Ezra Cornell

Target entity: Ezra Cornell
Context triple: [Cornell University, founders, Ezra Cornell]

• A. Stephen Van Rensselaer
  Stephen Van Rensselaer was a prominent early American landowner, politician, and philanthropist best known as the patroon of Rensselaerswyck and co-founder of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
• B. Daniel Coit Gilman
  Daniel Coit Gilman was an influential American educator and the first president of Johns Hopkins University, known for shaping the modern research university model in the United States.
• C. Josiah Whitney
  Josiah Whitney was a prominent 19th-century American geologist and Harvard professor who served as the state geologist of California and became a leading figure in the geological exploration of the American West.
• D. Cornelius Vanderbilt
  Cornelius Vanderbilt was a 19th-century American business magnate who built a vast fortune in shipping and railroads, becoming one of the wealthiest and most influential figures of the Gilded Age.
• E. George Peabody
  George Peabody was a 19th-century American financier and philanthropist widely regarded as the "father of modern philanthropy" for his extensive charitable contributions in the United States and the United Kingdom.
• F. None of above. chosen
• G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

Target entity: Ezra Cornell
Target entity description: Ezra Cornell was a 19th-century American businessman and philanthropist who co-founded Cornell University and played a key role in the development of telegraphy in the United States.

• A. Stephen Van Rensselaer
  Stephen Van Rensselaer was a prominent early American landowner, politician, and philanthropist best known as the patroon of Rensselaerswyck and co-founder of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
• B. Daniel Coit Gilman
  Daniel Coit Gilman was an influential American educator and the first president of Johns Hopkins University, known for shaping the modern research university model in the United States.
• C. Josiah Whitney
  Josiah Whitney was a prominent 19th-century American geologist and Harvard professor who served as the state geologist of California and became a leading figure in the geological exploration of the American West.
• D. Cornelius Vanderbilt
  Cornelius Vanderbilt was a 19th-century American business magnate who built a vast fortune in shipping and railroads, becoming one of the wealthiest and most influential figures of the Gilded Age.
• E. George Peabody
  George Peabody was a 19th-century American financier and philanthropist widely regarded as the "father of modern philanthropy" for his extensive charitable contributions in the United States and the United Kingdom.
• F. None of above. chosen