Lester Cohen
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Lester Cohen was an American college student and organizer best known for co-founding the Sigma Alpha Mu fraternity in the early 20th century.
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How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12170566 — 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: Lester Cohen Context triple: [Sigma Alpha Mu, founder, Lester Cohen]
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A.
Lester Cohen
Lester Cohen was an American screenwriter and author active in early 20th-century Hollywood, known for adapting stories for film.
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B.
George Lerner
George Lerner was an American toy inventor best known for creating the iconic Mr. Potato Head character.
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C.
Job Cohen
Job Cohen is a Dutch politician and former Mayor of Amsterdam who led the Labour Party (PvdA) and briefly served as a prominent national opposition leader.
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D.
Larry Brezner
Larry Brezner was an American film producer and talent manager known for producing popular comedies such as "Good Morning, Vietnam," "The 'Burbs," and "Ride Along."
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E.
Stanley Saitowitz
Stanley Saitowitz is a South African-born American architect known for his minimalist, modernist designs and influential work in contemporary urban architecture.
- 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: Lester Cohen Target entity description: Lester Cohen was an American college student and organizer best known for co-founding the Sigma Alpha Mu fraternity in the early 20th century.
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A.
Lester Cohen
Lester Cohen was an American screenwriter and author active in early 20th-century Hollywood, known for adapting stories for film.
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B.
George Lerner
George Lerner was an American toy inventor best known for creating the iconic Mr. Potato Head character.
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C.
Job Cohen
Job Cohen is a Dutch politician and former Mayor of Amsterdam who led the Labour Party (PvdA) and briefly served as a prominent national opposition leader.
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D.
Larry Brezner
Larry Brezner was an American film producer and talent manager known for producing popular comedies such as "Good Morning, Vietnam," "The 'Burbs," and "Ride Along."
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E.
Stanley Saitowitz
Stanley Saitowitz is a South African-born American architect known for his minimalist, modernist designs and influential work in contemporary urban architecture.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.