Elijah Robert Poole
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Elijah Robert Poole, better known as Elijah Muhammad, was the longtime leader of the Nation of Islam and a central figure in the development of Black nationalist and religious movements in 20th-century America.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Elijah Poole | 1 |
| Elijah Robert Poole canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10302969 — 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: Elijah Robert Poole Context triple: [Elijah Muhammad, birthName, Elijah Robert Poole]
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A.
Elias Glenn
Elias Glenn was an American jurist who served as a U.S. federal judge in Maryland in the early 19th century.
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B.
Elijah Churchill
Elijah Churchill was an American Revolutionary War soldier in the Continental Army, best known as one of the earliest recipients of what would become the Purple Heart for his gallantry in action.
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C.
Elijah Hewson
Elijah Hewson is an Irish singer and guitarist best known as the frontman of the rock band Inhaler and the son of U2’s lead vocalist Bono.
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D.
Robert Elias Jr.
Robert Elias Jr., better known as Robert Downey Sr., was an American filmmaker and actor noted for his influential underground and countercultural films of the 1960s and 1970s.
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E.
James Elliott Jr.
James Elliott Jr. was one of the original founders of the Phi Gamma Delta fraternity, a prominent North American collegiate social fraternity established in the 19th century.
- 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: Elijah Robert Poole Target entity description: Elijah Robert Poole, better known as Elijah Muhammad, was the longtime leader of the Nation of Islam and a central figure in the development of Black nationalist and religious movements in 20th-century America.
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A.
Elias Glenn
Elias Glenn was an American jurist who served as a U.S. federal judge in Maryland in the early 19th century.
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B.
Elijah Churchill
Elijah Churchill was an American Revolutionary War soldier in the Continental Army, best known as one of the earliest recipients of what would become the Purple Heart for his gallantry in action.
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C.
Elijah Hewson
Elijah Hewson is an Irish singer and guitarist best known as the frontman of the rock band Inhaler and the son of U2’s lead vocalist Bono.
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D.
Robert Elias Jr.
Robert Elias Jr., better known as Robert Downey Sr., was an American filmmaker and actor noted for his influential underground and countercultural films of the 1960s and 1970s.
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E.
James Elliott Jr.
James Elliott Jr. was one of the original founders of the Phi Gamma Delta fraternity, a prominent North American collegiate social fraternity established in the 19th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | human ⓘ |
| activeYearsEnd | 1975 ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1930 ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Elijah Muhammad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedIn | Chicago, Illinois, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthName | Elijah Robert Poole NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Oak Woods Cemetery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| child |
Ishmael Muhammad
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Warith Deen Mohammed NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1897-10-07 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1975-02-25 ⓘ |
| endTime | 1975 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Black Americans
ⓘ
surface form:
African American
|
| familyName | Poole NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| founded | Temple No. 2 of the Nation of Islam in Chicago NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
political commentary
ⓘ
religious literature ⓘ |
| givenName | Elijah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
Louis Farrakhan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Malcolm X NERFINISHED ⓘ Muhammad Ali NERFINISHED ⓘ Nation of Islam theology and practice ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | Nation of Islam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement |
Black nationalism
ⓘ
Black religious movements in the United States ⓘ |
| notableFor |
influence on Black nationalist movements in the United States
ⓘ
leadership of the Nation of Islam ⓘ |
| notableIdea |
Black economic self-sufficiency
ⓘ
separatist Black nationalism ⓘ strict moral and dietary codes for followers ⓘ |
| notableWork |
How to Eat to Live
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Message to the Blackman in America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
author
ⓘ
political activist ⓘ religious leader ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Sandersville, Georgia, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Chicago, Illinois, United States ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Leader of the Nation of Islam ⓘ |
| predecessor | Wallace Fard Muhammad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Islam
ⓘ
Nation of Islam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | Chicago, Illinois, United States ⓘ |
| spouse | Clara Muhammad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | 1934 ⓘ |
| successor | Warith Deen Mohammed NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Elijah Robert Poole Description of subject: Elijah Robert Poole, better known as Elijah Muhammad, was the longtime leader of the Nation of Islam and a central figure in the development of Black nationalist and religious movements in 20th-century America.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Elijah Poole