Wesley A. Brown
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Wesley A. Brown was the first African American graduate of the United States Naval Academy and a pioneering U.S. Navy officer.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Wesley A. Brown canonical | 1 |
| Wesley Anthony Brown | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12250883 — 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: Wesley A. Brown Context triple: [United States Naval Academy Cemetery, notableBurialsInclude, Wesley A. Brown]
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A.
David E. Talbert
David E. Talbert is an American playwright, author, and filmmaker known for his romantic comedies and stage-to-screen adaptations.
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B.
Wesley A. Oliver
Wesley A. Oliver is a screenwriter best known for his work on the Western drama film "The Homesman."
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C.
R. Stephen Wiles
R. Stephen Wiles is an actor known for his role in the Western film "Tin Star."
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D.
Dennis C. Brown
Dennis C. Brown is a television and film composer best known for scoring the long-running animated series "South Park."
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E.
J. Douglas Brown
J. Douglas Brown was an American economist and academic who played a key role in shaping U.S. Social Security policy during the New Deal era.
- 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: Wesley A. Brown Target entity description: Wesley A. Brown was the first African American graduate of the United States Naval Academy and a pioneering U.S. Navy officer.
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A.
David E. Talbert
David E. Talbert is an American playwright, author, and filmmaker known for his romantic comedies and stage-to-screen adaptations.
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B.
Wesley A. Oliver
Wesley A. Oliver is a screenwriter best known for his work on the Western drama film "The Homesman."
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C.
R. Stephen Wiles
R. Stephen Wiles is an actor known for his role in the Western film "Tin Star."
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D.
Dennis C. Brown
Dennis C. Brown is a television and film composer best known for scoring the long-running animated series "South Park."
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E.
J. Douglas Brown
J. Douglas Brown was an American economist and academic who played a key role in shaping U.S. Social Security policy during the New Deal era.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Naval Academy alumnus
ⓘ
United States Navy officer ⓘ person ⓘ |
| allegiance | United States of America ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | cancer ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy | Wesley Brown Field House at the United States Naval Academy ⓘ |
| conflict |
Korean War
ⓘ
Vietnam War ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1927-04-03 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2012-05-22 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | United States Naval Academy ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
African American
ⓘ
linked to:
Black Americans
|
| familyName | Brown ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
civil engineering
ⓘ
military service ⓘ |
| fullName |
Wesley Anthony Brown
ⓘ
linked to:
Wesley A. Brown
|
| givenName | Wesley ⓘ |
| graduationYear | 1949 ⓘ |
| hasHonor |
United States Naval Academy named a building in his honor
ⓘ
recognized as a trailblazer for diversity at the United States Naval Academy ⓘ |
| hasRole | pioneer for African Americans in the U.S. military ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| livedDuring |
20th century
ⓘ
21st century ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | United States Navy ⓘ |
| militaryRank | lieutenant commander ⓘ |
| notableAchievement | breaking the color barrier at the United States Naval Academy ⓘ |
| notableFor | being the first African American graduate of the United States Naval Academy ⓘ |
| notableWork | service as a civil engineer in the U.S. Navy ⓘ |
| occupation |
civil engineer
ⓘ
naval officer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America
ⓘ
linked to:
Baltimore, Maryland, United States
|
| placeOfDeath |
Silver Spring, Maryland, United States of America
ⓘ
linked to:
Silver Spring, Maryland
|
| race | Black ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| residence |
Maryland, United States of America
ⓘ
linked to:
Maryland
Washington, D.C., United States of America ⓘ
linked to:
Washington, D.C.
|
| servedIn |
United States Navy Civil Engineer Corps
ⓘ
linked to:
Navy Civil Engineer Corps
|
| serviceNumber |
United States Navy officer
ⓘ
linked to:
United States Navy officer corps
|
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Wesley A. Brown Description of subject: Wesley A. Brown was the first African American graduate of the United States Naval Academy and a pioneering U.S. Navy officer.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
United States Naval Academy Cemetery, Annapolis, Maryland
linked to: Wesley A. Brown