Adolph Sutro
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Adolph Sutro was a 19th-century engineer, entrepreneur, and politician best known as the former mayor of San Francisco and the developer of the Sutro Baths and other major city landmarks.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Adolph Sutro canonical | 9 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6352167 — 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: Adolph Sutro Context triple: [Sutro, namedAfter, Adolph Sutro]
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A.
Raymond Lavietes
Raymond Lavietes was a benefactor whose support for Harvard University basketball led to the university’s home arena being named in his honor.
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B.
Phineas Banning
Phineas Banning was a 19th-century American businessman and entrepreneur known as the "Father of the Port of Los Angeles" for his pivotal role in developing the harbor at San Pedro.
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C.
M. H. de Young
M. H. de Young was a prominent San Francisco newspaper publisher and civic leader whose philanthropy and cultural advocacy led to the establishment of major art institutions in the city.
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D.
James J. Storrow
James J. Storrow was a prominent early 20th-century Boston businessman and civic leader known for his influential role in the city’s public works and urban development.
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E.
John Swope
John Swope was an American photographer and aviator known for his work documenting World War II and Hollywood, and for being married to actress Dorothy McGuire.
- 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: Adolph Sutro Target entity description: Adolph Sutro was a 19th-century engineer, entrepreneur, and politician best known as the former mayor of San Francisco and the developer of the Sutro Baths and other major city landmarks.
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A.
Raymond Lavietes
Raymond Lavietes was a benefactor whose support for Harvard University basketball led to the university’s home arena being named in his honor.
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B.
Phineas Banning
Phineas Banning was a 19th-century American businessman and entrepreneur known as the "Father of the Port of Los Angeles" for his pivotal role in developing the harbor at San Pedro.
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C.
M. H. de Young
M. H. de Young was a prominent San Francisco newspaper publisher and civic leader whose philanthropy and cultural advocacy led to the establishment of major art institutions in the city.
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D.
James J. Storrow
James J. Storrow was a prominent early 20th-century Boston businessman and civic leader known for his influential role in the city’s public works and urban development.
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E.
John Swope
John Swope was an American photographer and aviator known for his work documenting World War II and Hollywood, and for being married to actress Dorothy McGuire.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
entrepreneur
ⓘ
human ⓘ mayor ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1830-04-29 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Aachen
ⓘ
Kingdom of Prussia ⓘ
linked to:
Prussia
|
| burialPlace | Home of Peace Cemetery, Colma, California ⓘ |
| citizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | Germany ⓘ |
| countryOfDeath | United States of America ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1898-08-08 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
San Francisco, California
ⓘ
linked to:
San Francisco
|
| developed |
Sutro Baths recreational complex
ⓘ
linked to:
Sutro Baths ruins
Sutro Heights public gardens ⓘ
linked to:
Sutro Heights Park
Sutro Tunnel ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Jewish people
ⓘ
linked to:
Jews
|
| familyName | Sutro ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
mining engineering
ⓘ
public infrastructure ⓘ urban development ⓘ |
| founded |
Sutro Baths
ⓘ
linked to:
Sutro Baths ruins
|
| givenName | Adolph ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Cliff House (San Francisco)
ⓘ
Sutro Baths ⓘ
linked to:
Sutro Baths ruins
Sutro Heights ⓘ Sutro Tunnel ⓘ real estate development in San Francisco ⓘ |
| movedTo |
San Francisco, California
ⓘ
linked to:
San Francisco
United States of America ⓘ |
| name | Adolph Sutro ⓘ |
| notableWork |
construction of the Sutro Tunnel for the Comstock Lode
ⓘ
development of the Sutro Baths complex ⓘ |
| numberOfChildren | 7 ⓘ |
| occupation |
businessperson
ⓘ
civil engineer ⓘ mining engineer ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| officeEnd | 1897 ⓘ |
| officeStart | 1895 ⓘ |
| owned |
Cliff House (San Francisco)
ⓘ
Sutro Heights estate ⓘ
linked to:
Sutro Heights
|
| politicalParty |
Populist Party
ⓘ
linked to:
Greenback Party
|
| positionHeld | Mayor of San Francisco ⓘ |
| religion | Judaism ⓘ |
| residence |
San Francisco, California
ⓘ
linked to:
San Francisco
|
| spouse | Leah Harris ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Adolph Sutro Description of subject: Adolph Sutro was a 19th-century engineer, entrepreneur, and politician best known as the former mayor of San Francisco and the developer of the Sutro Baths and other major city landmarks.
Referenced by (9)
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