William Walker (filibuster)
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William Walker (filibuster) was a 19th-century American adventurer and mercenary who led unauthorized military expeditions in Latin America in an attempt to establish English-speaking slaveholding colonies under his personal control.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| William Walker (filibuster) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8029543 — 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 Walker (filibuster) Context triple: [Walker, hasNotableBearer, William Walker (filibuster)]
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William Walker
William Walker is an American diplomat and former head of the OSCE Kosovo Verification Mission who became internationally known for his role in documenting and denouncing human rights abuses in Kosovo in the late 1990s.
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B.
Fermín Lafitte
Fermín Lafitte was a prominent Roman Catholic prelate who served as a leading archbishop in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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C.
Cyclone Taylor
Cyclone Taylor was a legendary early 20th-century Canadian ice hockey star renowned for his exceptional speed, scoring ability, and pioneering role in professional hockey.
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D.
William S. Gilmore
William S. Gilmore is a film producer best known for his work on major 1980s Hollywood productions, including the Cold War-era drama "White Nights."
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E.
John Henry Blunt
John Henry Blunt was a 19th-century English Anglican clergyman and theologian known for his influential ecclesiastical writings and reference works on Church of England doctrine and history.
- 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 Walker (filibuster) Target entity description: William Walker (filibuster) was a 19th-century American adventurer and mercenary who led unauthorized military expeditions in Latin America in an attempt to establish English-speaking slaveholding colonies under his personal control.
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A.
William Walker
William Walker is an American diplomat and former head of the OSCE Kosovo Verification Mission who became internationally known for his role in documenting and denouncing human rights abuses in Kosovo in the late 1990s.
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B.
Fermín Lafitte
Fermín Lafitte was a prominent Roman Catholic prelate who served as a leading archbishop in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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C.
Cyclone Taylor
Cyclone Taylor was a legendary early 20th-century Canadian ice hockey star renowned for his exceptional speed, scoring ability, and pioneering role in professional hockey.
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D.
William S. Gilmore
William S. Gilmore is a film producer best known for his work on major 1980s Hollywood productions, including the Cold War-era drama "White Nights."
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E.
John Henry Blunt
John Henry Blunt was a 19th-century English Anglican clergyman and theologian known for his influential ecclesiastical writings and reference works on Church of England doctrine and history.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
adventurer
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filibuster ⓘ human ⓘ journalist ⓘ mercenary ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| capturedBy | Royal Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | execution ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | United States of America ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| countryOfDeath | Honduras NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1824-05-08 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1860-09-12 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
University of Göttingen
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University of Heidelberg NERFINISHED ⓘ University of Nashville NERFINISHED ⓘ University of Paris NERFINISHED ⓘ University of Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| endTime | 1857-05-01 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | White American ⓘ |
| executedBy | Government of Honduras NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Walker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
journalism
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law ⓘ military leadership ⓘ |
| givenName | William ⓘ |
| headOfGovernment | Republic of Nicaragua NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ideology |
expansionism
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slavery supporter ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | execution by firing squad ⓘ |
| movement | Manifest Destiny NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
Central American coalition war against his regime
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reinstatement of slavery in Nicaragua ⓘ seizure of Granada, Nicaragua ⓘ |
| notableWork |
filibuster expedition to Baja California
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filibuster expedition to Nicaragua ⓘ filibuster expedition to Sonora ⓘ |
| occupation |
journalist
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lawyer ⓘ politician ⓘ soldier of fortune ⓘ |
| officeHeld | President of Nicaragua ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Nashville, Tennessee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Trujillo, Honduras NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Commander of filibuster forces in Nicaragua ⓘ |
| residence |
Nashville, Tennessee
NERFINISHED
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New Orleans, Louisiana NERFINISHED ⓘ San Francisco, California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| startTime | 1856-07-12 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: William Walker (filibuster) Description of subject: William Walker (filibuster) was a 19th-century American adventurer and mercenary who led unauthorized military expeditions in Latin America in an attempt to establish English-speaking slaveholding colonies under his personal control.
Referenced by (1)
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