David Quammen
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David Quammen is an American science writer and journalist renowned for his accessible, deeply researched books and essays on ecology, evolution, and emerging infectious diseases.
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How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T20118198 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: David Quammen Context triple: [PEN/E.O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award, notableRecipient, David Quammen]
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Carl Zimmer
Carl Zimmer is an American science writer and journalist renowned for his accessible and insightful books and articles on biology, evolution, and genetics.
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B.
Sam Kean
Sam Kean is an American science writer known for his popular books that explore the history and human stories behind chemistry, physics, and the brain.
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C.
Jerry Coyne
Jerry Coyne is an American evolutionary biologist and outspoken critic of religion, best known for his work on speciation and his popular science book "Why Evolution Is True."
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D.
Peter A. Ward
Peter A. Ward is a distinguished pathologist recognized for his influential research in inflammation and immune mechanisms of disease.
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David Haskell
David Haskell is an American journalist and media executive best known for serving as editor-in-chief of New York Magazine.
- 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: David Quammen Target entity description: David Quammen is an American science writer and journalist renowned for his accessible, deeply researched books and essays on ecology, evolution, and emerging infectious diseases.
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A.
Carl Zimmer
Carl Zimmer is an American science writer and journalist renowned for his accessible and insightful books and articles on biology, evolution, and genetics.
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B.
Sam Kean
Sam Kean is an American science writer known for his popular books that explore the history and human stories behind chemistry, physics, and the brain.
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C.
Jerry Coyne
Jerry Coyne is an American evolutionary biologist and outspoken critic of religion, best known for his work on speciation and his popular science book "Why Evolution Is True."
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D.
Peter A. Ward
Peter A. Ward is a distinguished pathologist recognized for his influential research in inflammation and immune mechanisms of disease.
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E.
David Haskell
David Haskell is an American journalist and media executive best known for serving as editor-in-chief of New York Magazine.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.