shipwreck of the Elizabeth (1850)
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The shipwreck of the Elizabeth (1850) was a maritime disaster off Fire Island, New York, in which Italian revolutionary Giovanni Angelo Ossoli and his wife, the American writer and reformer Margaret Fuller, perished.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| shipwreck of the Elizabeth (1850) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9781567 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: shipwreck of the Elizabeth (1850) Context triple: [Giovanni Angelo Ossoli, notableEvent, shipwreck of the Elizabeth (1850)]
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Three Brothers shipwreck
The Three Brothers shipwreck is the remains of a wooden freighter that ran aground in 1911 near South Manitou Island in Lake Michigan and is now a notable historic diving and sightseeing site.
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Sapona shipwreck
The Sapona shipwreck is a partially submerged concrete cargo ship off Bimini that has become a popular site for snorkeling, diving, and exploring maritime history.
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C.
shipwreck of the Princess Amelia
The shipwreck of the Princess Amelia was the maritime disaster in which Dutch colonial governor Willem Kieft lost his life when the vessel sank off the coast of Wales in 1647.
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Maheno shipwreck
The Maheno shipwreck is the rusting remains of a former luxury ocean liner and World War I hospital ship that now serves as a prominent historic landmark and tourist attraction on the shores of Fraser Island in Queensland, Australia.
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1816 Méduse shipwreck
The 1816 Méduse shipwreck was a notorious French naval disaster off the coast of Senegal that led to horrific loss of life and a scandal over incompetence and survival cannibalism, later immortalized in art and literature.
- 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: shipwreck of the Elizabeth (1850) Target entity description: The shipwreck of the Elizabeth (1850) was a maritime disaster off Fire Island, New York, in which Italian revolutionary Giovanni Angelo Ossoli and his wife, the American writer and reformer Margaret Fuller, perished.
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A.
Three Brothers shipwreck
The Three Brothers shipwreck is the remains of a wooden freighter that ran aground in 1911 near South Manitou Island in Lake Michigan and is now a notable historic diving and sightseeing site.
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B.
Sapona shipwreck
The Sapona shipwreck is a partially submerged concrete cargo ship off Bimini that has become a popular site for snorkeling, diving, and exploring maritime history.
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C.
shipwreck of the Princess Amelia
The shipwreck of the Princess Amelia was the maritime disaster in which Dutch colonial governor Willem Kieft lost his life when the vessel sank off the coast of Wales in 1647.
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D.
Maheno shipwreck
The Maheno shipwreck is the rusting remains of a former luxury ocean liner and World War I hospital ship that now serves as a prominent historic landmark and tourist attraction on the shores of Fraser Island in Queensland, Australia.
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E.
1816 Méduse shipwreck
The 1816 Méduse shipwreck was a notorious French naval disaster off the coast of Senegal that led to horrific loss of life and a scandal over incompetence and survival cannibalism, later immortalized in art and literature.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical event
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maritime disaster ⓘ shipwreck ⓘ |
| after | voyage from Europe to the United States ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
American transcendentalism
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Italian unification movement ⓘ |
| chronology | 19th century ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| describedAs | shipwreck of the Elizabeth ⓘ |
| hasCause | shipwreck in storm ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
death of Angelino Ossoli
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death of Giovanni Angelo Ossoli ⓘ death of Margaret Fuller ⓘ loss of manuscripts by Margaret Fuller ⓘ |
| hasLegacy |
commemorations of Margaret Fuller
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historical studies of 19th-century maritime safety ⓘ increased public interest in Margaret Fuller’s writings ⓘ |
| hasPart | barque Elizabeth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
Atlantic Ocean
NERFINISHED
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off Fire Island, New York ⓘ |
| mediaCoverage |
reported in European newspapers
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widely reported in contemporary American press ⓘ |
| notableFor |
death of American writer and reformer Margaret Fuller
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death of Italian revolutionary Giovanni Angelo Ossoli ⓘ occurring near the coast of New York ⓘ |
| numberOfDeaths | multiple ⓘ |
| partOf |
history of American literature
ⓘ
history of Fire Island ⓘ |
| pointInTime | 1850 ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Fire Island
NERFINISHED
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Giovanni Angelo Ossoli NERFINISHED ⓘ Margaret Fuller NERFINISHED ⓘ New York maritime history ⓘ |
| ship | Elizabeth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significantPersonInvolved |
Angelino Ossoli
NERFINISHED
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Giovanni Angelo Ossoli NERFINISHED ⓘ Margaret Fuller NERFINISHED ⓘ crew of the Elizabeth ⓘ |
| victim |
Angelino Ossoli
NERFINISHED
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Giovanni Angelo Ossoli NERFINISHED ⓘ Margaret Fuller NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: shipwreck of the Elizabeth (1850) Description of subject: The shipwreck of the Elizabeth (1850) was a maritime disaster off Fire Island, New York, in which Italian revolutionary Giovanni Angelo Ossoli and his wife, the American writer and reformer Margaret Fuller, perished.
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