Peter Skene Ogden
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Peter Skene Ogden was a 19th-century Canadian fur trader and explorer for the Hudson’s Bay Company, known for his extensive expeditions throughout the Pacific Northwest and the Intermountain West.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Peter Skene Ogden canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9347710 — 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: Peter Skene Ogden Context triple: [Ogden, Utah, namedAfter, Peter Skene Ogden]
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William A. Clark
William A. Clark was a wealthy 19th-century American copper magnate and U.S. senator from Montana, often cited as an archetype of the Gilded Age industrialist and political power broker.
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B.
William S. Clark
William S. Clark was an American educator and agricultural scientist best known in Japan for inspiring students with the motto "Boys, be ambitious" during his tenure at Sapporo Agricultural College in the 19th century.
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C.
John McLoughlin
John McLoughlin was a 19th-century fur trader and physician known as the "Father of Oregon" for his pivotal role in the early settlement and development of the Pacific Northwest.
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D.
Jedediah Smith
Jedediah Smith was a 19th-century American frontiersman, trapper, and explorer renowned for pioneering overland routes through the Rocky Mountains and the American West.
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E.
Jim Bridger
Jim Bridger was a famed 19th-century American mountain man, explorer, and fur trapper known for his extensive knowledge of the Western frontier.
- 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: Peter Skene Ogden Target entity description: Peter Skene Ogden was a 19th-century Canadian fur trader and explorer for the Hudson’s Bay Company, known for his extensive expeditions throughout the Pacific Northwest and the Intermountain West.
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A.
William A. Clark
William A. Clark was a wealthy 19th-century American copper magnate and U.S. senator from Montana, often cited as an archetype of the Gilded Age industrialist and political power broker.
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B.
William S. Clark
William S. Clark was an American educator and agricultural scientist best known in Japan for inspiring students with the motto "Boys, be ambitious" during his tenure at Sapporo Agricultural College in the 19th century.
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C.
John McLoughlin
John McLoughlin was a 19th-century fur trader and physician known as the "Father of Oregon" for his pivotal role in the early settlement and development of the Pacific Northwest.
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D.
Jedediah Smith
Jedediah Smith was a 19th-century American frontiersman, trapper, and explorer renowned for pioneering overland routes through the Rocky Mountains and the American West.
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E.
Jim Bridger
Jim Bridger was a famed 19th-century American mountain man, explorer, and fur trapper known for his extensive knowledge of the Western frontier.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hudson's Bay Company employee
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explorer ⓘ fur trader ⓘ person ⓘ |
| alternativeName | Peter S. Ogden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1790-02-12 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Lower Canada
NERFINISHED
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Quebec City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Oregon City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Canada ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1854-09-27 ⓘ |
| employer | Hudson's Bay Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | British Canadian ⓘ |
| exploredRegion |
Great Basin
NERFINISHED
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Intermountain West NERFINISHED ⓘ Oregon Country NERFINISHED ⓘ Pacific Northwest NERFINISHED ⓘ Snake River country NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Ogden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| father | Isaac Ogden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Peter ⓘ |
| hasNamesake |
Ogden River
NERFINISHED
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Ogden Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ Ogden's Hole NERFINISHED ⓘ Ogden, Kansas NERFINISHED ⓘ Ogden, Quebec NERFINISHED ⓘ Ogden, Utah NERFINISHED ⓘ Peter Skene Ogden State Scenic Viewpoint NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalEra | 19th century ⓘ |
| knownFor |
exploration of the Intermountain West
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exploration of the Pacific Northwest ⓘ leadership of Hudson's Bay Company Snake Country expeditions ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| name | Peter Skene Ogden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | Canadian ⓘ |
| notableExpedition | Snake Country brigades of the 1820s ⓘ |
| notableWork | journals of Snake Country expeditions ⓘ |
| occupation |
explorer
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fur trader ⓘ trapper ⓘ |
| participatedIn | North American fur trade NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Oregon City
NERFINISHED
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Oregon Territory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Anglicanism ⓘ |
| spouse | Julia Rivet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| strategicRole | helped Hudson's Bay Company maintain control of Oregon Country fur resources ⓘ |
| workedFor |
Hudson's Bay Company
NERFINISHED
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North West Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Peter Skene Ogden Description of subject: Peter Skene Ogden was a 19th-century Canadian fur trader and explorer for the Hudson’s Bay Company, known for his extensive expeditions throughout the Pacific Northwest and the Intermountain West.
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