William Bass
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William Bass is an American forensic anthropologist best known for founding the University of Tennessee's Body Farm, a pioneering research facility for studying human decomposition.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| William Bass canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T14323876 — 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: William Bass Context triple: [Bass, hasNotableBearer, William Bass]
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A.
William Dozier
William Dozier was an American film and television producer best known for producing and narrating the 1960s "Batman" TV series.
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B.
William Baker
William Baker was a 19th-century British civil engineer noted for designing major railway structures, including prominent bridges for the expanding Victorian rail network.
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C.
William Baker
William Baker was a historical figure after whom London's famous Baker Street was named, likely a local landowner or developer associated with the area's early history.
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D.
Roy Bowers
Roy Bowers, better known by his craft name Robert Cochrane, was a prominent 20th-century English witch and influential figure in the development of modern traditional witchcraft.
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E.
Lyndon Sims
Lyndon Sims is an individual notable primarily for bearing the given name "Lyndon."
- 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 Bass Target entity description: William Bass is an American forensic anthropologist best known for founding the University of Tennessee's Body Farm, a pioneering research facility for studying human decomposition.
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A.
William Dozier
William Dozier was an American film and television producer best known for producing and narrating the 1960s "Batman" TV series.
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B.
William Baker
William Baker was a 19th-century British civil engineer noted for designing major railway structures, including prominent bridges for the expanding Victorian rail network.
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C.
William Baker
William Baker was a historical figure after whom London's famous Baker Street was named, likely a local landowner or developer associated with the area's early history.
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D.
Roy Bowers
Roy Bowers, better known by his craft name Robert Cochrane, was a prominent 20th-century English witch and influential figure in the development of modern traditional witchcraft.
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E.
Lyndon Sims
Lyndon Sims is an individual notable primarily for bearing the given name "Lyndon."
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.