George H. Doran Company
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George H. Doran Company was a prominent early 20th-century American publishing house known for issuing works by major authors, including popular fiction and significant literary titles.
All labels observed (1)
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| George H. Doran Company canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8935133 — 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: George H. Doran Company Context triple: [His Last Bow, publisher, George H. Doran Company]
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A.
Walter H. Leimert Company
Walter H. Leimert Company was a real estate development firm best known for planning and building the Los Angeles neighborhood of Leimert Park in the early 20th century.
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B.
O.P. and M.J. Van Sweringen Company
The O.P. and M.J. Van Sweringen Company was the real estate and development firm created by the Van Sweringen brothers, known for their large-scale suburban and railroad projects centered around Cleveland, Ohio in the early 20th century.
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C.
E. C. Nolan Company
E. C. Nolan Company was a construction firm best known for serving as the general contractor responsible for building Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor.
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D.
Fred F. French Company
The Fred F. French Company was a prominent early 20th-century New York real estate development firm known for pioneering large-scale, planned residential complexes.
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E.
John P. Jewett & Company
John P. Jewett & Company was a 19th-century American publishing firm best known for issuing Harriet Beecher Stowe’s influential anti-slavery novel "Uncle Tom's Cabin."
- 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: George H. Doran Company Target entity description: George H. Doran Company was a prominent early 20th-century American publishing house known for issuing works by major authors, including popular fiction and significant literary titles.
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A.
Walter H. Leimert Company
Walter H. Leimert Company was a real estate development firm best known for planning and building the Los Angeles neighborhood of Leimert Park in the early 20th century.
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B.
O.P. and M.J. Van Sweringen Company
The O.P. and M.J. Van Sweringen Company was the real estate and development firm created by the Van Sweringen brothers, known for their large-scale suburban and railroad projects centered around Cleveland, Ohio in the early 20th century.
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C.
E. C. Nolan Company
E. C. Nolan Company was a construction firm best known for serving as the general contractor responsible for building Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor.
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D.
Fred F. French Company
The Fred F. French Company was a prominent early 20th-century New York real estate development firm known for pioneering large-scale, planned residential complexes.
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E.
John P. Jewett & Company
John P. Jewett & Company was a 19th-century American publishing firm best known for issuing Harriet Beecher Stowe’s influential anti-slavery novel "Uncle Tom's Cabin."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book publisher
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publishing company ⓘ |
| activePeriod | early 20th century ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| dissolved | 1927 ⓘ |
| fate |
merged with Doubleday, Page & Company
ⓘ
linked to:
Doubleday
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| founder | George H. Doran ⓘ |
| genrePublished |
literary fiction
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non-fiction ⓘ popular fiction ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | New York City ⓘ |
| inception | 1908 ⓘ |
| industry | publishing ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkPublished | English ⓘ |
| location | New York City ⓘ |
| namedAfter | George H. Doran ⓘ |
| notableAuthorPublished |
Arnold Bennett
ⓘ
H. G. Wells ⓘ
linked to:
Herbert George Wells
James Branch Cabell ⓘ Joseph Conrad ⓘ P. G. Wodehouse ⓘ Sinclair Lewis ⓘ Theodore Dreiser ⓘ |
| notableWorkPublished |
H. G. Wells titles
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Joseph Conrad titles ⓘ P. G. Wodehouse titles ⓘ The Education of Henry Adams (reissues) ⓘ
linked to:
The Education of Henry Adams
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (English translation) ⓘ
linked to:
novel The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
The Secret Garden ⓘ Winston Churchill (British statesman) speeches ⓘ
linked to:
Winston Churchill
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| product | books ⓘ |
| significantEvent | merger forming Doubleday, Doran & Company in 1927 ⓘ |
| specialization | American and British literature ⓘ |
| status | defunct ⓘ |
| successor |
Doubleday, Doran & Company
ⓘ
linked to:
Doubleday
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| timeOfOperationEnd | 1927 ⓘ |
| timeOfOperationStart | 1908 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: George H. Doran Company Description of subject: George H. Doran Company was a prominent early 20th-century American publishing house known for issuing works by major authors, including popular fiction and significant literary titles.
Referenced by (5)
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