Arthur Simon Flegenheimer
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Arthur Simon Flegenheimer, better known as Dutch Schultz, was a notorious New York City mobster and bootlegger during the Prohibition era.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Arthur Simon Flegenheimer canonical | 1 |
| Herman Flegenheimer | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5916907 — 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: Arthur Simon Flegenheimer Context triple: [Dutch Schultz, birthName, Arthur Simon Flegenheimer]
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A.
Louis Wolheim
Louis Wolheim was an American character actor of the silent and early sound era, best known for his rugged features and memorable roles in films such as "All Quiet on the Western Front."
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B.
Edmund Meisel
Edmund Meisel was a German composer best known for his pioneering, politically charged film scores for silent cinema, particularly his work on Soviet montage films.
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C.
Louis Weiss
Louis Weiss was a prominent French lawyer, journalist, and feminist activist known for her advocacy for women's rights and European unity in the early to mid-20th century.
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D.
Fritz Bernstein
Fritz Bernstein was a Zionist economist and Israeli politician who served as a member of Israel’s pre-state legislature and later as Minister of Trade and Industry.
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E.
Edwin Justus Mayer
Edwin Justus Mayer was an American playwright and screenwriter best known for co-writing classic Hollywood comedies such as Ernst Lubitsch’s "To Be or Not to Be."
- 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: Arthur Simon Flegenheimer Target entity description: Arthur Simon Flegenheimer, better known as Dutch Schultz, was a notorious New York City mobster and bootlegger during the Prohibition era.
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A.
Louis Wolheim
Louis Wolheim was an American character actor of the silent and early sound era, best known for his rugged features and memorable roles in films such as "All Quiet on the Western Front."
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B.
Edmund Meisel
Edmund Meisel was a German composer best known for his pioneering, politically charged film scores for silent cinema, particularly his work on Soviet montage films.
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C.
Louis Weiss
Louis Weiss was a prominent French lawyer, journalist, and feminist activist known for her advocacy for women's rights and European unity in the early to mid-20th century.
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D.
Fritz Bernstein
Fritz Bernstein was a Zionist economist and Israeli politician who served as a member of Israel’s pre-state legislature and later as Minister of Trade and Industry.
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E.
Edwin Justus Mayer
Edwin Justus Mayer was an American playwright and screenwriter best known for co-writing classic Hollywood comedies such as Ernst Lubitsch’s "To Be or Not to Be."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
ⓘ
mobster ⓘ organized crime figure ⓘ |
| activeDuring | Prohibition era ⓘ |
| activeIn |
Bronx
ⓘ
linked to:
The Bronx
Harlem ⓘ New York City ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Dutch Schultz ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
New York underworld
ⓘ
linked to:
New York City underworld
organized crime in New York City ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1902-08-06 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Bronx
ⓘ
linked to:
The Bronx
New York ⓘ New York City ⓘ United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| causeOfDeath |
gunshot wounds
ⓘ
homicide ⓘ |
| citizenship |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| countryOfResidence |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| criminalCharge | tax evasion ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1935-10-24 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
New Jersey
ⓘ
linked to:
New Jersey, United States
Newark ⓘ United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| era | early 20th century ⓘ |
| ethnicOrigin | German-Jewish ⓘ |
| familyName | Flegenheimer ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Arthur ⓘ |
| killedBy | hitmen hired by rival mobsters ⓘ |
| knownFor |
bootlegging
ⓘ
extortion ⓘ numbers racket ⓘ policy racket ⓘ tax evasion cases ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | assassination ⓘ |
| middleName | Simon ⓘ |
| notableAlias | The Dutchman ⓘ |
| notableEvent | subject of major tax evasion prosecutions in the 1930s ⓘ |
| occupation |
bootlegger
ⓘ
mobster ⓘ racketeer ⓘ |
| religion | Judaism ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Arthur Simon Flegenheimer Description of subject: Arthur Simon Flegenheimer, better known as Dutch Schultz, was a notorious New York City mobster and bootlegger during the Prohibition era.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Arthur Simon Flegenheimer