Raymond Weill
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Raymond Weill was a French archaeologist known for his early 20th-century excavations in Jerusalem, particularly in the area now known as the City of David.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Raymond Weill canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4717430 — 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: Raymond Weill Context triple: [City of David archaeological area, excavatedBy, Raymond Weill]
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A.
George Weil
George Weil was a physicist who worked on the Manhattan Project and is noted for being the operator who withdrew the control rod to initiate the first self-sustaining nuclear chain reaction in Chicago Pile-1.
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B.
Robert DeGuerin
Robert DeGuerin is a corrupt and ruthless antagonist in the 1996 action film "Eraser," serving as a key villain opposing Arnold Schwarzenegger's character.
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C.
Carl Segaud
Carl Segaud is a French local politician who serves as the mayor of the Parisian suburb Châtenay-Malabry.
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D.
Raymond Hains
Raymond Hains was a French artist and photographer known for his pioneering work with torn posters and urban visual culture, making him a key figure in the Nouveau Réalisme movement.
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E.
Felix Weil
Felix Weil was a German Marxist intellectual and wealthy benefactor best known for financing and helping to establish the Frankfurt School’s Institute for Social Research.
- 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: Raymond Weill Target entity description: Raymond Weill was a French archaeologist known for his early 20th-century excavations in Jerusalem, particularly in the area now known as the City of David.
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A.
George Weil
George Weil was a physicist who worked on the Manhattan Project and is noted for being the operator who withdrew the control rod to initiate the first self-sustaining nuclear chain reaction in Chicago Pile-1.
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B.
Robert DeGuerin
Robert DeGuerin is a corrupt and ruthless antagonist in the 1996 action film "Eraser," serving as a key villain opposing Arnold Schwarzenegger's character.
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C.
Carl Segaud
Carl Segaud is a French local politician who serves as the mayor of the Parisian suburb Châtenay-Malabry.
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D.
Raymond Hains
Raymond Hains was a French artist and photographer known for his pioneering work with torn posters and urban visual culture, making him a key figure in the Nouveau Réalisme movement.
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E.
Felix Weil
Felix Weil was a German Marxist intellectual and wealthy benefactor best known for financing and helping to establish the Frankfurt School’s Institute for Social Research.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (27)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
French archaeologist
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archaeologist ⓘ human ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | France ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Near Eastern archaeology
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archaeology ⓘ biblical archaeology ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hasPartInHisWork | excavation of structures identified with the City of David ⓘ |
| heritage | French ⓘ |
| knownFor |
early archaeological excavations in Jerusalem
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pioneering excavations in the City of David area ⓘ work on the topography of ancient Jerusalem ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | French ⓘ |
| notableFor | one of the first systematic excavators of the City of David area ⓘ |
| notableWork |
early 20th-century excavations south of the Temple Mount
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excavations in Jerusalem ⓘ excavations in the City of David ⓘ |
| occupation | archaeologist ⓘ |
| placeOfActivity |
City of David
NERFINISHED
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Jerusalem NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| studied |
ancient Jerusalem
NERFINISHED
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biblical-period remains in Jerusalem ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfActivity | early 20th century ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Jerusalem
NERFINISHED
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Mandatory Palestine NERFINISHED ⓘ Ottoman Palestine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Raymond Weill Description of subject: Raymond Weill was a French archaeologist known for his early 20th-century excavations in Jerusalem, particularly in the area now known as the City of David.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.