Robert Thom
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Robert Thom was a 19th-century Scottish civil engineer best known for designing innovative water supply systems, including the Greenock Cut aqueduct.
All labels observed (1)
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| Robert Thom canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T23335653 — 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: Robert Thom Context triple: [Greenock Cut, engineer, Robert Thom]
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A.
Gustav Lindenthal
Gustav Lindenthal was an influential early 20th-century civil engineer renowned for designing major American steel bridges and advancing long-span bridge construction.
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B.
John Frank Stevens
John Frank Stevens was an American civil engineer best known for his pivotal role in organizing and directing early construction and infrastructure work on the Panama Canal.
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C.
Walter P. Moore
Walter P. Moore was a prominent American structural engineer known for pioneering work on large-span sports facilities and innovative stadium designs.
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D.
Bruce Smeaton
Bruce Smeaton is an Australian composer best known for his film scores, particularly for notable Australian and international movies from the 1970s onward.
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E.
Arturo Yamasaki
Arturo Yamasaki was a prominent Peruvian-Mexican football referee best known for officiating major international matches, including the famed 1970 World Cup "Game of the Century" between Italy and West Germany.
- 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: Robert Thom Target entity description: Robert Thom was a 19th-century Scottish civil engineer best known for designing innovative water supply systems, including the Greenock Cut aqueduct.
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A.
Gustav Lindenthal
Gustav Lindenthal was an influential early 20th-century civil engineer renowned for designing major American steel bridges and advancing long-span bridge construction.
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B.
John Frank Stevens
John Frank Stevens was an American civil engineer best known for his pivotal role in organizing and directing early construction and infrastructure work on the Panama Canal.
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C.
Walter P. Moore
Walter P. Moore was a prominent American structural engineer known for pioneering work on large-span sports facilities and innovative stadium designs.
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D.
Bruce Smeaton
Bruce Smeaton is an Australian composer best known for his film scores, particularly for notable Australian and international movies from the 1970s onward.
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E.
Arturo Yamasaki
Arturo Yamasaki was a prominent Peruvian-Mexican football referee best known for officiating major international matches, including the famed 1970 World Cup "Game of the Century" between Italy and West Germany.
- F. None of above. chosen
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