Roland Wiltse Hayes
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Roland Wiltse Hayes was a pioneering African American lyric tenor and composer who gained international acclaim in the early 20th century for his concert performances and spiritual arrangements.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Roland Wiltse Hayes canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7996977 — 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: Roland Wiltse Hayes Context triple: [Roland Hayes, fullName, Roland Wiltse Hayes]
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A.
Arthur Garfield Hays
Arthur Garfield Hays was a prominent American civil liberties lawyer and general counsel for the ACLU, known for defending controversial causes and clients in landmark trials of the early 20th century.
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B.
William K. Howard
William K. Howard was an American film director of the silent and early sound eras, known for his sophisticated visual style and work across drama, comedy, and crime films in Hollywood.
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C.
Paul Goodloe McIntire
Paul Goodloe McIntire was an American investor and philanthropist from Charlottesville, Virginia, known for his substantial donations to education and the arts, including major gifts to the University of Virginia.
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D.
William Stetson Merrill
William Stetson Merrill was an American librarian and classification theorist known for his influential work on library book classification and subject headings in the early 20th century.
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E.
Joseph Buford Cox
Joseph Buford Cox was an American inventor and entrepreneur best known for creating the modern chainsaw chain design and founding the company that evolved into Precision Castparts.
- 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: Roland Wiltse Hayes Target entity description: Roland Wiltse Hayes was a pioneering African American lyric tenor and composer who gained international acclaim in the early 20th century for his concert performances and spiritual arrangements.
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A.
Arthur Garfield Hays
Arthur Garfield Hays was a prominent American civil liberties lawyer and general counsel for the ACLU, known for defending controversial causes and clients in landmark trials of the early 20th century.
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B.
William K. Howard
William K. Howard was an American film director of the silent and early sound eras, known for his sophisticated visual style and work across drama, comedy, and crime films in Hollywood.
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C.
Paul Goodloe McIntire
Paul Goodloe McIntire was an American investor and philanthropist from Charlottesville, Virginia, known for his substantial donations to education and the arts, including major gifts to the University of Virginia.
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D.
William Stetson Merrill
William Stetson Merrill was an American librarian and classification theorist known for his influential work on library book classification and subject headings in the early 20th century.
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E.
Joseph Buford Cox
Joseph Buford Cox was an American inventor and entrepreneur best known for creating the modern chainsaw chain design and founding the company that evolved into Precision Castparts.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
African American musician
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classical singer ⓘ composer ⓘ human ⓘ tenor ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1910s ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Spingarn Medal ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Mount Auburn Cemetery ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1887-06-03 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1977-01-01 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Fisk University ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
African American
ⓘ
linked to:
Black Americans
|
| familyName | Hayes ⓘ |
| fullName | Roland Wiltse Hayes ⓘ |
| genre |
classical music
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spirituals ⓘ |
| givenName | Roland ⓘ |
| hasWork |
My Songs: Aframerican Religious Folk Songs
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The Life of Roland Hayes (autobiographical collaboration) ⓘ |
| influenced |
Marian Anderson
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Paul Robeson ⓘ later generations of African American classical singers ⓘ |
| knownFor |
breaking racial barriers in classical vocal performance
ⓘ
international concert tours in the early 20th century ⓘ |
| memberOf | Fisk Jubilee Singers ⓘ |
| mother | Fanny Hayes ⓘ |
| notableFor |
interpretations and arrangements of African American spirituals
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pioneering African American concert tenor career ⓘ |
| occupation |
composer
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concert artist ⓘ singer ⓘ |
| performedIn |
Berlin, Germany
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Boston, Massachusetts, United States ⓘ
linked to:
Boston, Massachusetts
Europe ⓘ London, United Kingdom ⓘ
linked to:
London, England
United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
Vienna, Austria ⓘ
linked to:
Vienna
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| placeOfBirth | Curryville, Georgia, United States ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
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linked to:
Boston, Massachusetts
|
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| residence |
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
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linked to:
Boston, Massachusetts
|
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| vocalRange | lyric tenor ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Roland Wiltse Hayes Description of subject: Roland Wiltse Hayes was a pioneering African American lyric tenor and composer who gained international acclaim in the early 20th century for his concert performances and spiritual arrangements.
Referenced by (2)
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