Jimmy Herf
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Jimmy Herf is a central, disillusioned journalist and observer of New York City’s social upheavals in John Dos Passos’s modernist novel "Manhattan Transfer."
All labels observed (1)
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| Jimmy Herf canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T14802782 — 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: Jimmy Herf Context triple: [Manhattan Transfer, hasCharacter, Jimmy Herf]
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A.
Peter Kornbluh
Peter Kornbluh is an American historian and investigative journalist known for his work on U.S. foreign policy and declassified government documents, particularly regarding Latin America.
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B.
Jim Herzfeld
Jim Herzfeld is an American screenwriter best known for co-writing the hit comedy film "Meet the Parents" and its sequel "Meet the Fockers."
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C.
Richard Gehman
Richard Gehman was an American journalist and prolific magazine and nonfiction writer active in the mid-20th century.
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D.
Andrew Weisblum
Andrew Weisblum is an American film editor known for his work on major feature films, including collaborations with directors like Darren Aronofsky and Wes Anderson.
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E.
George Weidler
George Weidler was an American saxophonist and band musician best known for his brief early marriage to singer and actress Doris Day.
- 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: Jimmy Herf Target entity description: Jimmy Herf is a central, disillusioned journalist and observer of New York City’s social upheavals in John Dos Passos’s modernist novel "Manhattan Transfer."
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A.
Peter Kornbluh
Peter Kornbluh is an American historian and investigative journalist known for his work on U.S. foreign policy and declassified government documents, particularly regarding Latin America.
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B.
Jim Herzfeld
Jim Herzfeld is an American screenwriter best known for co-writing the hit comedy film "Meet the Parents" and its sequel "Meet the Fockers."
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C.
Richard Gehman
Richard Gehman was an American journalist and prolific magazine and nonfiction writer active in the mid-20th century.
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D.
Andrew Weisblum
Andrew Weisblum is an American film editor known for his work on major feature films, including collaborations with directors like Darren Aronofsky and Wes Anderson.
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E.
George Weidler
George Weidler was an American saxophonist and band musician best known for his brief early marriage to singer and actress Doris Day.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.