Max Lerner
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Max Lerner was an American journalist, educator, and political commentator best known for his syndicated newspaper columns and his influential book "America as a Civilization."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Max Lerner canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7835695 — 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: Max Lerner Context triple: [Lerner, hasNotableBearer, Max Lerner]
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A.
Charles Lederer
Charles Lederer was an American screenwriter known for his sharp, witty scripts on classic Hollywood films such as "His Girl Friday" and "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes."
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B.
Lloyd Bochner
Lloyd Bochner was a Canadian actor best known for his prolific work in film and television, including memorable roles in series like "The Twilight Zone" and "Dynasty."
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C.
Ralph Manheim
Ralph Manheim was a prominent American translator renowned for bringing major works of German and French literature, including those of Günter Grass and Louis-Ferdinand Céline, to English-speaking audiences.
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D.
Leonard Gershe
Leonard Gershe was an American playwright and screenwriter best known for his work on stage and film musicals, including the screenplay for "Funny Face."
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E.
Charles Fleischer
Charles Fleischer is an American actor and comedian best known as the voice of Roger Rabbit and several other characters in the film "Who Framed Roger Rabbit."
- 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: Max Lerner Target entity description: Max Lerner was an American journalist, educator, and political commentator best known for his syndicated newspaper columns and his influential book "America as a Civilization."
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A.
Charles Lederer
Charles Lederer was an American screenwriter known for his sharp, witty scripts on classic Hollywood films such as "His Girl Friday" and "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes."
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B.
Lloyd Bochner
Lloyd Bochner was a Canadian actor best known for his prolific work in film and television, including memorable roles in series like "The Twilight Zone" and "Dynasty."
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C.
Ralph Manheim
Ralph Manheim was a prominent American translator renowned for bringing major works of German and French literature, including those of Günter Grass and Louis-Ferdinand Céline, to English-speaking audiences.
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D.
Leonard Gershe
Leonard Gershe was an American playwright and screenwriter best known for his work on stage and film musicals, including the screenplay for "Funny Face."
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E.
Charles Fleischer
Charles Fleischer is an American actor and comedian best known as the voice of Roger Rabbit and several other characters in the film "Who Framed Roger Rabbit."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
educator
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human ⓘ journalist ⓘ political commentator ⓘ |
| citizenship | American ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1902-12-20 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1992-06-05 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
College of the City of New York
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Washington University in St. Louis NERFINISHED ⓘ Yale University ⓘ |
| employer |
Brandeis University
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New York Post NERFINISHED ⓘ PM (newspaper) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Nation NERFINISHED ⓘ Williams College NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Jewish ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
American studies
ⓘ
journalism ⓘ political science ⓘ |
| genre |
non-fiction
ⓘ
political commentary ⓘ |
| hasFamilyName | Lerner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasGivenName | Max NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| immigratedTo | United States of America ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| movement | liberalism in the United States ⓘ |
| notableFor |
book "America as a Civilization"
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
syndicated newspaper columns ⓘ |
| notableIdea | interpretation of America as a distinct civilization ⓘ |
| notableWork | America as a Civilization NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
author
ⓘ
educator ⓘ journalist ⓘ political commentator ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Russian Empire
ⓘ
Shmyany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | New York City ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
newspaper columnist
ⓘ
professor ⓘ |
| residence |
Massachusetts
ⓘ
New York City ⓘ |
| spouse | Edith Lerner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectOf | obituaries in major American newspapers ⓘ |
| wrote |
America as a Civilization
NERFINISHED
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Ideas Are Weapons NERFINISHED ⓘ The Mind and Faith of Justice Holmes NERFINISHED ⓘ The Unfinished Country NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Max Lerner Description of subject: Max Lerner was an American journalist, educator, and political commentator best known for his syndicated newspaper columns and his influential book "America as a Civilization."
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.