Bowdoin College (attended, did not graduate)
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Bowdoin College is a private liberal arts college in Brunswick, Maine, known for its rigorous academics, small size, and historic role in American higher education.
All labels observed (1)
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| Bowdoin College (attended, did not graduate) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T21297144 — 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: Bowdoin College (attended, did not graduate) Context triple: [J. H. Ingraham, education, Bowdoin College (attended, did not graduate)]
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A.
Yale College (attended, did not graduate)
Yale College (attended, did not graduate) refers to the undergraduate division of Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut, which some students, such as Samuel J. Tilden, attended without completing a degree.
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B.
Boston University (attended, did not graduate)
Boston University (attended, did not graduate) is a private research university in Boston, Massachusetts, known for its comprehensive academic programs and notable alumni across the arts, sciences, and public life.
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C.
Harvard College (attended, did not graduate)
Harvard College (attended, did not graduate) refers to Robert Gould Shaw’s incomplete undergraduate studies at Harvard University, indicating he enrolled there but left before earning a degree.
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D.
Wesleyan University (attended, did not graduate)
Wesleyan University is a private liberal arts university in Middletown, Connecticut, known for its progressive curriculum, strong arts and humanities programs, and influential alumni in film, politics, and academia.
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E.
Columbia University (did not graduate)
Columbia University (did not graduate) refers to Washington Irving’s incomplete studies at Columbia University, highlighting that he attended the institution but left before earning a degree.
- 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: Bowdoin College (attended, did not graduate) Target entity description: Bowdoin College is a private liberal arts college in Brunswick, Maine, known for its rigorous academics, small size, and historic role in American higher education.
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A.
Yale College (attended, did not graduate)
Yale College (attended, did not graduate) refers to the undergraduate division of Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut, which some students, such as Samuel J. Tilden, attended without completing a degree.
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B.
Boston University (attended, did not graduate)
Boston University (attended, did not graduate) is a private research university in Boston, Massachusetts, known for its comprehensive academic programs and notable alumni across the arts, sciences, and public life.
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C.
Harvard College (attended, did not graduate)
Harvard College (attended, did not graduate) refers to Robert Gould Shaw’s incomplete undergraduate studies at Harvard University, indicating he enrolled there but left before earning a degree.
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D.
Wesleyan University (attended, did not graduate)
Wesleyan University is a private liberal arts university in Middletown, Connecticut, known for its progressive curriculum, strong arts and humanities programs, and influential alumni in film, politics, and academia.
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E.
Columbia University (did not graduate)
Columbia University (did not graduate) refers to Washington Irving’s incomplete studies at Columbia University, highlighting that he attended the institution but left before earning a degree.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.