Herbert M. Sobel
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Herbert M. Sobel was a U.S. Army officer in World War II best known as the strict and controversial initial commanding officer of Easy Company, later depicted in the book and miniseries "Band of Brothers."
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| Herbert M. Sobel canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11994098 — 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: Herbert M. Sobel Context triple: [Easy Company, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division, notableCommander, Herbert M. Sobel]
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A.
Clifford M. Sobel
Clifford M. Sobel is an American businessman and diplomat who served as U.S. ambassador to both the Netherlands and Brazil in the 2000s.
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B.
Morton A. Klein
Morton A. Klein is a prominent American Zionist activist and long-time president of the Zionist Organization of America, known for his outspoken advocacy for Israel and conservative positions on Middle East policy.
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C.
Sidney B. Kramer
Sidney B. Kramer was an American publisher best known as a co-founder of the mass-market paperback company Bantam Books.
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D.
Harold T. Shapiro
Harold T. Shapiro is an economist and academic leader best known for serving as president of both Princeton University and the University of Michigan and for his influential work at the intersection of higher education and public policy.
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E.
Leonard S. Schleifer
Leonard S. Schleifer is an American physician, entrepreneur, and billionaire best known as the co-founder and longtime CEO of the biotechnology company Regeneron Pharmaceuticals.
- 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: Herbert M. Sobel Target entity description: Herbert M. Sobel was a U.S. Army officer in World War II best known as the strict and controversial initial commanding officer of Easy Company, later depicted in the book and miniseries "Band of Brothers."
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A.
Clifford M. Sobel
Clifford M. Sobel is an American businessman and diplomat who served as U.S. ambassador to both the Netherlands and Brazil in the 2000s.
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B.
Morton A. Klein
Morton A. Klein is a prominent American Zionist activist and long-time president of the Zionist Organization of America, known for his outspoken advocacy for Israel and conservative positions on Middle East policy.
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C.
Sidney B. Kramer
Sidney B. Kramer was an American publisher best known as a co-founder of the mass-market paperback company Bantam Books.
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D.
Harold T. Shapiro
Harold T. Shapiro is an economist and academic leader best known for serving as president of both Princeton University and the University of Michigan and for his influential work at the intersection of higher education and public policy.
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E.
Leonard S. Schleifer
Leonard S. Schleifer is an American physician, entrepreneur, and billionaire best known as the co-founder and longtime CEO of the biotechnology company Regeneron Pharmaceuticals.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Easy Company, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division
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notableCommander
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Herbert M. Sobel
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