John W. Cook
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John W. Cook was an American educator and academic leader best known as the first president of Illinois State Normal University (now Illinois State University).
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| John W. Cook canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12532277 — 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: John W. Cook Context triple: [Evergreen Memorial Cemetery, hasNotableBurial, John W. Cook]
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A.
John R. Cook
John R. Cook was a military commander recognized for his leadership during the Apache Wars in the American Southwest.
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B.
Preston J. Cook
Preston J. Cook is an American camera assistant and cinematographer known for his work in film and television and for being married to actress Julia Stiles.
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C.
Jonathan I. Coddington
Jonathan I. Coddington is an American arachnologist and biodiversity scientist known for his research on spider systematics and his leadership roles at the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of Natural History.
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D.
Douglas Cook
Douglas Cook was an American screenwriter best known for co-writing action and thriller films such as "The Rock" and "Double Jeopardy."
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E.
Barton Myers
Barton Myers is a Canadian-American architect renowned for his innovative urban infill projects and prominent cultural and civic buildings across North America.
- 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: John W. Cook Target entity description: John W. Cook was an American educator and academic leader best known as the first president of Illinois State Normal University (now Illinois State University).
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A.
John R. Cook
John R. Cook was a military commander recognized for his leadership during the Apache Wars in the American Southwest.
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B.
Preston J. Cook
Preston J. Cook is an American camera assistant and cinematographer known for his work in film and television and for being married to actress Julia Stiles.
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C.
Jonathan I. Coddington
Jonathan I. Coddington is an American arachnologist and biodiversity scientist known for his research on spider systematics and his leadership roles at the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of Natural History.
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D.
Douglas Cook
Douglas Cook was an American screenwriter best known for co-writing action and thriller films such as "The Rock" and "Double Jeopardy."
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E.
Barton Myers
Barton Myers is a Canadian-American architect renowned for his innovative urban infill projects and prominent cultural and civic buildings across North America.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Evergreen Memorial Cemetery