Rick Atkinson
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Rick Atkinson is an American author and historian best known for his Pulitzer Prize–winning books on World War II and U.S. military history.
All labels observed (1)
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| Rick Atkinson canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8179654 — 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: Rick Atkinson Context triple: [Atkinson, hasNotableBearer, Rick Atkinson]
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A.
Richard H. Austin
Richard H. Austin was a long-serving Michigan Secretary of State and influential African American politician known for his work on election reform and public service.
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B.
Bruce Catton
Bruce Catton was an American historian and Pulitzer Prize–winning author best known for his popular and influential books on the American Civil War.
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C.
Stephen E. Ambrose
Stephen E. Ambrose was an American historian and biographer best known for his popular works on World War II and the U.S. presidency.
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D.
Richard D. Winters
Richard D. Winters was a highly respected U.S. Army officer of Easy Company, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, whose World War II leadership was popularized by the book and miniseries "Band of Brothers."
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E.
W. W. Ambrose
W. W. Ambrose was an architect known for designing the Main Interior Building in Washington, D.C., the headquarters of the U.S. Department of the Interior.
- 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: Rick Atkinson Target entity description: Rick Atkinson is an American author and historian best known for his Pulitzer Prize–winning books on World War II and U.S. military history.
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A.
Richard H. Austin
Richard H. Austin was a long-serving Michigan Secretary of State and influential African American politician known for his work on election reform and public service.
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B.
Bruce Catton
Bruce Catton was an American historian and Pulitzer Prize–winning author best known for his popular and influential books on the American Civil War.
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C.
Stephen E. Ambrose
Stephen E. Ambrose was an American historian and biographer best known for his popular works on World War II and the U.S. presidency.
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D.
Richard D. Winters
Richard D. Winters was a highly respected U.S. Army officer of Easy Company, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, whose World War II leadership was popularized by the book and miniseries "Band of Brothers."
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E.
W. W. Ambrose
W. W. Ambrose was an architect known for designing the Main Interior Building in Washington, D.C., the headquarters of the U.S. Department of the Interior.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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book series ⓘ human ⓘ journalist ⓘ |
| author |
Rick Atkinson
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Rick Atkinson NERFINISHED ⓘ Rick Atkinson NERFINISHED ⓘ Rick Atkinson NERFINISHED ⓘ Rick Atkinson NERFINISHED ⓘ Rick Atkinson NERFINISHED ⓘ Rick Atkinson NERFINISHED ⓘ Rick Atkinson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Pritzker Military Library Literature Award
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Pulitzer Prize for History NERFINISHED ⓘ Pulitzer Prize for National Reporting NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| coveredConflict |
Iraq War
NERFINISHED
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Persian Gulf War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
East Carolina University
NERFINISHED
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University of Chicago ⓘ |
| employer | The Washington Post NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
World War II history
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military history ⓘ |
| genre |
military history
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non-fiction ⓘ |
| hasPart |
An Army at Dawn
NERFINISHED
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The Day of Battle NERFINISHED ⓘ The Guns at Last Light NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
American Revolutionary War
NERFINISHED
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World War II ⓘ World War II ⓘ |
| notableWork |
An Army at Dawn
NERFINISHED
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Crusade: The Untold Story of the Persian Gulf War NERFINISHED ⓘ In the Company of Soldiers NERFINISHED ⓘ The British Are Coming NERFINISHED ⓘ The Day of Battle NERFINISHED ⓘ The Guns at Last Light NERFINISHED ⓘ The Liberation Trilogy NERFINISHED ⓘ The Long Gray Line NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
author
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historian ⓘ journalist ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
journalist at The Washington Post
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war correspondent ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Rick Atkinson Description of subject: Rick Atkinson is an American author and historian best known for his Pulitzer Prize–winning books on World War II and U.S. military history.
Referenced by (1)
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