Paolo Borsellino
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Paolo Borsellino was a prominent Italian anti-Mafia judge and magistrate who became a national symbol of the fight against organized crime after his assassination by the Sicilian Mafia in 1992.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Paolo Borsellino canonical | 6 |
| Borsellino | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2457432 — 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: Paolo Borsellino Context triple: [Palermo Airport, namedAfter, Paolo Borsellino]
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A.
Giovanni Falcone
Giovanni Falcone was a prominent Italian anti-Mafia judge and prosecutor renowned for his pioneering work against organized crime in Sicily, whose assassination in 1992 made him a national symbol of the fight for justice.
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B.
Luciano De Feo
Luciano De Feo was an Italian film producer and cultural figure best known for establishing the prestigious Venice Film Festival, one of the world’s oldest and most influential film festivals.
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C.
Ignazio Marino
Ignazio Marino is an Italian surgeon and politician who served as the Mayor of Rome from 2013 to 2015.
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D.
Giacomo Matteotti
Giacomo Matteotti was an Italian socialist politician whose outspoken opposition to Benito Mussolini’s Fascist regime led to his assassination in 1924, making him a symbol of anti-fascist resistance.
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E.
Enrico De Nicola
Enrico De Nicola was an Italian jurist and politician who served as the first head of state of the Italian Republic after World War II.
- 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: Paolo Borsellino Target entity description: Paolo Borsellino was a prominent Italian anti-Mafia judge and magistrate who became a national symbol of the fight against organized crime after his assassination by the Sicilian Mafia in 1992.
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A.
Giovanni Falcone
Giovanni Falcone was a prominent Italian anti-Mafia judge and prosecutor renowned for his pioneering work against organized crime in Sicily, whose assassination in 1992 made him a national symbol of the fight for justice.
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B.
Luciano De Feo
Luciano De Feo was an Italian film producer and cultural figure best known for establishing the prestigious Venice Film Festival, one of the world’s oldest and most influential film festivals.
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C.
Ignazio Marino
Ignazio Marino is an Italian surgeon and politician who served as the Mayor of Rome from 2013 to 2015.
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D.
Giacomo Matteotti
Giacomo Matteotti was an Italian socialist politician whose outspoken opposition to Benito Mussolini’s Fascist regime led to his assassination in 1924, making him a symbol of anti-fascist resistance.
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E.
Enrico De Nicola
Enrico De Nicola was an Italian jurist and politician who served as the first head of state of the Italian Republic after World War II.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Italian magistrate
ⓘ
anti-Mafia activist ⓘ human ⓘ judge ⓘ |
| academicDegree | law degree ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Gold Medal of Civil Merit (Italy)
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surface form:
Gold Medal for Civil Valour (Italy)
Gold Medal of Civil Merit (Italy) ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | car bomb ⓘ |
| closeColleague | Giovanni Falcone ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy |
Palermo Airport
ⓘ
surface form:
Paolo Borsellino Airport
schools and streets named after him in Italy ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Italian Republic
ⓘ
Italy ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1940-01-19 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1992-07-19 ⓘ |
| describedAs | symbol of the fight against organized crime in Italy ⓘ |
| educatedAt | University of Palermo ⓘ |
| familyName |
Paolo Borsellino
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Borsellino
|
| fieldOfWork |
anti-Mafia investigations
ⓘ
criminal law ⓘ |
| givenName | Paolo ⓘ |
| hasSibling | Rita Borsellino ⓘ |
| killedBy |
La Cosa Nostra
ⓘ
surface form:
Cosa Nostra
Sicilian Mafia ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Maxi Trial against Cosa Nostra
ⓘ
surface form:
Maxi Trial investigations
anti-Mafia prosecutions in Palermo ⓘ fight against the Sicilian Mafia ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | assassination ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Falcone-Borsellino anti-Mafia pool
ⓘ
surface form:
Palermo anti-Mafia pool
|
| movement | Italian anti-Mafia movement ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | Italian ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
Maxi Trial against Cosa Nostra
ⓘ
surface form:
Maxi Trial against the Sicilian Mafia
Via D'Amelio bombing ⓘ |
| notableWork | anti-Mafia pool in Palermo ⓘ |
| numberOfChildren | 3 ⓘ |
| occupation |
judge
ⓘ
magistrate ⓘ prosecutor ⓘ |
| participantIn | Italian anti-Mafia pool with Giovanni Falcone ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Kingdom of Italy
ⓘ
Palermo ⓘ Sicily ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Palermo
ⓘ
Via D'Amelio ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Chief Prosecutor of Marsala
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Deputy Prosecutor of Palermo ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse | Agnese Piraino Leto ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Court of Palermo
ⓘ
Marsala ⓘ Palermo ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Paolo Borsellino Description of subject: Paolo Borsellino was a prominent Italian anti-Mafia judge and magistrate who became a national symbol of the fight against organized crime after his assassination by the Sicilian Mafia in 1992.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Falcone–Borsellino Airport
this entity surface form:
Borsellino