Lazarus Straus
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Lazarus Straus was a 19th-century German-American immigrant businessman and patriarch of the Straus family, whose sons became prominent New York merchants and co-owners of Macy’s.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Lazarus Straus canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T19464754 — 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: Lazarus Straus Context triple: [Nathan Straus, father, Lazarus Straus]
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A.
Leopold Strauss
Leopold Strauss is the loan shark and bookkeeper for the Van der Linde gang in the video game Red Dead Redemption 2, known for his cold, calculating demeanor and morally dubious debt-collecting practices.
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B.
Emanuel Hurwitz
Emanuel Hurwitz was a distinguished British violinist and chamber musician, best known as the leader of the Melos Ensemble and the Aeolian Quartet.
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C.
Moses Levy
Moses Levy was an early American figure known for his role in establishing the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, one of the oldest art museums and schools in the United States.
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D.
Isaac Jaffe
Isaac Jaffe is a seasoned, wise, and principled executive producer who serves as a mentor and authority figure on the television series "Sports Night."
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E.
Jacob J. Finkelstein
Jacob J. Finkelstein is an individual notable enough to be recognized as a prominent bearer of the surname Finkelstein.
- 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: Lazarus Straus Target entity description: Lazarus Straus was a 19th-century German-American immigrant businessman and patriarch of the Straus family, whose sons became prominent New York merchants and co-owners of Macy’s.
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A.
Leopold Strauss
Leopold Strauss is the loan shark and bookkeeper for the Van der Linde gang in the video game Red Dead Redemption 2, known for his cold, calculating demeanor and morally dubious debt-collecting practices.
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B.
Emanuel Hurwitz
Emanuel Hurwitz was a distinguished British violinist and chamber musician, best known as the leader of the Melos Ensemble and the Aeolian Quartet.
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C.
Moses Levy
Moses Levy was an early American figure known for his role in establishing the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, one of the oldest art museums and schools in the United States.
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D.
Isaac Jaffe
Isaac Jaffe is a seasoned, wise, and principled executive producer who serves as a mentor and authority figure on the television series "Sports Night."
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E.
Jacob J. Finkelstein
Jacob J. Finkelstein is an individual notable enough to be recognized as a prominent bearer of the surname Finkelstein.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.