Jacob Rhodes Van Meter
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Jacob Rhodes Van Meter was an early settler and influential local figure after whom the city of Van Meter, Iowa, was named.
All labels observed (1)
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| Jacob Rhodes Van Meter canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T22278094 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Jacob Rhodes Van Meter Context triple: [Van Meter, Iowa, namedAfter, Jacob Rhodes Van Meter]
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A.
Charles Ashley Deneen
Charles Ashley Deneen is the son of Charles S. Deneen, the former governor of Illinois and U.S. senator.
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B.
James Edward Rice
James Edward Rice, better known as Jim Rice, is a former Major League Baseball left fielder who spent his entire career with the Boston Red Sox and was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame.
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C.
Johannes Roberts
Johannes Roberts is a British filmmaker best known for directing horror and thriller films such as the shark-survival sequel "47 Meters Down: Uncaged" and the video game adaptation "Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City."
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D.
Benjamin Botts
Benjamin Botts was an American lawyer best known for serving on the defense team of Aaron Burr during his famous early 19th-century treason trial.
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E.
Alexander Mebane
Alexander Mebane was an American Revolutionary War officer and early North Carolina politician who served in the U.S. House of Representatives.
- 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: Jacob Rhodes Van Meter Target entity description: Jacob Rhodes Van Meter was an early settler and influential local figure after whom the city of Van Meter, Iowa, was named.
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A.
Charles Ashley Deneen
Charles Ashley Deneen is the son of Charles S. Deneen, the former governor of Illinois and U.S. senator.
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B.
James Edward Rice
James Edward Rice, better known as Jim Rice, is a former Major League Baseball left fielder who spent his entire career with the Boston Red Sox and was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame.
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C.
Johannes Roberts
Johannes Roberts is a British filmmaker best known for directing horror and thriller films such as the shark-survival sequel "47 Meters Down: Uncaged" and the video game adaptation "Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City."
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D.
Benjamin Botts
Benjamin Botts was an American lawyer best known for serving on the defense team of Aaron Burr during his famous early 19th-century treason trial.
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E.
Alexander Mebane
Alexander Mebane was an American Revolutionary War officer and early North Carolina politician who served in the U.S. House of Representatives.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Van Meter, Iowa, United States