Benjamin Mayberry Prentiss
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Benjamin Mayberry Prentiss was a Union major general in the American Civil War, best known for his stubborn defense at the Battle of Shiloh.
All labels observed (1)
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| Benjamin Mayberry Prentiss canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T22753907 — 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: Benjamin Mayberry Prentiss Context triple: [Benjamin M. Prentiss, fullName, Benjamin Mayberry Prentiss]
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A.
Gregory Prentiss
Gregory Prentiss is a screenwriter best known for co-writing the 1981 comedy film "Zorro, The Gay Blade."
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B.
Prentiss Mellen
Prentiss Mellen was an American lawyer, U.S. senator, and the first chief justice of the Maine Supreme Judicial Court in the early 19th century.
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C.
Prentiss Benjamin
Prentiss Benjamin is the daughter of American actress Paula Prentiss and is known for her work as an actress and writer.
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D.
Ogden Morrow
Ogden Morrow is a key supporting character in Ernest Cline's novel "Ready Player One," known as the reclusive co-creator of the virtual reality world OASIS.
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E.
Samuel March
Samuel March was one of the early New York stockbrokers who helped found what became the New York Stock Exchange by signing the 1792 Buttonwood Agreement.
- 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: Benjamin Mayberry Prentiss Target entity description: Benjamin Mayberry Prentiss was a Union major general in the American Civil War, best known for his stubborn defense at the Battle of Shiloh.
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A.
Gregory Prentiss
Gregory Prentiss is a screenwriter best known for co-writing the 1981 comedy film "Zorro, The Gay Blade."
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B.
Prentiss Mellen
Prentiss Mellen was an American lawyer, U.S. senator, and the first chief justice of the Maine Supreme Judicial Court in the early 19th century.
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C.
Prentiss Benjamin
Prentiss Benjamin is the daughter of American actress Paula Prentiss and is known for her work as an actress and writer.
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D.
Ogden Morrow
Ogden Morrow is a key supporting character in Ernest Cline's novel "Ready Player One," known as the reclusive co-creator of the virtual reality world OASIS.
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E.
Samuel March
Samuel March was one of the early New York stockbrokers who helped found what became the New York Stock Exchange by signing the 1792 Buttonwood Agreement.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.