Henry Hornblower II
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Henry Hornblower II was an American investment banker and philanthropist best known for creating the living history museum now known as Plimoth Patuxet Museums in Plymouth, Massachusetts.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Henry Hornblower II canonical | 1 |
| Henry Hornblower III | 1 |
| Hornblower family | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T590578 — 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: Henry Hornblower II Context triple: [Plimoth Patuxet Museums, founder, Henry Hornblower II]
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A.
George Cockburn
George Cockburn was a British Royal Navy admiral best known for leading raids along the American coast during the War of 1812, including the burning of Washington, D.C.
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B.
Captain Vidal
Captain Vidal is the ruthless and authoritarian Falangist officer who serves as the primary antagonist in Guillermo del Toro’s dark fantasy film "Pan’s Labyrinth."
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C.
Admiral Samuel Hood
Admiral Samuel Hood was an 18th-century British Royal Navy officer and fleet commander renowned for his leadership in major naval engagements of the American Revolutionary and French Revolutionary Wars.
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D.
Captain Richard Pearson
Captain Richard Pearson was an 18th-century British naval officer best known for his role in the 1779 Battle of Flamborough Head against John Paul Jones during the American Revolutionary War.
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E.
Alexander Cochrane
Alexander Cochrane was a British Royal Navy admiral who led naval operations against the United States during the War of 1812, including the campaign that culminated in the Battle of Baltimore.
- 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: Henry Hornblower II Target entity description: Henry Hornblower II was an American investment banker and philanthropist best known for creating the living history museum now known as Plimoth Patuxet Museums in Plymouth, Massachusetts.
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A.
George Cockburn
George Cockburn was a British Royal Navy admiral best known for leading raids along the American coast during the War of 1812, including the burning of Washington, D.C.
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B.
Captain Vidal
Captain Vidal is the ruthless and authoritarian Falangist officer who serves as the primary antagonist in Guillermo del Toro’s dark fantasy film "Pan’s Labyrinth."
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C.
Admiral Samuel Hood
Admiral Samuel Hood was an 18th-century British Royal Navy officer and fleet commander renowned for his leadership in major naval engagements of the American Revolutionary and French Revolutionary Wars.
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D.
Captain Richard Pearson
Captain Richard Pearson was an 18th-century British naval officer best known for his role in the 1779 Battle of Flamborough Head against John Paul Jones during the American Revolutionary War.
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E.
Alexander Cochrane
Alexander Cochrane was a British Royal Navy admiral who led naval operations against the United States during the War of 1812, including the campaign that culminated in the Battle of Baltimore.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (34)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
ⓘ
investment banker ⓘ philanthropist ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Plimoth Patuxet Museums ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| creatorOf |
Plimoth Patuxet Museums
ⓘ
surface form:
Plimoth Plantation
|
| educatedAt |
Harvard Business School
ⓘ
Harvard University ⓘ
surface form:
Harvard College
|
| fieldOfWork |
finance
ⓘ
historic preservation ⓘ |
| founded |
Plimoth Patuxet Museums
ⓘ
surface form:
Plimoth Plantation
living history museum in Plymouth, Massachusetts ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hasHeritage | New England Yankee ⓘ |
| hasPartIn | development of living history interpretation in the United States ⓘ |
| hasRelative |
Henry Hornblower I
ⓘ
Henry Hornblower II self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Henry Hornblower III
|
| knownFor | creating the living history museum Plimoth Plantation ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| legacy | preservation and interpretation of early colonial New England history ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Henry Hornblower II
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Hornblower family
|
| notableFor | supporting historical reenactment of early Plymouth Colony ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Plimoth Patuxet Museums
ⓘ
surface form:
Plimoth Plantation
|
| occupation |
investment banker
ⓘ
philanthropist ⓘ |
| placeOfActivity |
Boston, Massachusetts
ⓘ
Plymouth, Massachusetts ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Boston, Massachusetts ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Boston, Massachusetts ⓘ |
| residence |
Boston, Massachusetts
ⓘ
Plymouth, Massachusetts ⓘ |
| supported |
archaeological research at Plymouth
ⓘ
museum education programs ⓘ |
| workedIn | Boston financial sector ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Henry Hornblower II Description of subject: Henry Hornblower II was an American investment banker and philanthropist best known for creating the living history museum now known as Plimoth Patuxet Museums in Plymouth, Massachusetts.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Henry Hornblower III
this entity surface form:
Hornblower family