David LeFevre Dodd
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David LeFevre Dodd was an American economist and Columbia University professor best known for co-authoring the seminal value investing text "Security Analysis" with Benjamin Graham.
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| David LeFevre Dodd canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2952429 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: David LeFevre Dodd Context triple: [Security Analysis, hasCoauthor, David LeFevre Dodd]
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Edward Abel Smith
Edward Abel Smith, also known as Ned Rocknroll, is a private British businessman best known as the husband of actress Kate Winslet and a member of the Branson family through his work with Virgin Galactic.
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B.
George Davenport
George Davenport was a 19th-century American fur trader and early settler whose influence on the region led to the city of Davenport, Iowa being named in his honor.
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C.
Lewis M. Rutherfurd
Lewis M. Rutherfurd was a 19th-century American lawyer-turned-astronomer and pioneering astrophotographer known for his influential work in celestial photography and astronomical instrumentation.
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D.
Daniel Giraud Elliot
Daniel Giraud Elliot was a 19th-century American zoologist and ornithologist known for his influential works on birds and mammals and for helping to found the American Museum of Natural History.
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E.
William Howell Davis
William Howell Davis was the son of Varina Howell Davis and Confederate President Jefferson Davis, belonging to a prominent family in American Civil War history.
- 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 LeFevre Dodd Target entity description: David LeFevre Dodd was an American economist and Columbia University professor best known for co-authoring the seminal value investing text "Security Analysis" with Benjamin Graham.
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A.
Edward Abel Smith
Edward Abel Smith, also known as Ned Rocknroll, is a private British businessman best known as the husband of actress Kate Winslet and a member of the Branson family through his work with Virgin Galactic.
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B.
George Davenport
George Davenport was a 19th-century American fur trader and early settler whose influence on the region led to the city of Davenport, Iowa being named in his honor.
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C.
Lewis M. Rutherfurd
Lewis M. Rutherfurd was a 19th-century American lawyer-turned-astronomer and pioneering astrophotographer known for his influential work in celestial photography and astronomical instrumentation.
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D.
Daniel Giraud Elliot
Daniel Giraud Elliot was a 19th-century American zoologist and ornithologist known for his influential works on birds and mammals and for helping to found the American Museum of Natural History.
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E.
William Howell Davis
William Howell Davis was the son of Varina Howell Davis and Confederate President Jefferson Davis, belonging to a prominent family in American Civil War history.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
economist
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person ⓘ university professor ⓘ |
| academicAdvisor | Benjamin Graham ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline | economics ⓘ |
| areaOfInfluence |
equity valuation
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investment management ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1895-08-23 ⓘ |
| coAuthor | Benjamin Graham ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1988-09-18 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Columbia Business School
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Columbia University ⓘ |
| employer |
Columbia Business School
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Columbia University ⓘ |
| familyName | Dodd ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
finance
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security analysis ⓘ value investing ⓘ |
| genre | investment literature ⓘ |
| givenName | David ⓘ |
| hasHonor | recognition as co-founder of value investing analysis tradition ⓘ |
| hasInfluenced |
Warren Buffett
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value investing practitioners ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Benjamin Graham ⓘ |
| knownFor |
co-authoring Security Analysis
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contributions to value investing ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| notableStudent | Warren Buffett ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Security Analysis
ⓘ
Security Analysis: Principles and Technique ⓘ
linked to:
Security Analysis
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| occupation |
economist
ⓘ
university professor ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Council Bluffs, Iowa, United States
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linked to:
Council Bluffs
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| placeOfDeath |
New Canaan, Connecticut, United States
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linked to:
New Canaan, Connecticut
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| positionHeld |
professor at Columbia Business School
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professor at Columbia University ⓘ |
| publication |
Security Analysis (1934 edition)
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linked to:
Security Analysis
later editions of Security Analysis ⓘ |
| taught | Benjamin Graham’s investment principles ⓘ |
| teaches |
investment management
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security analysis ⓘ |
| workLocation | New York City ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: David LeFevre Dodd Description of subject: David LeFevre Dodd was an American economist and Columbia University professor best known for co-authoring the seminal value investing text "Security Analysis" with Benjamin Graham.
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