Lewis Tappan
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Lewis Tappan was a prominent 19th-century American abolitionist and businessman who played a key role in the anti-slavery movement and in supporting the legal defense of the Amistad captives.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Lewis Tappan canonical | 7 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2981898 — 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: Lewis Tappan Context triple: [American Anti-Slavery Society, foundedBy, Lewis Tappan]
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Arthur Tappan
Arthur Tappan was a prominent 19th-century American merchant and philanthropist who became a leading abolitionist and key organizer in the early U.S. anti-slavery movement.
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B.
Amasa Delano
Amasa Delano was an American sea captain and explorer best known for his 1817 memoir "A Narrative of Voyages and Travels," which inspired Herman Melville’s novella "Benito Cereno."
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C.
Philo Delano
Philo Delano was a member of the prominent Delano family, an American lineage known for its historical influence and connections to notable political figures.
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D.
Samuel Joseph May
Samuel Joseph May was a 19th-century American Unitarian minister and prominent social reformer known for his advocacy of abolition, women's rights, and educational reform.
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E.
Josiah Eaton
Josiah Eaton was an individual significant enough in local history that the town of Eatonville, Florida, was named in his honor.
- 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: Lewis Tappan Target entity description: Lewis Tappan was a prominent 19th-century American abolitionist and businessman who played a key role in the anti-slavery movement and in supporting the legal defense of the Amistad captives.
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A.
Arthur Tappan
Arthur Tappan was a prominent 19th-century American merchant and philanthropist who became a leading abolitionist and key organizer in the early U.S. anti-slavery movement.
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B.
Amasa Delano
Amasa Delano was an American sea captain and explorer best known for his 1817 memoir "A Narrative of Voyages and Travels," which inspired Herman Melville’s novella "Benito Cereno."
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C.
Philo Delano
Philo Delano was a member of the prominent Delano family, an American lineage known for its historical influence and connections to notable political figures.
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D.
Samuel Joseph May
Samuel Joseph May was a 19th-century American Unitarian minister and prominent social reformer known for his advocacy of abolition, women's rights, and educational reform.
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E.
Josiah Eaton
Josiah Eaton was an individual significant enough in local history that the town of Eatonville, Florida, was named in his honor.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
19th-century American businessperson
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American abolitionist ⓘ abolitionist ⓘ businessperson ⓘ human ⓘ |
| advocatedFor |
civil rights for African Americans
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immediate abolition of slavery ⓘ |
| businessActivity |
credit reporting
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dry-goods trade ⓘ |
| causeOfFame |
leadership in the Amistad legal defense
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prominent role in American abolitionism ⓘ |
| coFounderOf | early American credit-reporting firm that evolved into Dun & Bradstreet ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1788-05-23 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1873-06-21 ⓘ |
| era | 19th century ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | European American ⓘ |
| familyName | Tappan ⓘ |
| founderOf | American and Foreign Anti-Slavery Society ⓘ |
| givenName | Lewis ⓘ |
| knownFor |
funding abolitionist publications
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leadership in anti-slavery organizations ⓘ organizing legal defense for the Amistad captives ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | American Anti-Slavery Society ⓘ |
| movement | abolitionism ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
helped arrange legal counsel for the Amistad Africans
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raised funds for the return of Amistad captives to Africa ⓘ |
| notableWork |
founding of the American and Foreign Anti-Slavery Society
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support for the American Anti-Slavery Society ⓘ support for the legal defense of the Amistad captives ⓘ |
| occupation |
abolitionist
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businessperson ⓘ merchant ⓘ |
| participantIn |
Amistad case
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linked to:
United States v. The Amistad
United States abolitionist movement ⓘ
linked to:
American abolitionist movement
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| placeOfBirth | Northampton, Massachusetts ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Brooklyn, New York
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linked to:
Brooklyn
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| politicalAlignment | anti-slavery ⓘ |
| religion |
Congregationalism
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Evangelical Protestantism ⓘ
linked to:
Evangelicalism
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| residence |
Brooklyn, New York
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linked to:
Brooklyn
New York City ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| sibling | Arthur Tappan ⓘ |
| supported | missionary and religious reform causes ⓘ |
| workLocation | New York City ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Lewis Tappan Description of subject: Lewis Tappan was a prominent 19th-century American abolitionist and businessman who played a key role in the anti-slavery movement and in supporting the legal defense of the Amistad captives.
Referenced by (7)
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