David Seymour
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David Seymour was a renowned Polish-born photojournalist and co-founder of the Magnum Photos agency, celebrated for his powerful documentary and war photography.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| David Seymour canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4906431 — 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 Seymour Context triple: [Robert Capa, coFounderWith, David Seymour]
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A.
David Giles
David Giles was a British television director best known for his work on classic literary adaptations and period dramas for the BBC.
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B.
Ben Rothwell
Ben Rothwell is an American mixed martial artist and longtime UFC heavyweight veteran known for his knockout power and unorthodox personality.
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C.
Jonathan Corwin
Jonathan Corwin was a 17th-century Massachusetts magistrate best known as one of the judges who presided over the Salem witch trials.
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D.
Neil Buchanan
Neil Buchanan is a British television presenter, artist, and musician best known for hosting the children's art show "Art Attack."
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E.
Richard Jolley
Richard Jolley is an American glass artist renowned for his large-scale figurative sculptures and significant contributions to contemporary studio glass.
- 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 Seymour Target entity description: David Seymour was a renowned Polish-born photojournalist and co-founder of the Magnum Photos agency, celebrated for his powerful documentary and war photography.
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A.
David Giles
David Giles was a British television director best known for his work on classic literary adaptations and period dramas for the BBC.
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B.
Ben Rothwell
Ben Rothwell is an American mixed martial artist and longtime UFC heavyweight veteran known for his knockout power and unorthodox personality.
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C.
Jonathan Corwin
Jonathan Corwin was a 17th-century Massachusetts magistrate best known as one of the judges who presided over the Salem witch trials.
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D.
Neil Buchanan
Neil Buchanan is a British television presenter, artist, and musician best known for hosting the children's art show "Art Attack."
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E.
Richard Jolley
Richard Jolley is an American glass artist renowned for his large-scale figurative sculptures and significant contributions to contemporary studio glass.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Magnum Photos co-founder
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documentary photographer ⓘ human ⓘ photojournalist ⓘ war photographer ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Chim
NERFINISHED
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David Szymin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthName | Dawid Szymin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Paris, France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | shot by Egyptian forces ⓘ |
| coFounded | Magnum Photos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coFounder | David Seymour NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coFounderWith |
George Rodger
NERFINISHED
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Henri Cartier-Bresson NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert Capa NERFINISHED ⓘ William Vandivert NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
France
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Poland ⓘ United States of America ⓘ |
| coveredConflict |
1948 Arab–Israeli War
NERFINISHED
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Spanish Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1911-11-20 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1956-11-10 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Sorbonne University
NERFINISHED
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École des Beaux-Arts (Paris) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer | Magnum Photos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Polish Jew ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
documentary photography
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photojournalism ⓘ war photography ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
English
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French ⓘ Polish ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | killed in action ⓘ |
| movedTo | Paris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
humanistic portrayal of war victims
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photographs of children affected by war ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Children of Europe project
NERFINISHED
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Spanish Civil War photography ⓘ UNESCO commission on European children after World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Warsaw, Congress Poland, Russian Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | near Suez Canal, Egypt ⓘ |
| positionHeld | president of Magnum Photos ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Greece
NERFINISHED
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Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ Paris ⓘ Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: David Seymour Description of subject: David Seymour was a renowned Polish-born photojournalist and co-founder of the Magnum Photos agency, celebrated for his powerful documentary and war photography.
Referenced by (3)
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