Marlene Tromp
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Marlene Tromp is an American academic administrator and scholar who serves as the president of Boise State University.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Marlene Tromp canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5548214 — 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: Marlene Tromp Context triple: [Boise State University, hasPresident, Marlene Tromp]
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A.
Gerdy Troost
Gerdy Troost was a German interior designer and architect closely associated with National Socialist architecture and the continuation of her husband Paul Troost’s work after his death.
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B.
Emily Damstra
Emily Damstra is a Canadian-born scientific illustrator and coin designer known for her detailed nature-themed artwork for the U.S. Mint and other institutions.
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C.
Toni Merkens
Toni Merkens was a German track cyclist best known for winning the gold medal in the sprint event at the 1936 Berlin Olympics.
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D.
Ella van Heemstra
Ella van Heemstra was a Dutch baroness and socialite best known as the mother of iconic actress Audrey Hepburn.
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E.
Truus Oversteegen
Truus Oversteegen was a Dutch World War II resistance fighter known for her sabotage and armed actions against Nazi occupiers, often carried out alongside her sister Freddie and fellow resister Hannie Schaft.
- 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: Marlene Tromp Target entity description: Marlene Tromp is an American academic administrator and scholar who serves as the president of Boise State University.
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A.
Gerdy Troost
Gerdy Troost was a German interior designer and architect closely associated with National Socialist architecture and the continuation of her husband Paul Troost’s work after his death.
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B.
Emily Damstra
Emily Damstra is a Canadian-born scientific illustrator and coin designer known for her detailed nature-themed artwork for the U.S. Mint and other institutions.
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C.
Toni Merkens
Toni Merkens was a German track cyclist best known for winning the gold medal in the sprint event at the 1936 Berlin Olympics.
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D.
Ella van Heemstra
Ella van Heemstra was a Dutch baroness and socialite best known as the mother of iconic actress Audrey Hepburn.
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E.
Truus Oversteegen
Truus Oversteegen was a Dutch World War II resistance fighter known for her sabotage and armed actions against Nazi occupiers, often carried out alongside her sister Freddie and fellow resister Hannie Schaft.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
academic administrator
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human ⓘ literary scholar ⓘ |
| academicDegree |
Bachelor’s degree
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Master’s degree ⓘ PhD in English ⓘ |
| affiliation |
Arizona State University
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Boise State University ⓘ University of California, Santa Cruz ⓘ |
| areaOfExpertise |
Victorian popular culture
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interdisciplinary humanities ⓘ literary criticism ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Creighton University
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University of Florida ⓘ University of Wyoming ⓘ |
| employer |
Arizona State University
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Boise State University ⓘ University of California, Santa Cruz ⓘ |
| familyName | Tromp ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
English literature
ⓘ
Victorian studies ⓘ
linked to:
Victorian culture
cultural studies ⓘ gender studies ⓘ higher education administration ⓘ nineteenth-century literature ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| givenName | Marlene ⓘ |
| hasAcademicRank | professor of English ⓘ |
| hasRole |
faculty member
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university leadership ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Boise State University administration
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linked to:
Boise State University
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| name | Marlene Tromp ⓘ |
| notableFor | first female president of Boise State University ⓘ |
| notableWork |
scholarship on Victorian literature
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scholarship on gender and culture ⓘ |
| occupation |
professor
ⓘ
university president ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
dean of New College of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences at Arizona State University
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president of Boise State University ⓘ provost and executive vice chancellor at University of California, Santa Cruz ⓘ |
| residence | Idaho ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Boise, Idaho
ⓘ
linked to:
Boise, Idaho, United States
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Marlene Tromp Description of subject: Marlene Tromp is an American academic administrator and scholar who serves as the president of Boise State University.
Referenced by (2)
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