Robert C. O'Brien
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Robert C. O'Brien was the pen name of American author Robert Leslie Conly, best known for his Newbery Medal–winning children's novel "Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH."
All labels observed (1)
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| Robert C. O'Brien canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T15591069 — 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: Robert C. O'Brien Context triple: [The Secret of NIMH, authorOfSourceWork, Robert C. O'Brien]
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A.
Edward P. Doherty
Edward P. Doherty was a U.S. Army officer best known for leading the detachment that captured and killed President Abraham Lincoln’s assassin, John Wilkes Booth, at a farm near Port Royal, Virginia.
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B.
Robert F. McGowan
Robert F. McGowan was an American film director best known for his work on the "Our Gang" (Little Rascals) comedy shorts during the silent and early sound eras.
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C.
Vincent J. McDonough
Vincent J. McDonough was a prominent figure at Georgetown University, honored for his contributions to the institution through the naming of McDonough Gymnasium.
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D.
Robert J. Brennan
Robert J. Brennan is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who serves as a diocesan bishop in the United States.
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E.
James A. Abrahamson
James A. Abrahamson is a retired U.S. Air Force lieutenant general and aerospace engineer best known for directing NASA’s Space Shuttle program and leading the Strategic Defense Initiative Organization in the 1980s.
- 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: Robert C. O'Brien Target entity description: Robert C. O'Brien was the pen name of American author Robert Leslie Conly, best known for his Newbery Medal–winning children's novel "Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH."
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A.
Edward P. Doherty
Edward P. Doherty was a U.S. Army officer best known for leading the detachment that captured and killed President Abraham Lincoln’s assassin, John Wilkes Booth, at a farm near Port Royal, Virginia.
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B.
Robert F. McGowan
Robert F. McGowan was an American film director best known for his work on the "Our Gang" (Little Rascals) comedy shorts during the silent and early sound eras.
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C.
Vincent J. McDonough
Vincent J. McDonough was a prominent figure at Georgetown University, honored for his contributions to the institution through the naming of McDonough Gymnasium.
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D.
Robert J. Brennan
Robert J. Brennan is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who serves as a diocesan bishop in the United States.
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E.
James A. Abrahamson
James A. Abrahamson is a retired U.S. Air Force lieutenant general and aerospace engineer best known for directing NASA’s Space Shuttle program and leading the Strategic Defense Initiative Organization in the 1980s.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.