Alice Zook Jansky
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Alice Zook Jansky was the wife of pioneering American radio engineer and radio astronomy founder Karl Guthe Jansky.
All labels observed (1)
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| Alice Zook Jansky canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T16754985 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Alice Zook Jansky Context triple: [Karl Guthe Jansky, spouse, Alice Zook Jansky]
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A.
Nelda Jansky
Nelda Jansky was the mother of American physicist and radio astronomy pioneer Karl Guthe Jansky.
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B.
Martha Betz Shapley
Martha Betz Shapley was an American mathematician and astronomer known for her work on variable stars and for collaborating with her husband, prominent astronomer Harlow Shapley.
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C.
Henrietta Hill Swope
Henrietta Hill Swope was an American astronomer known for her pioneering work on variable stars and for being one of the first women to make significant contributions to modern observational astronomy.
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D.
Frances Spatz Leighton
Frances Spatz Leighton was an American writer best known for co-authoring memoirs and behind-the-scenes accounts of political and social life, including the book that inspired the television miniseries "Backstairs at the White House."
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E.
Sheila Gestring
Sheila Gestring is an American higher education leader who serves as the president of the University of South Dakota.
- 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: Alice Zook Jansky Target entity description: Alice Zook Jansky was the wife of pioneering American radio engineer and radio astronomy founder Karl Guthe Jansky.
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A.
Nelda Jansky
Nelda Jansky was the mother of American physicist and radio astronomy pioneer Karl Guthe Jansky.
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B.
Martha Betz Shapley
Martha Betz Shapley was an American mathematician and astronomer known for her work on variable stars and for collaborating with her husband, prominent astronomer Harlow Shapley.
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C.
Henrietta Hill Swope
Henrietta Hill Swope was an American astronomer known for her pioneering work on variable stars and for being one of the first women to make significant contributions to modern observational astronomy.
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D.
Frances Spatz Leighton
Frances Spatz Leighton was an American writer best known for co-authoring memoirs and behind-the-scenes accounts of political and social life, including the book that inspired the television miniseries "Backstairs at the White House."
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E.
Sheila Gestring
Sheila Gestring is an American higher education leader who serves as the president of the University of South Dakota.
- F. None of above. chosen
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