Alberto Korda
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Alberto Korda was a Cuban photographer best known for capturing the iconic image of Che Guevara that became a global symbol of revolution.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Alberto Korda canonical | 2 |
| Alberto Korda photograph of Che Guevara | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8955103 — 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: Alberto Korda Context triple: [Guerrillero Heroico, creator, Alberto Korda]
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A.
Helmut Newton
Helmut Newton was a renowned German-Australian fashion photographer known for his provocative, stylized black-and-white images that often explored themes of eroticism, power, and glamour.
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B.
Alfred Eisenstaedt
Alfred Eisenstaedt was a renowned German-born American photojournalist best known for his iconic candid images for Life magazine, including the famous Times Square V-J Day kiss photograph.
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C.
Elliott Erwitt
Elliott Erwitt was a renowned American photographer celebrated for his candid black-and-white images that blend street photography with subtle humor and humanism.
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D.
Josef Koudelka
Josef Koudelka is a Czech-born photographer renowned for his powerful black-and-white images documenting Roma communities, the Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia in 1968, and the broader human condition.
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E.
Ernst Bernard Haas
Ernst Bernard Haas was a prominent political scientist known for his pioneering work on regional integration and the theory of neofunctionalism, particularly in the context of European integration.
- 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: Alberto Korda Target entity description: Alberto Korda was a Cuban photographer best known for capturing the iconic image of Che Guevara that became a global symbol of revolution.
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A.
Helmut Newton
Helmut Newton was a renowned German-Australian fashion photographer known for his provocative, stylized black-and-white images that often explored themes of eroticism, power, and glamour.
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B.
Alfred Eisenstaedt
Alfred Eisenstaedt was a renowned German-born American photojournalist best known for his iconic candid images for Life magazine, including the famous Times Square V-J Day kiss photograph.
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C.
Elliott Erwitt
Elliott Erwitt was a renowned American photographer celebrated for his candid black-and-white images that blend street photography with subtle humor and humanism.
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D.
Josef Koudelka
Josef Koudelka is a Czech-born photographer renowned for his powerful black-and-white images documenting Roma communities, the Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia in 1968, and the broader human condition.
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E.
Ernst Bernard Haas
Ernst Bernard Haas was a prominent political scientist known for his pioneering work on regional integration and the theory of neofunctionalism, particularly in the context of European integration.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Cuban photographer
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human ⓘ photographer ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Korda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthName | Alberto Díaz Gutiérrez NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | heart attack ⓘ |
| child |
Alejandro Díaz
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Diana Díaz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| citizenship | Cuban ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Cuba ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1928-09-14 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2001-05-25 ⓘ |
| employer |
Cuban government
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Revolución (Cuban newspaper) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
documentary photography
ⓘ
photojournalism ⓘ portrait photography ⓘ |
| hasPhotographicSubject |
Cuban Revolution
NERFINISHED
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Cuban leaders ⓘ ordinary Cuban people ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | fashion photography ⓘ |
| knownFor |
photographing Che Guevara
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photographing Fidel Castro ⓘ revolutionary photography in Cuba ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Spanish ⓘ |
| movement | Cuban Revolution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Alberto Korda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | Cuban ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Guerrillero Heroico
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
iconic portrait of Che Guevara ⓘ |
| occupation |
photographer
ⓘ
photojournalist ⓘ |
| photographed |
Celia Sánchez
NERFINISHED
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Che Guevara NERFINISHED ⓘ Fidel Castro NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Havana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Paris ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| signatureWorkDate | 1960-03-05 ⓘ |
| signatureWorkDepicts | Che Guevara in beret with star ⓘ |
| signatureWorkLocation | Havana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| signatureWorkTitle | Guerrillero Heroico NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse |
Natalia Menéndez
NERFINISHED
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Norka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| style | black-and-white photography ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
books about Che Guevara iconography
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exhibitions on Cuban photography ⓘ |
| workedIn |
Havana
NERFINISHED
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Paris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Alberto Korda Description of subject: Alberto Korda was a Cuban photographer best known for capturing the iconic image of Che Guevara that became a global symbol of revolution.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Guerrillero Heroico
subject surface form:
Guerrillero Heroico
this entity surface form:
Alberto Korda photograph of Che Guevara