Nelson Dewey
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Nelson Dewey was a 19th-century American politician and lawyer who became the inaugural governor of the state of Wisconsin.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Nelson Dewey canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T21491297 — 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: Nelson Dewey Context triple: [Governor of Wisconsin, firstHolder, Nelson Dewey]
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A.
Nelson DeWitt
Nelson DeWitt is an American documentary filmmaker and writer known for exploring themes of identity, family history, and personal discovery.
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B.
Lewis Calvin DeWitt
Lewis Calvin DeWitt was an American country and bluegrass singer, guitarist, and founding member of the Statler Brothers.
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C.
Donald W. Sherburne
Donald W. Sherburne was an American philosopher and prominent interpreter of Alfred North Whitehead’s process philosophy.
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D.
Willard Rouse
Willard Rouse was an American real estate developer and executive best known for his leadership in large-scale urban and suburban development projects, including the planning of the city of Columbia, Maryland.
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E.
Dewey Lindon
Dewey Lindon "Spooner" Oldham is an American songwriter and session keyboardist known for his influential work on numerous soul and pop recordings from the 1960s onward.
- 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: Nelson Dewey Target entity description: Nelson Dewey was a 19th-century American politician and lawyer who became the inaugural governor of the state of Wisconsin.
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A.
Nelson DeWitt
Nelson DeWitt is an American documentary filmmaker and writer known for exploring themes of identity, family history, and personal discovery.
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B.
Lewis Calvin DeWitt
Lewis Calvin DeWitt was an American country and bluegrass singer, guitarist, and founding member of the Statler Brothers.
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C.
Donald W. Sherburne
Donald W. Sherburne was an American philosopher and prominent interpreter of Alfred North Whitehead’s process philosophy.
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D.
Willard Rouse
Willard Rouse was an American real estate developer and executive best known for his leadership in large-scale urban and suburban development projects, including the planning of the city of Columbia, Maryland.
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E.
Dewey Lindon
Dewey Lindon "Spooner" Oldham is an American songwriter and session keyboardist known for his influential work on numerous soul and pop recordings from the 1960s onward.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.