Fordham University (did not graduate)
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Fordham University (did not graduate) refers to the period when John O'Hara attended Fordham University but left before completing a degree.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Fordham University (did not graduate) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11383819 — 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: Fordham University (did not graduate) Context triple: [John O'Hara, educatedAt, Fordham University (did not graduate)]
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A.
Columbia University (did not graduate)
Columbia University (did not graduate) refers to Washington Irving’s incomplete studies at Columbia University, highlighting that he attended the institution but left before earning a degree.
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B.
Yale Law School (studied law, did not graduate)
Yale Law School (studied law, did not graduate) is a prestigious American law school at Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut, renowned for its highly selective admissions and influential role in legal scholarship and public service.
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C.
Boston University (attended, did not graduate)
Boston University (attended, did not graduate) is a private research university in Boston, Massachusetts, known for its comprehensive academic programs and notable alumni across the arts, sciences, and public life.
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D.
Yale College (attended, did not graduate)
Yale College (attended, did not graduate) refers to the undergraduate division of Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut, which some students, such as Samuel J. Tilden, attended without completing a degree.
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E.
Fashion Institute of Technology (attended, did not graduate)
The Fashion Institute of Technology is a renowned New York City college specializing in fashion, design, art, business, and technology education.
- 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: Fordham University (did not graduate) Target entity description: Fordham University (did not graduate) refers to the period when John O'Hara attended Fordham University but left before completing a degree.
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A.
Columbia University (did not graduate)
Columbia University (did not graduate) refers to Washington Irving’s incomplete studies at Columbia University, highlighting that he attended the institution but left before earning a degree.
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B.
Yale Law School (studied law, did not graduate)
Yale Law School (studied law, did not graduate) is a prestigious American law school at Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut, renowned for its highly selective admissions and influential role in legal scholarship and public service.
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C.
Boston University (attended, did not graduate)
Boston University (attended, did not graduate) is a private research university in Boston, Massachusetts, known for its comprehensive academic programs and notable alumni across the arts, sciences, and public life.
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D.
Yale College (attended, did not graduate)
Yale College (attended, did not graduate) refers to the undergraduate division of Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut, which some students, such as Samuel J. Tilden, attended without completing a degree.
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E.
Fashion Institute of Technology (attended, did not graduate)
The Fashion Institute of Technology is a renowned New York City college specializing in fashion, design, art, business, and technology education.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (33)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
educational attendance period
ⓘ
human ⓘ private research university ⓘ |
| appliesToPerson | John O'Hara NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| campus |
Lincoln Center
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rose Hill NERFINISHED ⓘ Westchester County NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateFounded | 1841 ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1905-01-31 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1970-04-11 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Fordham University
NERFINISHED
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Fordham University (did not graduate) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Archdiocese of New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
fiction
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short story ⓘ social realism ⓘ |
| hasQuality | did not complete degree ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn | New York City ⓘ |
| location | New York City ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Appointment in Samarra
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
BUtterfield 8 NERFINISHED ⓘ Ten North Frederick NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
journalist
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novelist ⓘ short story writer ⓘ |
| partOf | Fordham University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Pottsville, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Princeton, New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousAffiliation |
Roman Catholicism
ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Catholic Church
Society of Jesus ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Fordham University (did not graduate) Description of subject: Fordham University (did not graduate) refers to the period when John O'Hara attended Fordham University but left before completing a degree.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.