Richard Peters Jr.
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Richard Peters Jr. was an American legal reporter and editor known for compiling and publishing the early volumes of the United States Supreme Court decisions, commonly referred to as Peters Reports.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Richard Peters | 3 |
| Richard Peters Jr. canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T125439 — 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: Richard Peters Jr. Context triple: [Peters Reports, compiledBy, Richard Peters Jr.]
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A.
James G. Blight
James G. Blight is an American historian and scholar of international relations known for his work on U.S. foreign policy, the Cold War, and the prevention of catastrophic conflict.
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B.
Edmund G. Ross
Edmund G. Ross was a 19th-century U.S. senator from Kansas best known for casting the decisive vote against the impeachment of President Andrew Johnson, an act later celebrated in John F. Kennedy’s "Profiles in Courage."
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C.
Alan M. Garber
Alan M. Garber is an American physician-economist and academic leader known for his work in health policy and for serving in top administrative roles at Harvard University.
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D.
Harold A. Wheeler
Harold A. Wheeler was an influential American electrical engineer and inventor known for his pioneering contributions to radio and radar technology.
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E.
Wilfred J. McNeil
Wilfred J. McNeil was an American government official who served in senior defense-related administrative roles, including leadership of the U.S. Munitions Board during the mid-20th century.
- 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: Richard Peters Jr. Target entity description: Richard Peters Jr. was an American legal reporter and editor known for compiling and publishing the early volumes of the United States Supreme Court decisions, commonly referred to as Peters Reports.
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A.
James G. Blight
James G. Blight is an American historian and scholar of international relations known for his work on U.S. foreign policy, the Cold War, and the prevention of catastrophic conflict.
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B.
Edmund G. Ross
Edmund G. Ross was a 19th-century U.S. senator from Kansas best known for casting the decisive vote against the impeachment of President Andrew Johnson, an act later celebrated in John F. Kennedy’s "Profiles in Courage."
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C.
Alan M. Garber
Alan M. Garber is an American physician-economist and academic leader known for his work in health policy and for serving in top administrative roles at Harvard University.
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D.
Harold A. Wheeler
Harold A. Wheeler was an influential American electrical engineer and inventor known for his pioneering contributions to radio and radar technology.
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E.
Wilfred J. McNeil
Wilfred J. McNeil was an American government official who served in senior defense-related administrative roles, including leadership of the U.S. Munitions Board during the mid-20th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
editor
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lawyer ⓘ legal reporter ⓘ person ⓘ |
| areaOfInfluence |
federal judiciary of the United States
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surface form:
United States federal judiciary
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| compiled |
United States Supreme Court decisions
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early volumes of United States Supreme Court reports ⓘ |
| contributedTo |
development of official United States Reports series
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standardization of United States Supreme Court case reporting ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| edited |
Reports of Cases Argued and Adjudged in the Supreme Court of the United States
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surface form:
United States Supreme Court reports
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| employer | Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | European American ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
law
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legal publishing ⓘ legal reporting ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hasPartInCollection | United States Reports ⓘ |
| knownFor |
compiling early volumes of United States Supreme Court decisions
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editing United States Supreme Court reports ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| notableRole | early reporter of decisions for the U.S. Supreme Court ⓘ |
| notableWork | Peters Reports ⓘ |
| occupation |
editor
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lawyer ⓘ legal reporter ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Reporter of Decisions of the Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ |
| reportsAlsoKnownAs | Peters Reports ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Philadelphia
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surface form:
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Richard Peters Jr. Description of subject: Richard Peters Jr. was an American legal reporter and editor known for compiling and publishing the early volumes of the United States Supreme Court decisions, commonly referred to as Peters Reports.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Richard Peters
Reports of Cases Argued and Adjudged in the Supreme Court of the United States
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editor
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Richard Peters Jr.
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this entity surface form:
Richard Peters
Reports of Cases Argued and Adjudged in the Supreme Court of the United States
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hasContributor
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Richard Peters Jr.
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this entity surface form:
Richard Peters