Llewellyn Thompson
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Llewellyn Thompson was a prominent American diplomat and Soviet expert who served as U.S. Ambassador to the Soviet Union during key Cold War crises, including the Cuban Missile Crisis.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Llewellyn Thompson canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10463831 — 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: Llewellyn Thompson Context triple: [Executive Committee of the National Security Council, hasMember, Llewellyn Thompson]
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A.
Marshall Thompson
Marshall Thompson is an American singer best known as a longtime member and leader of the Chicago soul and R&B vocal group The Chi-Lites.
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B.
Marshall Thompson
Marshall Thompson was an American film and television actor best known for his roles in mid-20th-century Hollywood productions, including war dramas and science fiction films.
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C.
Joseph C. Thompson
Joseph C. Thompson is an American arts administrator best known for leading the development and long-term growth of the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art (MASS MoCA) into a major contemporary art institution.
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D.
Joseph C. Thompson
Joseph C. Thompson is an individual whose specific public role or notability cannot be determined from the given information alone.
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E.
Leonard Thompson
Leonard Thompson was the first person in history to receive an insulin injection for the treatment of diabetes, marking a breakthrough in modern medicine.
- 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: Llewellyn Thompson Target entity description: Llewellyn Thompson was a prominent American diplomat and Soviet expert who served as U.S. Ambassador to the Soviet Union during key Cold War crises, including the Cuban Missile Crisis.
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A.
Marshall Thompson
Marshall Thompson is an American singer best known as a longtime member and leader of the Chicago soul and R&B vocal group The Chi-Lites.
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B.
Marshall Thompson
Marshall Thompson was an American film and television actor best known for his roles in mid-20th-century Hollywood productions, including war dramas and science fiction films.
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C.
Joseph C. Thompson
Joseph C. Thompson is an American arts administrator best known for leading the development and long-term growth of the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art (MASS MoCA) into a major contemporary art institution.
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D.
Joseph C. Thompson
Joseph C. Thompson is an individual whose specific public role or notability cannot be determined from the given information alone.
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E.
Leonard Thompson
Leonard Thompson was the first person in history to receive an insulin injection for the treatment of diabetes, marking a breakthrough in modern medicine.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States government official
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ambassador ⓘ diplomat ⓘ human ⓘ |
| advisorTo |
John F. Kennedy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lyndon B. Johnson NERFINISHED ⓘ Richard Nixon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Presidential Medal of Freedom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Las Animas, Colorado, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1904-08-24 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1972-02-06 ⓘ |
| describedAs | one of the leading American experts on the Soviet Union during the Cold War ⓘ |
| educatedAt | University of Colorado (attended, did not complete degree) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer | United States Department of State ⓘ |
| endTime |
1962
ⓘ
1969 ⓘ |
| familyName | Thompson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfExpertise |
Soviet Union
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
U.S.–Soviet relations ⓘ |
| fullName | Llewellyn E. Thompson Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Llewellyn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
English
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Russian ⓘ |
| memberOf | United States Foreign Service NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryConflictContext | Cold War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
expertise on Soviet leadership and policy
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role in resolving the Cuban Missile Crisis ⓘ |
| notableWork | U.S.–Soviet relations during the Cold War ⓘ |
| occupation |
ambassador
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diplomat ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Cuban Missile Crisis
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Vienna Summit of 1961 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Las Animas, Colorado, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Bethesda, Maryland, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
United States Ambassador to Austria
NERFINISHED
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United States Ambassador to the Soviet Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeldContext |
First term as U.S. Ambassador to the Soviet Union
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Second term as U.S. Ambassador to the Soviet Union ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse | Jane Monroe Goelet Thompson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime |
1957
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1967 ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Moscow, Soviet Union
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Washington, D.C. ⓘ
surface form:
Washington, D.C., United States
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Llewellyn Thompson Description of subject: Llewellyn Thompson was a prominent American diplomat and Soviet expert who served as U.S. Ambassador to the Soviet Union during key Cold War crises, including the Cuban Missile Crisis.
Referenced by (1)
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