Benjamin Foster
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Benjamin Foster, better known by his stage name Ben Weasel, is an American punk rock musician and lead singer of the band Screeching Weasel.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Benjamin Foster canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T20209844 — 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: Benjamin Foster Context triple: [Ben Weasel, birthName, Benjamin Foster]
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A.
Benjamin Foster
Benjamin Foster was an American Revolutionary War militia leader known for helping organize and command colonial forces during the early naval engagement at the Battle of Machias in 1775.
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B.
Samuel J. Crawford
Samuel J. Crawford was the third governor of Kansas, a Civil War officer, and a prominent 19th-century political figure in the state.
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C.
Benjamin C. Howard
Benjamin C. Howard was a 19th-century American lawyer and court reporter best known for serving as the Reporter of Decisions for the U.S. Supreme Court, where he compiled and published the official Howard Reports.
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D.
Calvin C. Morgan
Calvin C. Morgan is a member of the Morgan family, related to John H. Morgan, likely within a historical or genealogical context.
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E.
Thomas Davey
Thomas Davey was a British colonial administrator who served as an early lieutenant-governor of what is now Tasmania during the early 19th century.
- 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: Benjamin Foster Target entity description: Benjamin Foster, better known by his stage name Ben Weasel, is an American punk rock musician and lead singer of the band Screeching Weasel.
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A.
Benjamin Foster
Benjamin Foster was an American Revolutionary War militia leader known for helping organize and command colonial forces during the early naval engagement at the Battle of Machias in 1775.
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B.
Samuel J. Crawford
Samuel J. Crawford was the third governor of Kansas, a Civil War officer, and a prominent 19th-century political figure in the state.
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C.
Benjamin C. Howard
Benjamin C. Howard was a 19th-century American lawyer and court reporter best known for serving as the Reporter of Decisions for the U.S. Supreme Court, where he compiled and published the official Howard Reports.
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D.
Calvin C. Morgan
Calvin C. Morgan is a member of the Morgan family, related to John H. Morgan, likely within a historical or genealogical context.
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E.
Thomas Davey
Thomas Davey was a British colonial administrator who served as an early lieutenant-governor of what is now Tasmania during the early 19th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.