La Follette
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La Follette is an American political family name most famously associated with progressive Wisconsin senator and presidential candidate Robert M. La Follette Sr.
All labels observed (1)
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| La Follette canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T21718909 — 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: La Follette Context triple: [Belle Case La Follette, familyName, La Follette]
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A.
Belle Case La Follette
Belle Case La Follette was an American lawyer, suffragist, and progressive reformer who played a key role in the women’s rights and peace movements in the early 20th century.
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B.
Robert M. La Follette Jr.
Robert M. La Follette Jr. was a progressive American politician who served as a U.S. Senator from Wisconsin and carried on his family's influential reformist legacy.
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C.
Philip La Follette
Philip La Follette was a three-term progressive governor of Wisconsin and a key figure in the La Follette political dynasty.
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D.
T. T. Waterman
T. T. Waterman was an American anthropologist and ethnographer known for his work documenting Native Californian cultures in the early 20th century.
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E.
Dirksen
Dirksen is a surname most notably associated with Everett Dirksen, a prominent mid-20th-century American politician and U.S. Senate Minority Leader.
- 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: La Follette Target entity description: La Follette is an American political family name most famously associated with progressive Wisconsin senator and presidential candidate Robert M. La Follette Sr.
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A.
Belle Case La Follette
Belle Case La Follette was an American lawyer, suffragist, and progressive reformer who played a key role in the women’s rights and peace movements in the early 20th century.
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B.
Robert M. La Follette Jr.
Robert M. La Follette Jr. was a progressive American politician who served as a U.S. Senator from Wisconsin and carried on his family's influential reformist legacy.
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C.
Philip La Follette
Philip La Follette was a three-term progressive governor of Wisconsin and a key figure in the La Follette political dynasty.
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D.
T. T. Waterman
T. T. Waterman was an American anthropologist and ethnographer known for his work documenting Native Californian cultures in the early 20th century.
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E.
Dirksen
Dirksen is a surname most notably associated with Everett Dirksen, a prominent mid-20th-century American politician and U.S. Senate Minority Leader.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
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