Robert C. Mardian
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Robert C. Mardian was an American lawyer and Republican political operative best known for his role in the Watergate scandal as a senior official in Richard Nixon’s administration.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Robert C. Mardian canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7148143 — 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: Robert C. Mardian Context triple: [United States v. John N. Mitchell et al., hasDefendant, Robert C. Mardian]
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A.
William M. Conselman
William M. Conselman was an American screenwriter and occasional director best known for his work on early 20th-century Hollywood films and for co-creating the comic strip "Ella Cinders."
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B.
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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C.
John H. Vreeland
John H. Vreeland was an American lawyer and Republican politician from New Jersey who served as a state senator in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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D.
Robert N. Davoren
Robert N. Davoren was a notable figure in New York City's correctional system, commemorated by having a Rikers Island jail facility named in his honor.
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E.
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.
- 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: Robert C. Mardian Target entity description: Robert C. Mardian was an American lawyer and Republican political operative best known for his role in the Watergate scandal as a senior official in Richard Nixon’s administration.
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A.
William M. Conselman
William M. Conselman was an American screenwriter and occasional director best known for his work on early 20th-century Hollywood films and for co-creating the comic strip "Ella Cinders."
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B.
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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C.
John H. Vreeland
John H. Vreeland was an American lawyer and Republican politician from New Jersey who served as a state senator in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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D.
Robert N. Davoren
Robert N. Davoren was a notable figure in New York City's correctional system, commemorated by having a Rikers Island jail facility named in his honor.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American politician
ⓘ
human ⓘ political operative ⓘ |
| affiliatedWith |
Richard Nixon administration
ⓘ
linked to:
Nixon administration
|
| causeOfDeath | complications from pneumonia ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1923-10-23 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2006-07-19 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Harvard Law School
ⓘ
University of Southern California ⓘ |
| employer |
United States federal government
ⓘ
linked to:
United States government
|
| familyName | Mardian ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
law
ⓘ
politics ⓘ |
| genreOfWork | political law ⓘ |
| givenName | Robert ⓘ |
| hasEthnicGroup | Armenian American ⓘ |
| hasSpouse | Miriam Mardian ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memberOfPoliticalParty |
Republican Party (United States)
ⓘ
linked to:
Republican Party
|
| militaryService | United States Navy ⓘ |
| notableEvent | indictment related to Watergate ⓘ |
| notableFor | role in the Watergate scandal ⓘ |
| notableWork | service in the U.S. Department of Justice Internal Security Division ⓘ |
| numberOfChildren | 5 ⓘ |
| occupation |
lawyer
ⓘ
political operative ⓘ |
| participatedIn | Watergate scandal ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Pasadena, California, United States
ⓘ
linked to:
Pasadena
|
| placeOfDeath | Los Angeles, California, United States ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Assistant Attorney General for the Internal Security Division of the U.S. Department of Justice
ⓘ
linked to:
United States Assistant Attorney General
senior official in the administration of Richard Nixon ⓘ |
| practicedLawIn |
California
ⓘ
linked to:
California, United States
|
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| residence |
Los Angeles, California, United States
ⓘ
linked to:
Los Angeles
|
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| workLocation | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Robert C. Mardian Description of subject: Robert C. Mardian was an American lawyer and Republican political operative best known for his role in the Watergate scandal as a senior official in Richard Nixon’s administration.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.