John C. Sullivan
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John C. Sullivan was a 19th-century American surveyor best known for establishing the original boundary line between Missouri and Iowa, commonly called the Sullivan Line.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| John C. Sullivan canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T20507875 — 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: John C. Sullivan Context triple: [Missouri–Iowa border, surveyedBy, John C. Sullivan]
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A.
John E. Sullivan
John E. Sullivan was an individual of sufficient local or historical significance to be recognized as a notable burial at Parklawn Memorial Park.
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B.
Joseph "Sport" Sullivan
Joseph "Sport" Sullivan was a Boston-based professional gambler best known for helping to orchestrate the fixing of the 1919 World Series in the Black Sox Scandal.
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C.
John Lawrence Sullivan
John Lawrence Sullivan was a legendary 19th-century American heavyweight boxer, often regarded as the last bare-knuckle champion and one of the first sports celebrities in the United States.
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D.
John McKinly
John McKinly was an American physician, Revolutionary War-era politician, and the first president (governor) of Delaware.
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E.
John J. Eagan
John J. Eagan was a New Jersey politician who served as a Democratic U.S. Representative in the early 20th century.
- 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: John C. Sullivan Target entity description: John C. Sullivan was a 19th-century American surveyor best known for establishing the original boundary line between Missouri and Iowa, commonly called the Sullivan Line.
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A.
John E. Sullivan
John E. Sullivan was an individual of sufficient local or historical significance to be recognized as a notable burial at Parklawn Memorial Park.
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B.
Joseph "Sport" Sullivan
Joseph "Sport" Sullivan was a Boston-based professional gambler best known for helping to orchestrate the fixing of the 1919 World Series in the Black Sox Scandal.
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C.
John Lawrence Sullivan
John Lawrence Sullivan was a legendary 19th-century American heavyweight boxer, often regarded as the last bare-knuckle champion and one of the first sports celebrities in the United States.
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D.
John McKinly
John McKinly was an American physician, Revolutionary War-era politician, and the first president (governor) of Delaware.
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E.
John J. Eagan
John J. Eagan was a New Jersey politician who served as a Democratic U.S. Representative in the early 20th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.