Skull and Bones
E18707
Skull and Bones is a secretive and influential Yale University society known for its powerful and well-connected members in American political, media, and business circles.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Skull and Bones canonical | 31 |
| Skull and Bones society | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T151854 — 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: Skull and Bones Context triple: [Henry Luce, memberOf, Skull and Bones]
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A.
Treasure & Bond
Treasure & Bond is a contemporary lifestyle brand sold at Nordstrom, known for its casual, on-trend apparel and accessories that often support charitable causes.
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B.
Age of Sail
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C.
The Black Pirate
The Black Pirate is a 1926 silent swashbuckler film starring Douglas Fairbanks, renowned for its pioneering use of early two-color Technicolor and acrobatic action sequences.
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D.
Stumptown
Stumptown is a historic nickname for Portland, Oregon, referencing the city’s rapid 19th-century growth that left tree stumps scattered throughout the area.
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E.
The Five
The Five is a Fox News Channel weekday panel show where five co-hosts discuss current news, politics, and pop culture from a generally conservative perspective.
- 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: Skull and Bones Target entity description: Skull and Bones is a secretive and influential Yale University society known for its powerful and well-connected members in American political, media, and business circles.
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A.
Treasure & Bond
Treasure & Bond is a contemporary lifestyle brand sold at Nordstrom, known for its casual, on-trend apparel and accessories that often support charitable causes.
-
B.
Age of Sail
The Age of Sail was a historical era, roughly from the 16th to the mid-19th century, when international trade, naval warfare, and exploration were dominated by large sailing ships.
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C.
The Black Pirate
The Black Pirate is a 1926 silent swashbuckler film starring Douglas Fairbanks, renowned for its pioneering use of early two-color Technicolor and acrobatic action sequences.
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D.
Stumptown
Stumptown is a historic nickname for Portland, Oregon, referencing the city’s rapid 19th-century growth that left tree stumps scattered throughout the area.
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E.
The Five
The Five is a Fox News Channel weekday panel show where five co-hosts discuss current news, politics, and pop culture from a generally conservative perspective.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Yale University organization
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collegiate secret society ⓘ student society ⓘ |
| affiliation | Yale University ⓘ |
| alternativeName |
Chapter 322
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Order of Skull and Bones ⓘ The Order ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
American business elite
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American media elite ⓘ American political elite ⓘ |
| buildingType | windowless meeting hall ⓘ |
| campus | Yale University campus ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| fieldOfActivity |
leadership development
ⓘ
social organization ⓘ student networking ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Alphonso Taft
ⓘ
William H. Russell ⓘ
surface form:
William Huntington Russell
|
| foundingYear | 1832 ⓘ |
| hasAlumniNetwork | Bonesmen ⓘ |
| hasApproximateMembershipPerYear | about 15 members ⓘ |
| hasHeadquarters | the Tomb ⓘ |
| hasMotto | Boni pastoris est tondere pecus, non deglubere ⓘ |
| hasNotableMember |
Averell Harriman
ⓘ
George H. W. Bush ⓘ George W. Bush ⓘ Harold Stanley ⓘ Henry Luce ⓘ James Jesus Angleton ⓘ John Kerry ⓘ President William Howard Taft ⓘ
surface form:
William Howard Taft
|
| hasTradition |
annual tapping of new members
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secret initiation rituals ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | High Street, New Haven, Connecticut ⓘ |
| influencedReputationOf | Yale senior societies ⓘ |
| languageOfMotto | Latin ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
New Haven, Connecticut
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Yale University ⓘ |
| memberOf | Yale senior societies ⓘ |
| membershipRestriction | Yale College seniors ⓘ |
| membershipType | undergraduate senior society ⓘ |
| notableFor |
elite membership
ⓘ
influence in American politics ⓘ rituals and traditions ⓘ secrecy ⓘ |
| operatesAs | private, invitation-only club ⓘ |
| selectionProcess |
invitation only
ⓘ
tap day selection ⓘ |
| subjectOf | conspiracy theories ⓘ |
| symbol | skull and crossbones ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Skull and Bones Description of subject: Skull and Bones is a secretive and influential Yale University society known for its powerful and well-connected members in American political, media, and business circles.
Referenced by (32)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
William Howard Taft
subject surface form:
Morrison R. Waite
subject surface form:
Skull and Bones Tomb
subject surface form:
Skull and Bones Tomb
this entity surface form:
Skull and Bones society
subject surface form:
Robert A. Taft