Celler was a long-serving U.S. Congressman from New York and influential chair of the House Judiciary Committee, known for championing major civil rights and immigration reform legislation in the mid-20th century.
Referenced by (3)
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