James Howland
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James Howland was an American engineer and businessman best known as one of the founding partners of the global engineering and construction firm CH2M Hill.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| James Howland canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T17970561 — 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: James Howland Context triple: [CH2M Hill, foundedBy, James Howland]
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A.
John Howland
John Howland was an English colonist and Mayflower passenger who became a prominent early settler and leader in Plymouth Colony.
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B.
George Denbrough
George Denbrough is a young boy from Stephen King's horror novel "It," whose tragic death at the hands of Pennywise the Clown drives much of the story's emotional and narrative conflict.
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C.
William Hathaway
William Hathaway was a Democratic U.S. Senator and Representative from Maine who served in Congress during the 1960s and 1970s.
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D.
Ben Mears
Ben Mears is a novelist and the protagonist of Stephen King’s horror novel "Salem’s Lot," who returns to his childhood town only to confront a spreading vampire infestation.
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E.
Nathan Dane
Nathan Dane was an American lawyer and statesman best known for drafting the Northwest Ordinance of 1787, which shaped the early expansion and governance of the United States.
- 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: James Howland Target entity description: James Howland was an American engineer and businessman best known as one of the founding partners of the global engineering and construction firm CH2M Hill.
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A.
John Howland
John Howland was an English colonist and Mayflower passenger who became a prominent early settler and leader in Plymouth Colony.
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B.
George Denbrough
George Denbrough is a young boy from Stephen King's horror novel "It," whose tragic death at the hands of Pennywise the Clown drives much of the story's emotional and narrative conflict.
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C.
William Hathaway
William Hathaway was a Democratic U.S. Senator and Representative from Maine who served in Congress during the 1960s and 1970s.
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D.
Ben Mears
Ben Mears is a novelist and the protagonist of Stephen King’s horror novel "Salem’s Lot," who returns to his childhood town only to confront a spreading vampire infestation.
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E.
Nathan Dane
Nathan Dane was an American lawyer and statesman best known for drafting the Northwest Ordinance of 1787, which shaped the early expansion and governance of the United States.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.