Thomas Patterson
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Thomas Patterson was an early settler and landowner after whom the city of Patterson, California, was named.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Thomas Patterson canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T20162806 — 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: Thomas Patterson Context triple: [Patterson, California, namedFor, Thomas Patterson]
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A.
Arthur Pape
Arthur Pape is a character in the play "Love! Valour! Compassion!" who is part of the ensemble of gay men whose intertwined relationships and emotional struggles unfold over several summer weekends.
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B.
William Patterson
William Patterson was a 19th-century British shipbuilder best known for constructing the pioneering iron steamship SS Great Britain.
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C.
William Patterson
William Patterson was a prominent early American merchant and businessman, best known as the father of Elizabeth Patterson Bonaparte, whose marriage to Napoleon’s brother Jérôme drew international attention.
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D.
William E. Barrett
William E. Barrett was an American novelist and short story writer best known for his religious and inspirational fiction, several of which were adapted into major Hollywood films.
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E.
Thomas S. Eisenstadt
Thomas S. Eisenstadt was the sheriff of Suffolk County, Massachusetts, best known for his role as the named petitioner in the landmark U.S. Supreme Court contraception case Eisenstadt v. Baird (1972).
- 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: Thomas Patterson Target entity description: Thomas Patterson was an early settler and landowner after whom the city of Patterson, California, was named.
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A.
Arthur Pape
Arthur Pape is a character in the play "Love! Valour! Compassion!" who is part of the ensemble of gay men whose intertwined relationships and emotional struggles unfold over several summer weekends.
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B.
William Patterson
William Patterson was a 19th-century British shipbuilder best known for constructing the pioneering iron steamship SS Great Britain.
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C.
William Patterson
William Patterson was a prominent early American merchant and businessman, best known as the father of Elizabeth Patterson Bonaparte, whose marriage to Napoleon’s brother Jérôme drew international attention.
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D.
William E. Barrett
William E. Barrett was an American novelist and short story writer best known for his religious and inspirational fiction, several of which were adapted into major Hollywood films.
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E.
Thomas S. Eisenstadt
Thomas S. Eisenstadt was the sheriff of Suffolk County, Massachusetts, best known for his role as the named petitioner in the landmark U.S. Supreme Court contraception case Eisenstadt v. Baird (1972).
- F. None of above. chosen
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.