Walter Lord
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Walter Lord was an American historian and author best known for his meticulously researched narrative account of the Titanic disaster, "A Night to Remember."
All labels observed (1)
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| Walter Lord canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13203628 — 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: Walter Lord Context triple: [A Night to Remember (1958 film), authorOfSourceWork, Walter Lord]
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A.
Daniel Boorstin
Daniel Boorstin was an influential American historian, professor, and Librarian of Congress known for his wide-ranging works on American history and culture, including "The Americans" trilogy.
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B.
James D. Hornfischer
James D. Hornfischer was an American naval historian and literary agent best known for his acclaimed narrative histories of World War II at sea.
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C.
Stephen E. Ambrose
Stephen E. Ambrose was an American historian and biographer best known for his popular works on World War II and the U.S. presidency.
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D.
Eric Larson
Eric Larson was a prominent American animator and one of Disney’s legendary “Nine Old Men,” known for his influential work on many classic Disney films.
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E.
Cornelius Ryan
Cornelius Ryan was an Irish-born journalist and historian best known for his meticulously researched World War II books, including the nonfiction work that inspired the film "A Bridge Too Far."
- 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: Walter Lord Target entity description: Walter Lord was an American historian and author best known for his meticulously researched narrative account of the Titanic disaster, "A Night to Remember."
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A.
Daniel Boorstin
Daniel Boorstin was an influential American historian, professor, and Librarian of Congress known for his wide-ranging works on American history and culture, including "The Americans" trilogy.
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B.
James D. Hornfischer
James D. Hornfischer was an American naval historian and literary agent best known for his acclaimed narrative histories of World War II at sea.
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C.
Stephen E. Ambrose
Stephen E. Ambrose was an American historian and biographer best known for his popular works on World War II and the U.S. presidency.
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D.
Eric Larson
Eric Larson was a prominent American animator and one of Disney’s legendary “Nine Old Men,” known for his influential work on many classic Disney films.
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E.
Cornelius Ryan
Cornelius Ryan was an Irish-born journalist and historian best known for his meticulously researched World War II books, including the nonfiction work that inspired the film "A Bridge Too Far."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
author
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historian ⓘ human ⓘ non-fiction writer ⓘ |
| birthName | John Walter Lord Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Green Mount Cemetery, Baltimore, Maryland, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | Parkinson's disease NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1917-10-08 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2002-05-19 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Gilman School
NERFINISHED
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Princeton University ⓘ Yale Law School ⓘ |
| employer | J. Walter Thompson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Lord ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genre |
narrative history
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popular history ⓘ |
| givenName | Walter ⓘ |
| hasWritingStyle | meticulously researched narrative non-fiction ⓘ |
| influenced | public perception of the Titanic disaster ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | United States Army ⓘ |
| name | Walter Lord NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableWork |
A Night to Remember
NERFINISHED
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Day of Infamy NERFINISHED ⓘ Incredible Victory NERFINISHED ⓘ The Miracle of Dunkirk NERFINISHED ⓘ The Night Lives On NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notedFor | detailed interviews with survivors of historical events ⓘ |
| occupation |
advertising copywriter
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historian ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Baltimore, Maryland, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
New York City
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surface form:
New York City, New York, United States
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| publicationDateOfWork |
1955 (A Night to Remember)
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1957 (Day of Infamy) ⓘ 1967 (Incredible Victory) NERFINISHED ⓘ 1982 (The Miracle of Dunkirk) ⓘ 1982 (The Night Lives On) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence |
Baltimore, Maryland, United States
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New York City ⓘ
surface form:
New York City, New York, United States
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| subjectOf |
Battle of Midway
NERFINISHED
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Dunkirk evacuation NERFINISHED ⓘ Pearl Harbor attack NERFINISHED ⓘ Titanic disaster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workAdaptedInto | A Night to Remember (1958 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Walter Lord Description of subject: Walter Lord was an American historian and author best known for his meticulously researched narrative account of the Titanic disaster, "A Night to Remember."
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