Clayton W. Horn
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Clayton W. Horn was an American judge best known for presiding over the landmark obscenity trial of Allen Ginsberg’s poem "Howl," in which he ultimately ruled in favor of its literary and social value.
All labels observed (1)
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| Clayton W. Horn canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12774780 — 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: Clayton W. Horn Context triple: [Howl obscenity trial, judge, Clayton W. Horn]
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A.
Clifford G. Gaddy
Clifford G. Gaddy is an American economist and Russia expert known for his work on the Russian economy and coauthoring influential books on Vladimir Putin and Russian policy.
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B.
Arden L. Bement Jr.
Arden L. Bement Jr. is an American engineer and public servant best known for leading major U.S. science and engineering agencies, including serving as director of the National Science Foundation.
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C.
Timothy J. Clayton
Timothy J. Clayton is a notable individual recognized for his contributions in his professional field, likely as an author or scholar.
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D.
Thomas E. Ackerman
Thomas E. Ackerman is an American cinematographer known for his work on popular films including the dark comedy-fantasy "Beetlejuice."
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E.
Glenn S. Dumke
Glenn S. Dumke was an American historian and academic administrator best known for leading and expanding the California State University system during his long tenure as its chancellor.
- 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: Clayton W. Horn Target entity description: Clayton W. Horn was an American judge best known for presiding over the landmark obscenity trial of Allen Ginsberg’s poem "Howl," in which he ultimately ruled in favor of its literary and social value.
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A.
Clifford G. Gaddy
Clifford G. Gaddy is an American economist and Russia expert known for his work on the Russian economy and coauthoring influential books on Vladimir Putin and Russian policy.
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B.
Arden L. Bement Jr.
Arden L. Bement Jr. is an American engineer and public servant best known for leading major U.S. science and engineering agencies, including serving as director of the National Science Foundation.
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C.
Timothy J. Clayton
Timothy J. Clayton is a notable individual recognized for his contributions in his professional field, likely as an author or scholar.
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D.
Thomas E. Ackerman
Thomas E. Ackerman is an American cinematographer known for his work on popular films including the dark comedy-fantasy "Beetlejuice."
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E.
Glenn S. Dumke
Glenn S. Dumke was an American historian and academic administrator best known for leading and expanding the California State University system during his long tenure as its chancellor.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Howl obscenity trial