William Draper III
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William Draper III is an American venture capitalist and philanthropist known as an early pioneer in Silicon Valley investing and a former head of the U.S. Export-Import Bank and United Nations Development Program.
All labels observed (1)
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| William Draper III canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8343592 — 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: William Draper III Context triple: [Draper, namedAfter, William Draper III]
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A.
William Draper
William Draper was an 18th-century British Army officer best known for leading British forces in the capture of Manila during the Seven Years' War.
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B.
William Franklin Draper
William Franklin Draper was a 19th-century American Civil War general, industrialist, and politician from Massachusetts who later served as a U.S. Congressman and diplomat.
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C.
William Draper Lewis
William Draper Lewis was an American legal scholar and educator best known as the founding director of the American Law Institute and a leading figure in early 20th-century law reform.
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D.
William Phillips
William Phillips was the birth name of American character actor Tully Marshall, known for his extensive work in early 20th-century stage and film.
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E.
Edward Tyng
Edward Tyng was a colonial-era figure in Massachusetts, likely a prominent landowner or local leader, for whom the town of Tyngsborough was named.
- 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: William Draper III Target entity description: William Draper III is an American venture capitalist and philanthropist known as an early pioneer in Silicon Valley investing and a former head of the U.S. Export-Import Bank and United Nations Development Program.
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A.
William Draper
William Draper was an 18th-century British Army officer best known for leading British forces in the capture of Manila during the Seven Years' War.
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B.
William Franklin Draper
William Franklin Draper was a 19th-century American Civil War general, industrialist, and politician from Massachusetts who later served as a U.S. Congressman and diplomat.
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C.
William Draper Lewis
William Draper Lewis was an American legal scholar and educator best known as the founding director of the American Law Institute and a leading figure in early 20th-century law reform.
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D.
William Phillips
William Phillips was the birth name of American character actor Tully Marshall, known for his extensive work in early 20th-century stage and film.
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E.
Edward Tyng
Edward Tyng was a colonial-era figure in Massachusetts, likely a prominent landowner or local leader, for whom the town of Tyngsborough was named.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
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venture capitalist ⓘ |
| appointedBy |
Jimmy Carter
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ronald Reagan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Harvard Business School Alumni Achievement Award
NERFINISHED
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U.S. Presidential appointment as head of Export–Import Bank ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1928-01-24 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Harvard Business School
ⓘ
Yale University ⓘ |
| employer |
Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Export–Import Bank of the United States NERFINISHED ⓘ Sutter Hill Ventures NERFINISHED ⓘ United Nations Development Programme NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Draper NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| father | William Henry Draper Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
economic development
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philanthropy ⓘ venture capital ⓘ |
| genre | business literature ⓘ |
| givenName | William ⓘ |
| hasHonorificSuffix | III ⓘ |
| industry |
impact investing
ⓘ
technology investing ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | Council on Foreign Relations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | United States Army ⓘ |
| notableFor |
early pioneer of Silicon Valley venture capital
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promoting social entrepreneurship ⓘ supporting early-stage technology companies ⓘ |
| notableWork | The Startup Game: Inside the Partnership between Venture Capitalists and Entrepreneurs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
author
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business executive ⓘ philanthropist ⓘ venture capitalist ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Evanston, Illinois, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme
NERFINISHED
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Co-chair of the Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation ⓘ Founder of Draper International ⓘ Founder of Sutter Hill Ventures India-focused funds ⓘ General partner at Sutter Hill Ventures ⓘ President and Chairman of the Export–Import Bank of the United States ⓘ Under Secretary General of the United Nations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | California, United States ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse | Phyllis Draper NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: William Draper III Description of subject: William Draper III is an American venture capitalist and philanthropist known as an early pioneer in Silicon Valley investing and a former head of the U.S. Export-Import Bank and United Nations Development Program.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.