Noah Porter Sr.
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Noah Porter Sr. was a 19th-century American Congregational minister and educator, best known as the father of philosopher and Yale president Noah Porter.
All labels observed (1)
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| Noah Porter Sr. canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T20144725 — 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: Noah Porter Sr. Context triple: [Noah Porter, father, Noah Porter Sr.]
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A.
Noah Porter
Noah Porter was a 19th-century American philosopher, theologian, and educator who served as president of Yale College.
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B.
Abbott Lawrence Lowell
Abbott Lawrence Lowell was an influential American educator and legal scholar who served as president of Harvard University in the early 20th century, overseeing major reforms and expansion of the institution.
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C.
Francis Wayland
Francis Wayland was a prominent 19th-century American Baptist minister, educator, and moral philosopher who served as president of Brown University and influenced social and educational reform.
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D.
Timothy Dwight III
Timothy Dwight III was an American Congregational clergyman and educator who served as president of Yale College in the late 18th and early 19th centuries.
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E.
Timothy Dwight IV
Timothy Dwight IV was an influential American theologian, educator, and author who served as the eighth president of Yale College in the late 18th and early 19th centuries.
- 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: Noah Porter Sr. Target entity description: Noah Porter Sr. was a 19th-century American Congregational minister and educator, best known as the father of philosopher and Yale president Noah Porter.
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A.
Noah Porter
Noah Porter was a 19th-century American philosopher, theologian, and educator who served as president of Yale College.
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B.
Abbott Lawrence Lowell
Abbott Lawrence Lowell was an influential American educator and legal scholar who served as president of Harvard University in the early 20th century, overseeing major reforms and expansion of the institution.
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C.
Francis Wayland
Francis Wayland was a prominent 19th-century American Baptist minister, educator, and moral philosopher who served as president of Brown University and influenced social and educational reform.
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D.
Timothy Dwight III
Timothy Dwight III was an American Congregational clergyman and educator who served as president of Yale College in the late 18th and early 19th centuries.
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E.
Timothy Dwight IV
Timothy Dwight IV was an influential American theologian, educator, and author who served as the eighth president of Yale College in the late 18th and early 19th centuries.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.