William Meckling
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William Meckling was an influential economist best known for co-authoring foundational work on agency theory and the modern theory of the firm.
All labels observed (1)
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| William Meckling canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T18625989 — 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: William Meckling Context triple: [theory of the firm, relatedTo, William Meckling]
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Frederick W. McChesney
Frederick W. McChesney was a 19th-century American political figure in Hawaii who participated in the overthrow of the Hawaiian Kingdom as a member of the pro-annexation Committee of Safety.
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B.
John L. Schermerhorn
John L. Schermerhorn is a notable individual distinguished enough to be recognized as a prominent bearer of the Schermerhorn surname.
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C.
Walter Powell
Walter Powell was an American entrepreneur best known as the founder of Powell’s City of Books, one of the world’s largest independent bookstores in Portland, Oregon.
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D.
Robert H. Waterman
Robert H. Waterman was a 19th-century American sea captain and entrepreneur known for his role in the early development and founding of Fairfield, California.
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E.
J. Richard Fisher
J. Richard Fisher is an astronomer and radio scientist known for his work in extragalactic astronomy and radio observations, including collaborations with Brent Tully.
- 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: William Meckling Target entity description: William Meckling was an influential economist best known for co-authoring foundational work on agency theory and the modern theory of the firm.
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A.
Frederick W. McChesney
Frederick W. McChesney was a 19th-century American political figure in Hawaii who participated in the overthrow of the Hawaiian Kingdom as a member of the pro-annexation Committee of Safety.
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B.
John L. Schermerhorn
John L. Schermerhorn is a notable individual distinguished enough to be recognized as a prominent bearer of the Schermerhorn surname.
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C.
Walter Powell
Walter Powell was an American entrepreneur best known as the founder of Powell’s City of Books, one of the world’s largest independent bookstores in Portland, Oregon.
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D.
Robert H. Waterman
Robert H. Waterman was a 19th-century American sea captain and entrepreneur known for his role in the early development and founding of Fairfield, California.
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E.
J. Richard Fisher
J. Richard Fisher is an astronomer and radio scientist known for his work in extragalactic astronomy and radio observations, including collaborations with Brent Tully.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.