William F. Vilas
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William F. Vilas was a 19th-century American politician and lawyer who served as a U.S. senator from Wisconsin and as Postmaster General and Secretary of the Interior in President Grover Cleveland’s cabinet.
All labels observed (1)
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| William F. Vilas canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T21491251 — 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: William F. Vilas Context triple: [Forest Hill Cemetery, Madison, Wisconsin, notableBurial, William F. Vilas]
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A.
J. Lansing
J. Lansing is the given name of J. Lansing Hays, identifying the personal name by which this individual is commonly known.
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B.
Lewis E. Flint
Lewis E. Flint was a notable figure associated with the development or leadership of the institution that became De Anza College, honored through the naming of the Flint Center for the Performing Arts.
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C.
Gerrit Y. Lansing
Gerrit Y. Lansing was a 19th-century American lawyer and Democratic politician from New York who served as a U.S. Representative and later as chancellor of the University of the State of New York.
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D.
Leland Francis Stottlemeyer
Leland Francis Stottlemeyer is a fictional police captain and close colleague of detective Adrian Monk in the television series "Monk."
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E.
Saul Tuttle
Saul Tuttle is a supporting character in the romantic comedy film "While You Were Sleeping," known for being a quirky and well-meaning member of the Callaghan family.
- 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: William F. Vilas Target entity description: William F. Vilas was a 19th-century American politician and lawyer who served as a U.S. senator from Wisconsin and as Postmaster General and Secretary of the Interior in President Grover Cleveland’s cabinet.
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A.
J. Lansing
J. Lansing is the given name of J. Lansing Hays, identifying the personal name by which this individual is commonly known.
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B.
Lewis E. Flint
Lewis E. Flint was a notable figure associated with the development or leadership of the institution that became De Anza College, honored through the naming of the Flint Center for the Performing Arts.
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C.
Gerrit Y. Lansing
Gerrit Y. Lansing was a 19th-century American lawyer and Democratic politician from New York who served as a U.S. Representative and later as chancellor of the University of the State of New York.
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D.
Leland Francis Stottlemeyer
Leland Francis Stottlemeyer is a fictional police captain and close colleague of detective Adrian Monk in the television series "Monk."
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E.
Saul Tuttle
Saul Tuttle is a supporting character in the romantic comedy film "While You Were Sleeping," known for being a quirky and well-meaning member of the Callaghan family.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.