Abba Eban
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Abba Eban was a prominent Israeli diplomat, politician, and orator who played a key role in representing Israel on the world stage, especially at the United Nations and in relations with the United States.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Abba Eban canonical | 10 |
| Abba Solomon Meir Eban | 1 |
| Aubrey Solomon Meir Eban | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1399125 — 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: Abba Eban Context triple: [Mapai, notableMember, Abba Eban]
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A.
Dov Karmi
Dov Karmi was a prominent Israeli architect known for helping shape the modernist architectural landscape of Tel Aviv and other parts of Israel in the mid-20th century.
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B.
Abdulfattah Jandali
Abdulfattah Jandali is a Syrian-born immigrant and academic who is best known as the biological father of Apple co-founder Steve Jobs.
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C.
Salim Alwan
Salim Alwan is a wealthy, middle-aged businessman in Naguib Mahfouz’s novel "Midaq Alley," whose prosperity and romantic entanglements highlight the social and moral tensions of the alley’s community.
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D.
Nawaf Salam
Nawaf Salam is a Lebanese diplomat, jurist, and former UN ambassador who serves as President of the International Court of Justice.
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E.
Najeeb Halaby
Najeeb Halaby was an American businessman, lawyer, and former head of the Federal Aviation Administration who was also the father of Queen Noor of Jordan.
- 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: Abba Eban Target entity description: Abba Eban was a prominent Israeli diplomat, politician, and orator who played a key role in representing Israel on the world stage, especially at the United Nations and in relations with the United States.
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A.
Dov Karmi
Dov Karmi was a prominent Israeli architect known for helping shape the modernist architectural landscape of Tel Aviv and other parts of Israel in the mid-20th century.
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B.
Abdulfattah Jandali
Abdulfattah Jandali is a Syrian-born immigrant and academic who is best known as the biological father of Apple co-founder Steve Jobs.
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C.
Salim Alwan
Salim Alwan is a wealthy, middle-aged businessman in Naguib Mahfouz’s novel "Midaq Alley," whose prosperity and romantic entanglements highlight the social and moral tensions of the alley’s community.
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D.
Nawaf Salam
Nawaf Salam is a Lebanese diplomat, jurist, and former UN ambassador who serves as President of the International Court of Justice.
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E.
Najeeb Halaby
Najeeb Halaby was an American businessman, lawyer, and former head of the Federal Aviation Administration who was also the father of Queen Noor of Jordan.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (58)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Israeli politician
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author ⓘ diplomat ⓘ human ⓘ orator ⓘ |
| academicDegree | First-class degree in Classics ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Israel Prize for lifetime achievement
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linked to:
Israel Prize
|
| birthName |
Aubrey Solomon Meir Eban
ⓘ
linked to:
Abba Eban
|
| burialPlace | Kiryat Shaul Cemetery ⓘ |
| citizenship |
Israel
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| conflict |
Second World War
ⓘ
linked to:
World War II
|
| countryOfBirth |
Union of South Africa
ⓘ
linked to:
Dominion of South Africa
|
| countryOfDeath | Israel ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1915-02-02 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2002-11-17 ⓘ |
| describedAs |
"the voice of Israel"
ⓘ
linked to:
Am Yisrael
one of the greatest orators of his time ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Queens' College, Cambridge
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
St Olave's Grammar School ⓘ
linked to:
St Olave’s Grammar School
|
| endTime |
1959
ⓘ
1974-06-03 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Jewish ⓘ |
| fullName |
Abba Solomon Meir Eban
ⓘ
linked to:
Abba Eban
|
| heldPosition |
Deputy Prime Minister of Israel
ⓘ
Israeli Ambassador to the United States ⓘ Minister of Education and Culture of Israel ⓘ Minister of Foreign Affairs of Israel ⓘ Permanent Representative of Israel to the United Nations ⓘ |
| knownFor |
advocacy for Israel–United States relations
ⓘ
eloquent speeches at the United Nations ⓘ shaping Israel's foreign policy ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
Arabic
ⓘ
English ⓘ French ⓘ German ⓘ Hebrew ⓘ |
| memberOf | Knesset ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Heritage: Civilization and the Jews
ⓘ
My Country: The Story of Modern Israel ⓘ My People: The Story of the Jews ⓘ |
| numberOfChildren | 2 ⓘ |
| occupation |
author
ⓘ
diplomat ⓘ politician ⓘ university lecturer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Cape Town ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Petah Tikva ⓘ |
| politicalParty |
Alignment
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Mapai ⓘ |
| religion | Judaism ⓘ |
| residence |
Herzliya
ⓘ
Jerusalem ⓘ |
| servedIn | British Army ⓘ |
| spouse | Suzy Eban ⓘ |
| startTime |
1949
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1966-01-13 ⓘ |
| yearOfAward | 2001 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Abba Eban Description of subject: Abba Eban was a prominent Israeli diplomat, politician, and orator who played a key role in representing Israel on the world stage, especially at the United Nations and in relations with the United States.
Referenced by (12)
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