Edward J. Smith
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Edward J. Smith was the British sea captain best known for commanding the RMS Titanic on its ill-fated maiden voyage in 1912.
All labels observed (1)
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| Edward J. Smith canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13203650 — 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: Edward J. Smith Context triple: [A Night to Remember (1958 film), portrays, Edward J. Smith]
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Gerard C. Smith
Gerard C. Smith was an American diplomat and arms control negotiator best known for serving as the chief U.S. negotiator of the Strategic Arms Limitation Talks (SALT I) with the Soviet Union.
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Raymond J. Smith
Raymond J. Smith was an American editor, publisher, and co-founder of The Ontario Review, best known as the longtime husband and literary collaborator of author Joyce Carol Oates.
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C.
William E. Smith
William E. Smith is a federal judge who serves as the Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Rhode Island.
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D.
Julian C. Smith
Julian C. Smith was a United States Marine Corps lieutenant general best known for leading the 2nd Marine Division in the Pacific Theater during World War II.
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E.
George W. Edmonds
George W. Edmonds was one of the original founders of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Incorporated, a historically African American collegiate Greek-letter organization.
- 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: Edward J. Smith Target entity description: Edward J. Smith was the British sea captain best known for commanding the RMS Titanic on its ill-fated maiden voyage in 1912.
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A.
Gerard C. Smith
Gerard C. Smith was an American diplomat and arms control negotiator best known for serving as the chief U.S. negotiator of the Strategic Arms Limitation Talks (SALT I) with the Soviet Union.
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B.
Raymond J. Smith
Raymond J. Smith was an American editor, publisher, and co-founder of The Ontario Review, best known as the longtime husband and literary collaborator of author Joyce Carol Oates.
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C.
William E. Smith
William E. Smith is a federal judge who serves as the Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Rhode Island.
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D.
Julian C. Smith
Julian C. Smith was a United States Marine Corps lieutenant general best known for leading the 2nd Marine Division in the Pacific Theater during World War II.
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E.
George W. Edmonds
George W. Edmonds was one of the original founders of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Incorporated, a historically African American collegiate Greek-letter organization.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.