William S. Andrews
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William S. Andrews was an American judge best known for his influential dissent in the landmark tort law case Palsgraf v. Long Island Railroad Co., which helped shape modern concepts of proximate cause.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| William S. Andrews canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4605121 — 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: William S. Andrews Context triple: [Palsgraf v. Long Island Railroad Co., dissentingOpinionBy, William S. Andrews]
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A.
William G. Anderson
William G. Anderson was an American osteopathic physician and prominent civil rights leader who helped spearhead desegregation efforts in the early 1960s.
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B.
George R. Roberts
George R. Roberts is an American billionaire investor and co-founder of the private equity firm Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. (KKR), known as a pioneer in leveraged buyouts.
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C.
J. N. Andrews
J. N. Andrews was a prominent 19th-century Seventh-day Adventist scholar, missionary, and theologian, recognized as one of the denomination’s earliest and most influential leaders.
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D.
Arthur B. McBride
Arthur B. McBride was an American businessman best known for establishing and initially owning the Cleveland Browns professional football franchise.
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E.
Louis W. Hill
Louis W. Hill was an American railroad executive and businessman who helped expand and promote the Great Northern Railway and tourism in the northwestern United States.
- 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: William S. Andrews Target entity description: William S. Andrews was an American judge best known for his influential dissent in the landmark tort law case Palsgraf v. Long Island Railroad Co., which helped shape modern concepts of proximate cause.
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A.
William G. Anderson
William G. Anderson was an American osteopathic physician and prominent civil rights leader who helped spearhead desegregation efforts in the early 1960s.
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B.
George R. Roberts
George R. Roberts is an American billionaire investor and co-founder of the private equity firm Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. (KKR), known as a pioneer in leveraged buyouts.
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C.
J. N. Andrews
J. N. Andrews was a prominent 19th-century Seventh-day Adventist scholar, missionary, and theologian, recognized as one of the denomination’s earliest and most influential leaders.
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D.
Arthur B. McBride
Arthur B. McBride was an American businessman best known for establishing and initially owning the Cleveland Browns professional football franchise.
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E.
Louis W. Hill
Louis W. Hill was an American railroad executive and businessman who helped expand and promote the Great Northern Railway and tourism in the northwestern United States.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American judge
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human ⓘ judge ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1858-05-15 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1936-01-17 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Harvard College
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linked to:
Harvard University
Harvard Law School ⓘ |
| employer |
State of New York
ⓘ
linked to:
New York State
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| fieldOfWork |
jurisprudence
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tort law ⓘ |
| genre | judicial opinions ⓘ |
| hasInfluenced |
American tort law
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doctrine of proximate cause ⓘ legal scholars of tort law ⓘ |
| knownFor | dissenting opinion in Palsgraf v. Long Island Railroad Co. ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| legalPhilosophy | emphasis on practical justice over rigid foreseeability tests ⓘ |
| memberOf | New York Court of Appeals ⓘ |
| notableIdea | broad conception of proximate cause in tort law ⓘ |
| notableWork |
dissent in Palsgraf v. Long Island Railroad Co.
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linked to:
Palsgraf v. Long Island Railroad Co.
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| occupation |
judge
ⓘ
lawyer ⓘ |
| partOf | American legal history ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Syracuse, New York
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linked to:
Syracuse
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| placeOfDeath |
Syracuse, New York
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linked to:
Syracuse
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| positionHeld | Judge of the New York Court of Appeals ⓘ |
| spouse | Mary Raymond Shipman Andrews ⓘ |
| workLocation | New York ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: William S. Andrews Description of subject: William S. Andrews was an American judge best known for his influential dissent in the landmark tort law case Palsgraf v. Long Island Railroad Co., which helped shape modern concepts of proximate cause.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.