Herbert Silverman
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Herbert Silverman is an American mathematician and prominent secular activist known for his leadership in the freethought and atheist movements.
All labels observed (1)
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| Herbert Silverman canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T22992466 — 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: Herbert Silverman Context triple: [Nadia Gray, spouse, Herbert Silverman]
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A.
Robert Silverman
Robert Silverman is a Canadian character actor known for his frequent collaborations with director David Cronenberg in films such as "Scanners" and "Rabid."
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B.
Robert L. Goldberg
Robert L. Goldberg is an American attorney best known for serving as the named respondent in the landmark U.S. Supreme Court case Rostker v. Goldberg, which challenged the male-only military draft registration.
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C.
Walter Kornbluth
Walter Kornbluth is a zealous and often comically obsessive scientist in the 1984 romantic fantasy film "Splash," determined to expose the existence of a real mermaid.
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D.
Stanley H. Silverman
Stanley H. Silverman is a screenwriter best known for his work on mid-20th-century American films, including the 1964 biographical movie about country singer Hank Williams, "Your Cheatin’ Heart."
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E.
Herschel Weingrod
Herschel Weingrod is an American screenwriter best known for co-writing popular 1980s and 1990s comedies such as "Trading Places," "Twins," and "Kindergarten Cop."
- 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: Herbert Silverman Target entity description: Herbert Silverman is an American mathematician and prominent secular activist known for his leadership in the freethought and atheist movements.
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A.
Robert Silverman
Robert Silverman is a Canadian character actor known for his frequent collaborations with director David Cronenberg in films such as "Scanners" and "Rabid."
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B.
Robert L. Goldberg
Robert L. Goldberg is an American attorney best known for serving as the named respondent in the landmark U.S. Supreme Court case Rostker v. Goldberg, which challenged the male-only military draft registration.
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C.
Walter Kornbluth
Walter Kornbluth is a zealous and often comically obsessive scientist in the 1984 romantic fantasy film "Splash," determined to expose the existence of a real mermaid.
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D.
Stanley H. Silverman
Stanley H. Silverman is a screenwriter best known for his work on mid-20th-century American films, including the 1964 biographical movie about country singer Hank Williams, "Your Cheatin’ Heart."
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E.
Herschel Weingrod
Herschel Weingrod is an American screenwriter best known for co-writing popular 1980s and 1990s comedies such as "Trading Places," "Twins," and "Kindergarten Cop."
- F. None of above. chosen
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.