Herbert L. Matthews
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Herbert L. Matthews was an influential American journalist and foreign correspondent for The New York Times, best known for his reporting on revolutionary movements, particularly in Cuba.
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| Herbert L. Matthews canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8231353 — 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: Herbert L. Matthews Context triple: [New York Times interview with Fidel Castro, author, Herbert L. Matthews]
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Herbert Bayard Swope
Herbert Bayard Swope was a prominent American journalist and editor, best known as the first recipient of the Pulitzer Prize for Reporting and for his influential role in early 20th-century newspaper journalism.
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B.
A. M. Rosenthal
A. M. Rosenthal was an influential American journalist and longtime New York Times editor known for his role in shaping modern investigative and international reporting.
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C.
George Gellhorn
George Gellhorn was a German-born gynecologist and medical researcher, best known as the father of American war correspondent and author Martha Gellhorn.
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D.
Jerry Shirer
Jerry Shirer is the husband of Christian author and speaker Priscilla Shirer and is involved in ministry and family life alongside her.
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E.
Joseph Medill
Joseph Medill was a prominent 19th-century American newspaper editor and publisher who co-owned and led the Chicago Tribune and served as mayor of Chicago after the Great Fire of 1871.
- 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: Herbert L. Matthews Target entity description: Herbert L. Matthews was an influential American journalist and foreign correspondent for The New York Times, best known for his reporting on revolutionary movements, particularly in Cuba.
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A.
Herbert Bayard Swope
Herbert Bayard Swope was a prominent American journalist and editor, best known as the first recipient of the Pulitzer Prize for Reporting and for his influential role in early 20th-century newspaper journalism.
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B.
A. M. Rosenthal
A. M. Rosenthal was an influential American journalist and longtime New York Times editor known for his role in shaping modern investigative and international reporting.
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C.
George Gellhorn
George Gellhorn was a German-born gynecologist and medical researcher, best known as the father of American war correspondent and author Martha Gellhorn.
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D.
Jerry Shirer
Jerry Shirer is the husband of Christian author and speaker Priscilla Shirer and is involved in ministry and family life alongside her.
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E.
Joseph Medill
Joseph Medill was a prominent 19th-century American newspaper editor and publisher who co-owned and led the Chicago Tribune and served as mayor of Chicago after the Great Fire of 1871.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
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journalist ⓘ |
| affiliatedWith | The New York Times editorial board NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived | George Polk Award NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| coveredConflict |
Spanish Civil War
NERFINISHED
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World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coveredCountry |
Cuba
NERFINISHED
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Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Columbia University ⓘ |
| employer |
Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism
NERFINISHED
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The New York Times ⓘ |
| familyName | Matthews NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Latin American affairs
ⓘ
international politics ⓘ journalism ⓘ |
| genre |
non-fiction
ⓘ
political journalism ⓘ war reporting ⓘ |
| givenName | Herbert ⓘ |
| knownFor |
influential dispatches on the Cuban Revolution
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interviewing Fidel Castro in the Sierra Maestra ⓘ reporting on revolutionary movements in Cuba ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| name | Herbert L. Matthews NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableInteraction |
Fidel Castro
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Francisco Franco NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Castro: A Political Biography
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Cuban Story NERFINISHED ⓘ The Yoke and the Arrows: A Report on Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
journalist
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war correspondent ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
editorial writer at The New York Times
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foreign correspondent for The New York Times ⓘ |
| reportedOn |
Cuban Revolution
NERFINISHED
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Italian campaign in World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ Spanish Republican side in the Spanish Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workLocation | New York City ⓘ |
| wroteAbout |
Cuban politics
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Fidel Castro NERFINISHED ⓘ Italian politics ⓘ Spanish politics ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Herbert L. Matthews Description of subject: Herbert L. Matthews was an influential American journalist and foreign correspondent for The New York Times, best known for his reporting on revolutionary movements, particularly in Cuba.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.