Richard J. Oglesby
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Richard J. Oglesby was a 19th-century American politician and Union Army general who served multiple terms as governor of Illinois and briefly as a U.S. senator.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Richard J. Oglesby canonical | 8 |
| Richard James Oglesby | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T17824346 — 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: Richard J. Oglesby Context triple: [Oglesby, Illinois, namedAfter, Richard J. Oglesby]
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A.
Glenn S. Dumke
Glenn S. Dumke was an American historian and academic administrator best known for leading and expanding the California State University system during his long tenure as its chancellor.
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B.
Richard J. Hieb
Richard J. Hieb is a former NASA astronaut and engineer who flew on three Space Shuttle missions in the early 1990s, contributing to satellite deployment, repair, and microgravity research.
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C.
Robert B. Weide
Robert B. Weide is an American film and television director, producer, and screenwriter best known for his work on the HBO series "Curb Your Enthusiasm" and various documentaries about comedians.
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D.
James P. Kirkwood
James P. Kirkwood is a notable individual distinguished enough to be recognized as a prominent bearer of the surname Kirkwood.
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E.
Dale L. Boger
Dale L. Boger is an American organic chemist renowned for his work in natural product synthesis and medicinal chemistry, including significant contributions to the development of anticancer and antibiotic agents.
- 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: Richard J. Oglesby Target entity description: Richard J. Oglesby was a 19th-century American politician and Union Army general who served multiple terms as governor of Illinois and briefly as a U.S. senator.
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A.
Glenn S. Dumke
Glenn S. Dumke was an American historian and academic administrator best known for leading and expanding the California State University system during his long tenure as its chancellor.
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B.
Richard J. Hieb
Richard J. Hieb is a former NASA astronaut and engineer who flew on three Space Shuttle missions in the early 1990s, contributing to satellite deployment, repair, and microgravity research.
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C.
Robert B. Weide
Robert B. Weide is an American film and television director, producer, and screenwriter best known for his work on the HBO series "Curb Your Enthusiasm" and various documentaries about comedians.
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D.
James P. Kirkwood
James P. Kirkwood is a notable individual distinguished enough to be recognized as a prominent bearer of the surname Kirkwood.
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E.
Dale L. Boger
Dale L. Boger is an American organic chemist renowned for his work in natural product synthesis and medicinal chemistry, including significant contributions to the development of anticancer and antibiotic agents.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Richard J. Oglesby