Vincent Astor
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Vincent Astor was an American businessman, philanthropist, and heir to the Astor family fortune who became one of the wealthiest men of his era and a prominent New York society figure.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Vincent Astor canonical | 20 |
| William Vincent Astor | 4 |
| Astor | 1 |
| Astor family | 1 |
| John Jacob Astor IV | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11335 — 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.
Target entity: Vincent Astor Context triple: [Sleepy Hollow Cemetery, hasNotableBurial, Vincent Astor]
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Henry Clay Frick
Henry Clay Frick was an American industrialist and financier best known for his leadership in the steel and coke industries and his role in the development of Carnegie Steel.
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Margaret Carnegie Miller
Margaret Carnegie Miller was the only child of industrialist and philanthropist Andrew Carnegie, known primarily for her role as heir to his fortune and for her own philanthropic activities.
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Louise Whitfield Carnegie
Louise Whitfield Carnegie was an American philanthropist best known as the wife and partner in charitable work of steel magnate Andrew Carnegie.
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Andrew Carnegie
Andrew Carnegie was a Scottish-American industrialist and philanthropist who led the expansion of the U.S. steel industry in the late 19th century and became one of history’s most prominent benefactors of education and science.
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Harold Hazen
Harold Hazen was an American electrical engineer and MIT professor known for his pioneering work in control systems and his role in developing early analog computing devices.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Vincent Astor Target entity description: Vincent Astor was an American businessman, philanthropist, and heir to the Astor family fortune who became one of the wealthiest men of his era and a prominent New York society figure.
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A.
Henry Clay Frick
Henry Clay Frick was an American industrialist and financier best known for his leadership in the steel and coke industries and his role in the development of Carnegie Steel.
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B.
Margaret Carnegie Miller
Margaret Carnegie Miller was the only child of industrialist and philanthropist Andrew Carnegie, known primarily for her role as heir to his fortune and for her own philanthropic activities.
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C.
Louise Whitfield Carnegie
Louise Whitfield Carnegie was an American philanthropist best known as the wife and partner in charitable work of steel magnate Andrew Carnegie.
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Andrew Carnegie
Andrew Carnegie was a Scottish-American industrialist and philanthropist who led the expansion of the U.S. steel industry in the late 19th century and became one of history’s most prominent benefactors of education and science.
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Harold Hazen
Harold Hazen was an American electrical engineer and MIT professor known for his pioneering work in control systems and his role in developing early analog computing devices.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
businessperson
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heir ⓘ human ⓘ philanthropist ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1891-11-15 ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Trinity Church Cemetery ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | heart attack ⓘ |
| conflict | World War I ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1959-02-03 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Harvard University
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St. George's School ⓘ |
| familyName |
Vincent Astor
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Astor
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| father |
Vincent Astor
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
John Jacob Astor IV
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| founded | Vincent Astor Foundation ⓘ |
| fullName |
Vincent Astor
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
William Vincent Astor
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| genreOfPhilanthropy |
education
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healthcare ⓘ urban renewal in New York City ⓘ |
| givenName |
Vincent
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William ⓘ |
| inheritedFrom | John Jacob Astor IV ⓘ |
| knownFor | philanthropic donations to New York City institutions ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| marriageEnd |
1940-06-21
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1953-06-21 ⓘ |
| marriageStart |
1914-09-14
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1940-04-26 ⓘ 1953-10-08 ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Vincent Astor
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Astor family
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| militaryBranch | United States Navy Reserve ⓘ |
| mother | Ava Lowle Willing ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being heir to the Astor family fortune
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being one of the wealthiest men of his era ⓘ prominent New York society figure ⓘ |
| occupation |
businessman
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philanthropist ⓘ real estate investor ⓘ |
| owned |
Astor family real estate holdings in New York City
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Newsweek magazine ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | New York City ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | New York City ⓘ |
| rank | lieutenant ⓘ |
| religion | Episcopalian ⓘ |
| residence | New York City ⓘ |
| socialClass | upper class ⓘ |
| spouse |
Brooke Russell
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Helen Dinsmore Huntington ⓘ Mary Benedict Cushing ⓘ |
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Subject: Vincent Astor Description of subject: Vincent Astor was an American businessman, philanthropist, and heir to the Astor family fortune who became one of the wealthiest men of his era and a prominent New York society figure.
Referenced by (27)
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