Samuel Ginn
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Samuel Ginn is an American telecommunications executive and philanthropist best known for his leadership at Pacific Telesis and AirTouch Communications and for his major contributions to Auburn University’s College of Engineering.
All labels observed (1)
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| Samuel Ginn canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T14721697 — 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: Samuel Ginn Context triple: [Samuel Ginn College of Engineering, namedAfter, Samuel Ginn]
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A.
Tom S. Parker
Tom S. Parker is a screenwriter best known for co-writing the family comedy film "Snow Dogs."
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B.
Kemmons Wilson
Kemmons Wilson was an American entrepreneur best known as the founder of the Holiday Inn hotel chain, which revolutionized mid-20th-century family travel and lodging.
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C.
R. McCormick
R. McCormick was a mountaineer known for making the first recorded ascent of the Lenzspitze in the Swiss Alps.
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D.
Ogden L. Mills
Ogden L. Mills was an American lawyer, businessman, and Republican politician who served as U.S. Secretary of the Treasury during the early years of the Great Depression.
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E.
Charles Kemper
Charles Kemper was an American character actor active in the 1940s and early 1950s, known for his supporting roles in films such as "Intruder in the Dust."
- 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: Samuel Ginn Target entity description: Samuel Ginn is an American telecommunications executive and philanthropist best known for his leadership at Pacific Telesis and AirTouch Communications and for his major contributions to Auburn University’s College of Engineering.
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A.
Tom S. Parker
Tom S. Parker is a screenwriter best known for co-writing the family comedy film "Snow Dogs."
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B.
Kemmons Wilson
Kemmons Wilson was an American entrepreneur best known as the founder of the Holiday Inn hotel chain, which revolutionized mid-20th-century family travel and lodging.
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C.
R. McCormick
R. McCormick was a mountaineer known for making the first recorded ascent of the Lenzspitze in the Swiss Alps.
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D.
Ogden L. Mills
Ogden L. Mills was an American lawyer, businessman, and Republican politician who served as U.S. Secretary of the Treasury during the early years of the Great Depression.
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E.
Charles Kemper
Charles Kemper was an American character actor active in the 1940s and early 1950s, known for his supporting roles in films such as "Intruder in the Dust."
- F. None of above. chosen
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