Howard Hanson
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Howard Hanson was a prominent 20th-century American composer, conductor, and educator best known for his Romantic orchestral works and long tenure as director of the Eastman School of Music.
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| Howard Hanson canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T19335729 — 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: Howard Hanson Context triple: [Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, hasFormerMusicDirector, Howard Hanson]
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A.
Felix Otto Dessoff
Felix Otto Dessoff was a 19th-century German conductor and composer best known for his influential work with the Vienna Philharmonic and close association with Johannes Brahms.
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B.
Charles Brenton Fisk
Charles Brenton Fisk was a prominent American pipe organ builder renowned for his influential role in the 20th-century revival of historically informed organ design and craftsmanship.
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C.
Randall Thompson
Randall Thompson was a prominent 20th-century American composer best known for his choral works, including the frequently performed piece "Alleluia."
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D.
Charles Hummel
Charles Hummel was an American architect known for designing prominent buildings in Idaho, including key civic and institutional landmarks.
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E.
Frank Mills Andrews
Frank Mills Andrews was an American architect active in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, known for designing prominent public and institutional buildings.
- 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: Howard Hanson Target entity description: Howard Hanson was a prominent 20th-century American composer, conductor, and educator best known for his Romantic orchestral works and long tenure as director of the Eastman School of Music.
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A.
Felix Otto Dessoff
Felix Otto Dessoff was a 19th-century German conductor and composer best known for his influential work with the Vienna Philharmonic and close association with Johannes Brahms.
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B.
Charles Brenton Fisk
Charles Brenton Fisk was a prominent American pipe organ builder renowned for his influential role in the 20th-century revival of historically informed organ design and craftsmanship.
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C.
Randall Thompson
Randall Thompson was a prominent 20th-century American composer best known for his choral works, including the frequently performed piece "Alleluia."
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D.
Charles Hummel
Charles Hummel was an American architect known for designing prominent buildings in Idaho, including key civic and institutional landmarks.
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E.
Frank Mills Andrews
Frank Mills Andrews was an American architect active in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, known for designing prominent public and institutional buildings.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.