Nathan Straus
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Nathan Straus was a German-born American merchant and philanthropist best known as a co-owner of Macy’s and for pioneering public milk pasteurization programs to combat disease.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Nathan Straus canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5003006 — 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: Nathan Straus Context triple: [Isidor Straus, sibling, Nathan Straus]
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A.
Arthur Sheekman
Arthur Sheekman was an American screenwriter and humorist best known for his work on Marx Brothers films and other Hollywood comedies during the 1930s and 1940s.
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B.
Ralph Guggenheim
Ralph Guggenheim is an American film producer best known for his work at Pixar, where he helped pioneer computer-animated feature filmmaking.
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C.
Marvin Worth
Marvin Worth was an American film and television producer and screenwriter best known for biographical projects such as the Muhammad Ali film "The Greatest" and the Lenny Bruce biopic "Lenny."
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D.
William Tepper
William Tepper was an American actor and screenwriter best known for his lead role in Jack Nicholson’s 1971 directorial debut film "Drive, He Said."
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E.
Joseph B. Bloomingdale
Joseph B. Bloomingdale was an American businessman best known as a co-founder of the Bloomingdale's department store.
- 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: Nathan Straus Target entity description: Nathan Straus was a German-born American merchant and philanthropist best known as a co-owner of Macy’s and for pioneering public milk pasteurization programs to combat disease.
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A.
Arthur Sheekman
Arthur Sheekman was an American screenwriter and humorist best known for his work on Marx Brothers films and other Hollywood comedies during the 1930s and 1940s.
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B.
Ralph Guggenheim
Ralph Guggenheim is an American film producer best known for his work at Pixar, where he helped pioneer computer-animated feature filmmaking.
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C.
Marvin Worth
Marvin Worth was an American film and television producer and screenwriter best known for biographical projects such as the Muhammad Ali film "The Greatest" and the Lenny Bruce biopic "Lenny."
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D.
William Tepper
William Tepper was an American actor and screenwriter best known for his lead role in Jack Nicholson’s 1971 directorial debut film "Drive, He Said."
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E.
Joseph B. Bloomingdale
Joseph B. Bloomingdale was an American businessman best known as a co-founder of the Bloomingdale's department store.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
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merchant ⓘ philanthropist ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Beth El Cemetery, New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | pneumonia ⓘ |
| child |
Jerome Straus
NERFINISHED
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S. A. (Nathan) Straus Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coOwnerOf |
Abraham & Straus
NERFINISHED
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Macy's NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | Kingdom of Bavaria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| countryOfDeath | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1848-01-31 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1931-01-11 ⓘ |
| employer |
Abraham & Straus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
R. H. Macy & Co. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Jewish ⓘ |
| familyName | Straus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| father | Lazarus Straus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
public health
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retail business ⓘ social welfare ⓘ |
| founded | low-cost milk depots in New York City ⓘ |
| givenName | Nathan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| immigratedTo | United States of America ⓘ |
| immigrationYear | 1854 ⓘ |
| knownFor |
co-ownership of R. H. Macy & Co.
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pioneering public milk pasteurization to combat disease ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
English
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German ⓘ |
| mother | Sara Straus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement | public health movement ⓘ |
| notableWork | public milk pasteurization programs ⓘ |
| occupation |
businessperson
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merchant ⓘ philanthropist ⓘ |
| philanthropicFocus |
child welfare
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milk pasteurization ⓘ tuberculosis prevention ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Otterberg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | New York City ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
co-owner of Abraham & Straus
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co-owner of Macy's ⓘ |
| religion | Judaism ⓘ |
| residence | New York City ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| sibling |
Isidor Straus
NERFINISHED
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Oscar Solomon Straus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Lina Gutherz Straus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Nathan Straus Description of subject: Nathan Straus was a German-born American merchant and philanthropist best known as a co-owner of Macy’s and for pioneering public milk pasteurization programs to combat disease.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.