David S. Ferriero
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David S. Ferriero is an American librarian and administrator who served as the 10th Archivist of the United States, overseeing the National Archives and Records Administration.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| David S. Ferriero canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2782303 — 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: David S. Ferriero Context triple: [Archivist of the United States, officeHeldBy, David S. Ferriero]
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A.
Thomas N. Margulis
Thomas N. Margulis is known primarily as the former husband of renowned evolutionary biologist Lynn Margulis.
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B.
Walter Dellinger
Walter Dellinger was a prominent American constitutional law scholar and former acting U.S. Solicitor General known for his influential work in Supreme Court advocacy and legal academia.
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C.
James W. Nye
James W. Nye was a 19th-century American politician who served as the first governor of the Nevada Territory and later as a U.S. senator from Nevada.
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D.
Timothy J. Roemer
Timothy J. Roemer is an American politician and diplomat, a former U.S. congressman from Indiana who later served as U.S. Ambassador to India.
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E.
Thomas J. Biersteker
Thomas J. Biersteker is an American political scientist and international relations scholar known for his work on global governance, sanctions, and international security.
- 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: David S. Ferriero Target entity description: David S. Ferriero is an American librarian and administrator who served as the 10th Archivist of the United States, overseeing the National Archives and Records Administration.
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A.
Thomas N. Margulis
Thomas N. Margulis is known primarily as the former husband of renowned evolutionary biologist Lynn Margulis.
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B.
Walter Dellinger
Walter Dellinger was a prominent American constitutional law scholar and former acting U.S. Solicitor General known for his influential work in Supreme Court advocacy and legal academia.
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C.
James W. Nye
James W. Nye was a 19th-century American politician who served as the first governor of the Nevada Territory and later as a U.S. senator from Nevada.
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D.
Timothy J. Roemer
Timothy J. Roemer is an American politician and diplomat, a former U.S. congressman from Indiana who later served as U.S. Ambassador to India.
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E.
Thomas J. Biersteker
Thomas J. Biersteker is an American political scientist and international relations scholar known for his work on global governance, sanctions, and international security.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
archivist
ⓘ
human ⓘ librarian ⓘ library administrator ⓘ |
| appointedBy | Barack Obama ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Northeastern University
ⓘ
Simmons College ⓘ
linked to:
Simmons University
|
| employer |
Duke University
ⓘ
Massachusetts Institute of Technology ⓘ National Archives and Records Administration ⓘ New York Public Library ⓘ |
| familyName | Ferriero ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
archives administration
ⓘ
library science ⓘ |
| givenName | David ⓘ |
| hasAcademicDegree |
Bachelor’s degree
ⓘ
Master of Library Science ⓘ |
| hasRole | chief administrator of the National Archives and Records Administration ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| name | David S. Ferriero ⓘ |
| notableFor |
modernizing the National Archives and Records Administration
ⓘ
promoting public access to government records ⓘ supporting digitization of archival materials ⓘ |
| notableWork | oversight of the National Archives and Records Administration ⓘ |
| occupation |
archivist
ⓘ
librarian ⓘ library administrator ⓘ |
| ordinalInOffice | 10th Archivist of the United States ⓘ |
| partOf | National Archives leadership ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Andrew W. Mellon Director and Chief Executive of the Research Libraries at the New York Public Library
ⓘ
Archivist of the United States ⓘ Associate Director for Public Services at the MIT Libraries ⓘ University Librarian at Duke University ⓘ |
| residence |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| workLocation | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: David S. Ferriero Description of subject: David S. Ferriero is an American librarian and administrator who served as the 10th Archivist of the United States, overseeing the National Archives and Records Administration.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.