Herb Kāne
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Herb Kāne was a Native Hawaiian artist, historian, and co-founder of the Polynesian Voyaging Society, renowned for his paintings and research on Polynesian navigation and culture.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Herb Kāne canonical | 1 |
| Herbert Kāne | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T18106435 — 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: Herb Kāne Context triple: [Herb Kāne, name, Herb Kāne]
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A.
William Kane
William Kane is a central fictional character in Jeffrey Archer’s novel "The Prodigal Daughter," portrayed as a powerful, ambitious American businessman and influential political figure.
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B.
Errol Taggart
Errol Taggart was a Canadian-born film editor and director active in early Hollywood, known for his work on several silent and early sound films.
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C.
Lloyd Hubler
Lloyd Hubler is a cinematographer best known for his work on the animated film "Megamind."
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D.
Mike McLintock
Mike McLintock is a bumbling yet loyal communications director and longtime staffer to politician Selina Meyer on the television series "Veep."
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E.
Joseph Kane
Joseph Kane was an American film director best known for his prolific work on B-Western movies during the mid-20th century.
- 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: Herb Kāne Target entity description: Herb Kāne was a Native Hawaiian artist, historian, and co-founder of the Polynesian Voyaging Society, renowned for his paintings and research on Polynesian navigation and culture.
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A.
William Kane
William Kane is a central fictional character in Jeffrey Archer’s novel "The Prodigal Daughter," portrayed as a powerful, ambitious American businessman and influential political figure.
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B.
Errol Taggart
Errol Taggart was a Canadian-born film editor and director active in early Hollywood, known for his work on several silent and early sound films.
-
C.
Lloyd Hubler
Lloyd Hubler is a cinematographer best known for his work on the animated film "Megamind."
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D.
Mike McLintock
Mike McLintock is a bumbling yet loyal communications director and longtime staffer to politician Selina Meyer on the television series "Veep."
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E.
Joseph Kane
Joseph Kane was an American film director best known for his prolific work on B-Western movies during the mid-20th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.