Samuel Brannan
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Samuel Brannan was a 19th-century American settler, businessman, and journalist best known for publicizing the California Gold Rush and becoming one of its first millionaires.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Samuel Brannan canonical | 1 |
| Samuel S. Brannan | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T22085341 — 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: Samuel Brannan Context triple: [Brannan, hasNotableBearer, Samuel Brannan]
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A.
Lansford Hastings
Lansford Hastings was a 19th-century American lawyer and author whose promotion of the ill-fated Hastings Cutoff route to California contributed to the Donner Party disaster.
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B.
John O. Meusebach
John O. Meusebach was a 19th-century German-Texan statesman and colonizer best known for leading German immigration to Texas and negotiating a lasting peace treaty with the Comanche.
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C.
William H. Bonney
William H. Bonney is the real name of Billy the Kid, the infamous 19th-century American outlaw and gunfighter of the Old West.
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D.
Zebulon Crocker
Zebulon Crocker was a 19th-century American Congregational minister and author known for his writings on church polity and religious controversy.
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E.
Jim Bridger
Jim Bridger was a famed 19th-century American mountain man, explorer, and fur trapper known for his extensive knowledge of the Western frontier.
- 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: Samuel Brannan Target entity description: Samuel Brannan was a 19th-century American settler, businessman, and journalist best known for publicizing the California Gold Rush and becoming one of its first millionaires.
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A.
Lansford Hastings
Lansford Hastings was a 19th-century American lawyer and author whose promotion of the ill-fated Hastings Cutoff route to California contributed to the Donner Party disaster.
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B.
John O. Meusebach
John O. Meusebach was a 19th-century German-Texan statesman and colonizer best known for leading German immigration to Texas and negotiating a lasting peace treaty with the Comanche.
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C.
William H. Bonney
William H. Bonney is the real name of Billy the Kid, the infamous 19th-century American outlaw and gunfighter of the Old West.
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D.
Zebulon Crocker
Zebulon Crocker was a 19th-century American Congregational minister and author known for his writings on church polity and religious controversy.
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E.
Jim Bridger
Jim Bridger was a famed 19th-century American mountain man, explorer, and fur trapper known for his extensive knowledge of the Western frontier.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Samuel Brannan