Herbert Asbury
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Herbert Asbury was an American journalist and writer best known for his vivid, semi-documentary books on the history of crime and vice in American cities, including "The Gangs of New York."
All labels observed (1)
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| Herbert Asbury canonical | 7 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5694277 — 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: Herbert Asbury Context triple: [Bill the Butcher, createdBy, Herbert Asbury]
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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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B.
Cecil H. Green
Cecil H. Green was a British-born American geophysicist, entrepreneur, and philanthropist best known as a co-founder of Texas Instruments and a major benefactor of educational and research institutions.
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C.
George Hively
George Hively was an American film editor and screenwriter active during the early 20th century, known for his work in Hollywood studio productions.
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D.
Charles H. Purcell
Charles H. Purcell was an American civil engineer best known for his leadership in designing and overseeing major infrastructure projects in California during the early 20th century.
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E.
Cecil E. Roberts
Cecil E. Roberts is an American labor leader and long-serving president of the United Mine Workers of America, known for his advocacy on behalf of coal miners’ rights and safety.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Herbert Asbury Target entity description: Herbert Asbury was an American journalist and writer best known for his vivid, semi-documentary books on the history of crime and vice in American cities, including "The Gangs of New York."
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A.
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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B.
Cecil H. Green
Cecil H. Green was a British-born American geophysicist, entrepreneur, and philanthropist best known as a co-founder of Texas Instruments and a major benefactor of educational and research institutions.
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C.
George Hively
George Hively was an American film editor and screenwriter active during the early 20th century, known for his work in Hollywood studio productions.
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D.
Charles H. Purcell
Charles H. Purcell was an American civil engineer best known for his leadership in designing and overseeing major infrastructure projects in California during the early 20th century.
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E.
Cecil E. Roberts
Cecil E. Roberts is an American labor leader and long-serving president of the United Mine Workers of America, known for his advocacy on behalf of coal miners’ rights and safety.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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human ⓘ journalist ⓘ non-fiction writer ⓘ |
| author |
Herbert Asbury
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Herbert Asbury ⓘ Herbert Asbury ⓘ Herbert Asbury ⓘ Herbert Asbury ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1891-09-01 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1963-02-24 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | University of Missouri ⓘ |
| employer |
Collier’s Weekly
ⓘ
linked to:
Collier’s magazine
New York Herald ⓘ New York Sun ⓘ Saturday Evening Post ⓘ
linked to:
The Saturday Evening Post
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| genre |
crime history
ⓘ
historical non-fiction ⓘ true crime ⓘ |
| hasWritingStyle |
semi-documentary
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sensationalist ⓘ |
| influenced | popular understanding of American urban crime history ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Gem of the Prairie
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Sucker’s Progress ⓘ The Barbary Coast ⓘ The French Quarter ⓘ
linked to:
French Quarter
The Gangs of New York ⓘ
linked to:
Gangs of New York
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| occupation |
author
ⓘ
historian of crime ⓘ journalist ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Farmington, Missouri, United States of America
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linked to:
Farmington, Missouri
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| placeOfDeath | New York City, New York, United States of America ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| workAdaptedAs |
film "Gangs of New York"
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linked to:
Gangs of New York
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| wroteAbout |
Barbary Coast, San Francisco
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linked to:
Barbary Coast area
Chicago crime history ⓘ New Orleans underworld ⓘ gangs in New York City ⓘ history of crime in American cities ⓘ urban vice in the United States ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Herbert Asbury Description of subject: Herbert Asbury was an American journalist and writer best known for his vivid, semi-documentary books on the history of crime and vice in American cities, including "The Gangs of New York."
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Bill the Butcher in Gangs of New York
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Herbert Asbury
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Herbert Asbury
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Herbert Asbury
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Herbert Asbury
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