Asa Mahan
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Asa Mahan was a 19th-century American theologian, abolitionist, and educator who became the first president of Oberlin College and a leading advocate of Christian perfectionism and social reform.
All labels observed (1)
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| Asa Mahan canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T15122744 — 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: Asa Mahan Context triple: [Lane Seminary debates of 1834, significantPerson, Asa Mahan]
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A.
Alonzo D. Lothrop
Alonzo D. Lothrop was an American businessman best known as a co-founder of the prominent Washington, D.C. department store Woodward & Lothrop.
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B.
George C. Perkins
George C. Perkins was an American politician and businessman who served as the 14th governor of California and later as a U.S. Senator.
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C.
George A. Perkins
George A. Perkins was an American lawyer best known as a founding partner of the prominent U.S. law firm Perkins Coie.
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D.
Charles W. Stoughton
Charles W. Stoughton was an American architect known for designing commemorative monuments, including notable Civil War memorials.
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E.
John Boyd Thacher
John Boyd Thacher was an American politician, historian, and author who served as mayor of Albany, New York, and was known for his works on Christopher Columbus and the discovery of America.
- 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: Asa Mahan Target entity description: Asa Mahan was a 19th-century American theologian, abolitionist, and educator who became the first president of Oberlin College and a leading advocate of Christian perfectionism and social reform.
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A.
Alonzo D. Lothrop
Alonzo D. Lothrop was an American businessman best known as a co-founder of the prominent Washington, D.C. department store Woodward & Lothrop.
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B.
George C. Perkins
George C. Perkins was an American politician and businessman who served as the 14th governor of California and later as a U.S. Senator.
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C.
George A. Perkins
George A. Perkins was an American lawyer best known as a founding partner of the prominent U.S. law firm Perkins Coie.
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D.
Charles W. Stoughton
Charles W. Stoughton was an American architect known for designing commemorative monuments, including notable Civil War memorials.
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E.
John Boyd Thacher
John Boyd Thacher was an American politician, historian, and author who served as mayor of Albany, New York, and was known for his works on Christopher Columbus and the discovery of America.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.