Robert Tatum
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Robert Tatum was an American mountaineer best known as a member of the first successful expedition to reach the summit of Denali (Mount McKinley) in 1913.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Robert Tatum canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T732270 — 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 Tatum Context triple: [Denali, firstAscentBy, Robert Tatum]
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A.
Roy Hinson
Roy Hinson is a former American professional basketball player and standout forward from Rutgers University who played several seasons in the NBA during the 1980s.
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B.
Harold McLernon
Harold McLernon was a film editor known for his work on early sound-era movies, including the 1928 musical drama "The Singing Fool."
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C.
Joseph McNeil
Joseph McNeil is an American civil rights activist best known as one of the Greensboro Four who helped spark the sit-in movement against racial segregation in the United States.
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D.
Armond Hill
Armond Hill is a former American basketball player and coach best known for his standout collegiate career at Princeton University and subsequent role as an NBA guard.
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E.
Lonnie E. Smith
Lonnie E. Smith was an African American voter whose challenge to racially discriminatory primary elections led to the landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision in Smith v. Allwright (1944), which struck down white-only primaries.
- 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 Tatum Target entity description: Robert Tatum was an American mountaineer best known as a member of the first successful expedition to reach the summit of Denali (Mount McKinley) in 1913.
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A.
Roy Hinson
Roy Hinson is a former American professional basketball player and standout forward from Rutgers University who played several seasons in the NBA during the 1980s.
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B.
Harold McLernon
Harold McLernon was a film editor known for his work on early sound-era movies, including the 1928 musical drama "The Singing Fool."
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C.
Joseph McNeil
Joseph McNeil is an American civil rights activist best known as one of the Greensboro Four who helped spark the sit-in movement against racial segregation in the United States.
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D.
Armond Hill
Armond Hill is a former American basketball player and coach best known for his standout collegiate career at Princeton University and subsequent role as an NBA guard.
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E.
Lonnie E. Smith
Lonnie E. Smith was an African American voter whose challenge to racially discriminatory primary elections led to the landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision in Smith v. Allwright (1944), which struck down white-only primaries.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American mountaineer
ⓘ
human ⓘ mountaineer ⓘ |
| almaMater |
University of the South
ⓘ
surface form:
Sewanee: The University of the South
|
| climbed |
Denali
ⓘ
Denali ⓘ
surface form:
Mount McKinley
|
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1891-05-08 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1964-01-26 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | University of the South ⓘ |
| expeditionPartner |
Harry Karstens
ⓘ
Hudson Stuck ⓘ Walter Harper ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| knownFor | first successful ascent of Denali ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| memberOfExpedition |
1913 Denali expedition
ⓘ
surface form:
1913 first ascent of Denali expedition
|
| mountainRangeClimbed | Alaska Range ⓘ |
| name | Robert Tatum self-link ⓘ |
| nationality | United States of America ⓘ |
| notableAchievement | Reached the summit of Denali in 1913 ⓘ |
| occupation |
Episcopal priest
ⓘ
mountaineer ⓘ |
| participantIn | first ascent of Denali ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Knoxville, Tennessee
ⓘ
surface form:
Knoxville, Tennessee, United States
|
| placeOfBurial |
Knoxville, Tennessee
ⓘ
surface form:
Knoxville, Tennessee, United States
|
| placeOfDeath |
Knoxville, Tennessee
ⓘ
surface form:
Knoxville, Tennessee, United States
|
| religion | Episcopal Church ⓘ |
| summitedOn | 1913-06-07 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Robert Tatum Description of subject: Robert Tatum was an American mountaineer best known as a member of the first successful expedition to reach the summit of Denali (Mount McKinley) in 1913.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Denali