Julia Tuttle
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Julia Tuttle was an American businesswoman and landowner known as the "Mother of Miami" for her pivotal role in the founding and development of the city of Miami, Florida.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Julia Tuttle canonical | 2 |
| Julia DeForest Tuttle | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3404581 — 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: Julia Tuttle Context triple: [Julia Tuttle Causeway, namedAfter, Julia Tuttle]
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A.
Elizabeth Griscom
Elizabeth Griscom, better known as Betsy Ross, was an American upholsterer and seamstress traditionally credited with sewing the first flag of the United States.
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B.
Mary Easty
Mary Easty was a respected Salem, Massachusetts woman who was falsely accused of witchcraft and executed during the 1692 Salem witch trials, later remembered for her dignified plea for justice.
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C.
Julia Hoyt
Julia Hoyt was an American stage and silent film actress and socialite active in the early 20th century.
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D.
Julia Floyd
Julia Floyd was the wife of British statesman Sir Robert Peel, serving as a prominent Victorian-era political hostess and member of the English gentry.
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E.
Mabel Taliaferro
Mabel Taliaferro was an American stage and silent film actress of the early 20th century, known for her child roles and work on Broadway and in Hollywood.
- 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: Julia Tuttle Target entity description: Julia Tuttle was an American businesswoman and landowner known as the "Mother of Miami" for her pivotal role in the founding and development of the city of Miami, Florida.
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A.
Elizabeth Griscom
Elizabeth Griscom, better known as Betsy Ross, was an American upholsterer and seamstress traditionally credited with sewing the first flag of the United States.
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B.
Mary Easty
Mary Easty was a respected Salem, Massachusetts woman who was falsely accused of witchcraft and executed during the 1692 Salem witch trials, later remembered for her dignified plea for justice.
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C.
Julia Hoyt
Julia Hoyt was an American stage and silent film actress and socialite active in the early 20th century.
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D.
Julia Floyd
Julia Floyd was the wife of British statesman Sir Robert Peel, serving as a prominent Victorian-era political hostess and member of the English gentry.
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E.
Mabel Taliaferro
Mabel Taliaferro was an American stage and silent film actress of the early 20th century, known for her child roles and work on Broadway and in Hollywood.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
businesswoman
ⓘ
city founder ⓘ human ⓘ landowner ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Biscayne Bay
ⓘ
Florida East Coast Railway ⓘ
linked to:
Florida East Coast Railway (historical)
Henry Flagler ⓘ Miami River ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Miami City Cemetery ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | meningitis ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | United States of America ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1849-01-22 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1898-09-14 ⓘ |
| era | Gilded Age ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | European American ⓘ |
| familyName | Tuttle ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
real estate development
ⓘ
urban development ⓘ |
| fullName |
Julia DeForest Tuttle
ⓘ
linked to:
Julia Tuttle
|
| givenName | Julia ⓘ |
| hasMonument | statue of Julia Tuttle in Bayfront Park, Miami ⓘ |
| hasNamesake |
Julia Tuttle Causeway
ⓘ
schools in Miami, Florida ⓘ |
| influenced | development of Miami, Florida ⓘ |
| knownFor |
being a key figure in the founding of Miami
ⓘ
persuading Henry Flagler to extend the Florida East Coast Railway to Miami ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| movement | American urban expansion in South Florida ⓘ |
| nickname | Mother of Miami ⓘ |
| notableTitle | first woman to found a major American city ⓘ |
| notableWork | founding of Miami, Florida ⓘ |
| numberOfChildren | 2 ⓘ |
| occupation |
businesswoman
ⓘ
citrus grower ⓘ |
| owned |
large tract of land on the north bank of the Miami River
ⓘ
orange groves near Biscayne Bay ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Cleveland, Ohio
ⓘ
linked to:
Cleveland
|
| placeOfDeath | Miami, Florida ⓘ |
| religion |
Roman Catholic Church
ⓘ
linked to:
Roman Catholicism
|
| residence |
Biscayne Bay, Florida
ⓘ
linked to:
Biscayne Bay
Cleveland, Ohio ⓘ
linked to:
Cleveland
Miami, Florida ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | female ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
offered land and incentives to Henry Flagler for railroad extension
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sent flowering orange blossoms to Henry Flagler after the Great Freeze of 1894–1895 ⓘ |
| spouse | Frederick Leonard Tuttle ⓘ |
| stateOfBirth | Ohio ⓘ |
| stateOfDeath | Florida ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Julia Tuttle Description of subject: Julia Tuttle was an American businesswoman and landowner known as the "Mother of Miami" for her pivotal role in the founding and development of the city of Miami, Florida.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Julia Tuttle