Stephen Allen Libby (railroad official)
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Stephen Allen Libby was a railroad official after whom the town of Libby, Montana, was named, reflecting his significance in the region’s rail development.
All labels observed (1)
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| Stephen Allen Libby (railroad official) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T20531912 — 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: Stephen Allen Libby (railroad official) Context triple: [Libby, Montana, namedAfter, Stephen Allen Libby (railroad official)]
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A.
Francis B. Sayre Jr.
Francis B. Sayre Jr. was an American Episcopal clergyman and social activist known for his outspoken advocacy for civil rights and opposition to McCarthyism during his tenure as Dean of the Washington National Cathedral.
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B.
John A. Winston
John A. Winston was an American politician who served as the 15th governor of Alabama in the mid-19th century.
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C.
Stephen F. Crosby
Stephen F. Crosby was a 19th-century Texas political figure and public official for whom Crosby County, Texas, is named.
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D.
Thomas A. Carlin
Thomas A. Carlin was an American actor known for his work on stage and screen and as the husband of actress Frances Sternhagen.
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E.
John M. Woolsey
John M. Woolsey was a U.S. federal judge best known for his landmark 1933 decision lifting the ban on James Joyce’s novel "Ulysses" and reshaping American obscenity law.
- 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: Stephen Allen Libby (railroad official) Target entity description: Stephen Allen Libby was a railroad official after whom the town of Libby, Montana, was named, reflecting his significance in the region’s rail development.
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A.
Francis B. Sayre Jr.
Francis B. Sayre Jr. was an American Episcopal clergyman and social activist known for his outspoken advocacy for civil rights and opposition to McCarthyism during his tenure as Dean of the Washington National Cathedral.
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B.
John A. Winston
John A. Winston was an American politician who served as the 15th governor of Alabama in the mid-19th century.
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C.
Stephen F. Crosby
Stephen F. Crosby was a 19th-century Texas political figure and public official for whom Crosby County, Texas, is named.
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D.
Thomas A. Carlin
Thomas A. Carlin was an American actor known for his work on stage and screen and as the husband of actress Frances Sternhagen.
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E.
John M. Woolsey
John M. Woolsey was a U.S. federal judge best known for his landmark 1933 decision lifting the ban on James Joyce’s novel "Ulysses" and reshaping American obscenity law.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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Libby