Daniel James Brown
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Daniel James Brown is an American nonfiction author best known for his historical narrative "The Boys in the Boat," which chronicles the University of Washington rowing team’s journey to the 1936 Berlin Olympics.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Daniel James Brown canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T16411262 — 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: Daniel James Brown Context triple: [Bret Witter, coAuthorWith, Daniel James Brown]
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A.
Jonathan Harr
Jonathan Harr is an American author and journalist best known for his nonfiction legal thriller "A Civil Action," which chronicles a landmark environmental lawsuit.
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B.
Mitchell Zuckoff
Mitchell Zuckoff is an American journalist, nonfiction author, and Boston University professor known for his narrative histories and investigative works, including the book that inspired the film "13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi."
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C.
Eric Larson
Eric Larson was a prominent American animator and one of Disney’s legendary “Nine Old Men,” known for his influential work on many classic Disney films.
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D.
A. J. Baime
A. J. Baime is an American author and journalist best known for his narrative nonfiction books on automotive history and high-stakes real-world dramas.
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E.
Tom Kidd
Tom Kidd was a 19th-century Scottish professional golfer best known for winning the 1873 Open Championship at St Andrews.
- 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: Daniel James Brown Target entity description: Daniel James Brown is an American nonfiction author best known for his historical narrative "The Boys in the Boat," which chronicles the University of Washington rowing team’s journey to the 1936 Berlin Olympics.
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A.
Jonathan Harr
Jonathan Harr is an American author and journalist best known for his nonfiction legal thriller "A Civil Action," which chronicles a landmark environmental lawsuit.
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B.
Mitchell Zuckoff
Mitchell Zuckoff is an American journalist, nonfiction author, and Boston University professor known for his narrative histories and investigative works, including the book that inspired the film "13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi."
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C.
Eric Larson
Eric Larson was a prominent American animator and one of Disney’s legendary “Nine Old Men,” known for his influential work on many classic Disney films.
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D.
A. J. Baime
A. J. Baime is an American author and journalist best known for his narrative nonfiction books on automotive history and high-stakes real-world dramas.
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E.
Tom Kidd
Tom Kidd was a 19th-century Scottish professional golfer best known for winning the 1873 Open Championship at St Andrews.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
The Boys in the Boat (young readers adaptation)