Herbert A. May
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Herbert A. May was an American businessman and philanthropist best known as the husband of heiress and philanthropist Cordelia Scaife May.
All labels observed (1)
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| Herbert A. May canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12401801 — 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: Herbert A. May Context triple: [Cordelia Scaife May, spouse, Herbert A. May]
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A.
Herbert A. May
Herbert A. May was an American businessman and social figure best known as one of the husbands of heiress and socialite Marjorie Merriweather Post.
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B.
Herbert L. Anderson
Herbert L. Anderson was an American experimental physicist who played a crucial role in the development of the first nuclear chain reaction and early atomic research during the Manhattan Project.
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C.
Herbert M. Dawley
Herbert M. Dawley was an early 20th-century American filmmaker and special effects pioneer known for his work on prehistoric-themed fantasy films.
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D.
Herbert F. York
Herbert F. York was an American physicist and arms control advocate who became the first director of Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory and a prominent advisor on nuclear policy and disarmament.
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E.
Henry G. Blasdel
Henry G. Blasdel was an American politician who became the first governor of the U.S. state of Nevada after its admission to the Union.
- 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: Herbert A. May Target entity description: Herbert A. May was an American businessman and philanthropist best known as the husband of heiress and philanthropist Cordelia Scaife May.
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A.
Herbert A. May
Herbert A. May was an American businessman and social figure best known as one of the husbands of heiress and socialite Marjorie Merriweather Post.
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B.
Herbert L. Anderson
Herbert L. Anderson was an American experimental physicist who played a crucial role in the development of the first nuclear chain reaction and early atomic research during the Manhattan Project.
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C.
Herbert M. Dawley
Herbert M. Dawley was an early 20th-century American filmmaker and special effects pioneer known for his work on prehistoric-themed fantasy films.
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D.
Herbert F. York
Herbert F. York was an American physicist and arms control advocate who became the first director of Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory and a prominent advisor on nuclear policy and disarmament.
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E.
Henry G. Blasdel
Henry G. Blasdel was an American politician who became the first governor of the U.S. state of Nevada after its admission to the Union.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.