David Starr Jordan
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David Starr Jordan was an influential American ichthyologist and educator who served as the first president of Stanford University and described numerous fish taxa.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| David Starr Jordan canonical | 7 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10549335 — 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: David Starr Jordan Context triple: [Atherinopsidae, namedBy, David Starr Jordan]
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A.
Sidney Souers
Sidney Souers was an American naval officer and intelligence official who became the first Director of Central Intelligence, helping to shape the early U.S. postwar intelligence structure.
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B.
Alan B. Whiting
Alan B. Whiting is an astronomer known for his work on dwarf spheroidal galaxies, including the discovery of the Andromeda VI satellite galaxy of Andromeda.
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C.
Frank B. Jewett
Frank B. Jewett was an American electrical engineer and physicist who served as the first president of Bell Telephone Laboratories and played a major role in organizing U.S. scientific research during World War II.
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D.
Luther Cressman
Luther Cressman was an American archaeologist and anthropologist best known for his pioneering work on early human habitation in the Pacific Northwest of the United States.
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E.
Leander Stockwell Jadwin
Leander Stockwell Jadwin was a Princeton University alumnus and benefactor whose contributions led to the naming of the university’s prominent indoor athletic facility, Jadwin Gymnasium, in his honor.
- 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: David Starr Jordan Target entity description: David Starr Jordan was an influential American ichthyologist and educator who served as the first president of Stanford University and described numerous fish taxa.
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A.
Sidney Souers
Sidney Souers was an American naval officer and intelligence official who became the first Director of Central Intelligence, helping to shape the early U.S. postwar intelligence structure.
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B.
Alan B. Whiting
Alan B. Whiting is an astronomer known for his work on dwarf spheroidal galaxies, including the discovery of the Andromeda VI satellite galaxy of Andromeda.
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C.
Frank B. Jewett
Frank B. Jewett was an American electrical engineer and physicist who served as the first president of Bell Telephone Laboratories and played a major role in organizing U.S. scientific research during World War II.
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D.
Luther Cressman
Luther Cressman was an American archaeologist and anthropologist best known for his pioneering work on early human habitation in the Pacific Northwest of the United States.
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E.
Leander Stockwell Jadwin
Leander Stockwell Jadwin was a Princeton University alumnus and benefactor whose contributions led to the naming of the university’s prominent indoor athletic facility, Jadwin Gymnasium, in his honor.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
educator
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human ⓘ ichthyologist ⓘ university president ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Royal Society of London Darwin Medal
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linked to:
Darwin Medal
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| birthDate | 1851-01-19 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Gainesville, New York, United States
ⓘ
linked to:
Town of Gainesville, New York
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| causeOfDeath | myocarditis ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1931-09-19 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Palo Alto, California, United States
ⓘ
linked to:
Palo Alto, California
|
| describedTaxon | many species of fishes in North America and the Pacific ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Cornell University
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Indiana University ⓘ |
| employer |
Indiana University
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Stanford University ⓘ |
| familyName | Jordan ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
education
ⓘ
ichthyology ⓘ natural history ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | David ⓘ |
| hasSignature | signature of David Starr Jordan ⓘ |
| influenced | development of Stanford University ⓘ |
| knownFor |
being the first president of Stanford University
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contributions to the classification of fishes ⓘ describing numerous fish taxa ⓘ promoting higher education in the American West ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| memberOf |
American Association for the Advancement of Science
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National Academy of Sciences ⓘ |
| movement |
eugenics
ⓘ
peace movement ⓘ |
| name | David Starr Jordan ⓘ |
| notableStudent | Barton Warren Evermann ⓘ |
| notableWork |
A Guide to the Study of Fishes
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Manual of the Vertebrates of the Northern United States ⓘ The Fishes of North and Middle America ⓘ |
| occupation |
author
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ichthyologist ⓘ university administrator ⓘ university teacher ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
chancellor of Stanford University
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president of Indiana University ⓘ president of Stanford University ⓘ |
| religion | Quaker ⓘ |
| residence |
Bloomington, Indiana, United States
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linked to:
Bloomington, Indiana
Palo Alto, California, United States ⓘ
linked to:
Palo Alto, California
|
| spouse |
Jessie Knight
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Susan Bowen ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: David Starr Jordan Description of subject: David Starr Jordan was an influential American ichthyologist and educator who served as the first president of Stanford University and described numerous fish taxa.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.