Edward J. Perkins
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Edward J. Perkins was an American career diplomat who served as U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations and was notable for being the first Black U.S. Ambassador to apartheid-era South Africa.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Edward J. Perkins canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2697640 — 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: Edward J. Perkins Context triple: [Madeleine Albright, precededBy_UNAmbassador, Edward J. Perkins]
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A.
Edward P. Doherty
Edward P. Doherty was a U.S. Army officer best known for leading the detachment that captured and killed President Abraham Lincoln’s assassin, John Wilkes Booth, at a farm near Port Royal, Virginia.
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B.
Charles F. Roos
Charles F. Roos was an American economist and mathematician known for his pioneering work in econometrics and contributions to the formalization of economic theory.
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C.
George A. Bermann
George A. Bermann is a prominent American legal scholar and expert in international and comparative law, particularly known for his work in international arbitration.
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D.
William A. Shea
William A. Shea was an American lawyer and civic leader best known for spearheading the return of National League baseball to New York City, leading to the founding of the New York Mets and the naming of Shea Stadium in his honor.
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E.
Franklin H. Martin
Franklin H. Martin was an American surgeon and medical leader best known for founding and guiding the development of the American College of Surgeons.
- 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: Edward J. Perkins Target entity description: Edward J. Perkins was an American career diplomat who served as U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations and was notable for being the first Black U.S. Ambassador to apartheid-era South Africa.
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A.
Edward P. Doherty
Edward P. Doherty was a U.S. Army officer best known for leading the detachment that captured and killed President Abraham Lincoln’s assassin, John Wilkes Booth, at a farm near Port Royal, Virginia.
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B.
Charles F. Roos
Charles F. Roos was an American economist and mathematician known for his pioneering work in econometrics and contributions to the formalization of economic theory.
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C.
George A. Bermann
George A. Bermann is a prominent American legal scholar and expert in international and comparative law, particularly known for his work in international arbitration.
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D.
William A. Shea
William A. Shea was an American lawyer and civic leader best known for spearheading the return of National League baseball to New York City, leading to the founding of the New York Mets and the naming of Shea Stadium in his honor.
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E.
Franklin H. Martin
Franklin H. Martin was an American surgeon and medical leader best known for founding and guiding the development of the American College of Surgeons.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American diplomat
ⓘ
ambassador ⓘ human ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Department of State Distinguished Honor Award
NERFINISHED
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Presidential Distinguished Service Award NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | United States of America ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1928-06-08 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2020-11-07 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
University of Maryland
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
University of Southern California ⓘ |
| employer | United States Department of State ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Black Americans
ⓘ
surface form:
African American
|
| familyName | Perkins NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
diplomacy
ⓘ
international relations ⓘ |
| givenName | Edward ⓘ |
| hasHonorificPrefix | Ambassador ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | United States Foreign Service NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryBranch |
United States Army
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United States Marine Corps ⓘ |
| notableFor |
advocacy for diversity in the U.S. Foreign Service
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being the first Black U.S. Ambassador to apartheid-era South Africa ⓘ service as U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations ⓘ |
| occupation |
ambassador
ⓘ
diplomat ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Sterlington, Louisiana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
United States Ambassador to Australia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States Ambassador to Liberia NERFINISHED ⓘ United States Ambassador to South Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ United States Ambassador to the United Nations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Canberra
NERFINISHED
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Monrovia NERFINISHED ⓘ Pretoria NERFINISHED ⓘ Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Edward J. Perkins Description of subject: Edward J. Perkins was an American career diplomat who served as U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations and was notable for being the first Black U.S. Ambassador to apartheid-era South Africa.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.