Robert B. Bowler
E182043
Robert B. Bowler was an American public official who served as the United States Comptroller of the Treasury, overseeing federal financial accounts and fiscal administration.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Robert B. Bowler canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T580366 — 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 B. Bowler Context triple: [Comptroller of the Treasury, officeHeldBy, Robert B. Bowler]
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A.
Robert G. Bratcher
Robert G. Bratcher was an American Bible scholar and translator best known as the principal translator of the Good News Bible (Today’s English Version).
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B.
Kenneth H. Jackson
Kenneth H. Jackson was a prominent 20th-century British linguist and historian renowned for his pioneering research on the history and development of the Celtic languages.
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C.
H. A. Prichard
H. A. Prichard was a 20th-century British moral philosopher known for his influential work in intuitionist ethics and his critique of consequentialist moral theories.
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D.
Robert H. Richards
Robert H. Richards was a prominent American mining engineer and metallurgist known for pioneering work in ore dressing and mineral processing.
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E.
Barrie M. Osborne
Barrie M. Osborne is an American film producer best known for his work on large-scale, critically acclaimed epics such as The Lord of the Rings trilogy.
- 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 B. Bowler Target entity description: Robert B. Bowler was an American public official who served as the United States Comptroller of the Treasury, overseeing federal financial accounts and fiscal administration.
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A.
Robert G. Bratcher
Robert G. Bratcher was an American Bible scholar and translator best known as the principal translator of the Good News Bible (Today’s English Version).
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B.
Kenneth H. Jackson
Kenneth H. Jackson was a prominent 20th-century British linguist and historian renowned for his pioneering research on the history and development of the Celtic languages.
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C.
H. A. Prichard
H. A. Prichard was a 20th-century British moral philosopher known for his influential work in intuitionist ethics and his critique of consequentialist moral theories.
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D.
Robert H. Richards
Robert H. Richards was a prominent American mining engineer and metallurgist known for pioneering work in ore dressing and mineral processing.
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E.
Barrie M. Osborne
Barrie M. Osborne is an American film producer best known for his work on large-scale, critically acclaimed epics such as The Lord of the Rings trilogy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (20)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American public official
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government office ⓘ human ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
United States government
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surface form:
federal government of the United States
|
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| employer | United States Department of the Treasury ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
fiscal administration
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public administration ⓘ public finance ⓘ |
| hasDuty |
fiscal administration of the United States government
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oversight of federal financial accounts ⓘ |
| notableWork |
oversight of federal financial accounts
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oversight of fiscal administration of the United States government ⓘ |
| occupation | public official ⓘ |
| officeContested |
Comptroller of the Treasury
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surface form:
United States Comptroller of the Treasury
|
| partOf | United States Department of the Treasury ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Comptroller of the Treasury
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surface form:
United States Comptroller of the Treasury
|
| sharesOfficeWithPredecessorAndSuccessor |
Comptroller of the Treasury
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surface form:
United States Comptroller of the Treasury
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| workLocation | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Robert B. Bowler Description of subject: Robert B. Bowler was an American public official who served as the United States Comptroller of the Treasury, overseeing federal financial accounts and fiscal administration.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.