Robert Stroud
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Robert Stroud, famously known as the "Birdman of Alcatraz," was a convicted murderer and federal prisoner who became renowned for his extensive study of birds and ornithology while incarcerated.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Robert Stroud canonical | 15 |
| Robert Franklin Stroud | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T138162 — 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: Robert Stroud Context triple: [Alcatraz Island, notableInmateHeld, Robert Stroud]
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Arthur Kill
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B.
James Winchester
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C.
Sidney Darlington
Sidney Darlington was an American electrical engineer and inventor best known for his pioneering work in network theory and the invention of the Darlington transistor configuration.
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D.
Robert Empie Rogers
Robert Empie Rogers was a 19th-century American chemist and educator known for his contributions to analytical chemistry and his role in advancing scientific education.
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E.
William Felton Russell
William Felton Russell was an American professional basketball player and civil rights activist best known as the legendary Boston Celtics center who won 11 NBA championships and transformed defensive play in the sport.
- 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: Robert Stroud Target entity description: Robert Stroud, famously known as the "Birdman of Alcatraz," was a convicted murderer and federal prisoner who became renowned for his extensive study of birds and ornithology while incarcerated.
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A.
Arthur Kill
Arthur Kill is a tidal strait between Staten Island, New York, and New Jersey that serves as a major industrial and shipping waterway in the New York–New Jersey harbor area.
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B.
James Winchester
James Winchester was an early American military officer, politician, and land speculator who played a key role in the settlement and development of the Tennessee frontier.
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C.
Sidney Darlington
Sidney Darlington was an American electrical engineer and inventor best known for his pioneering work in network theory and the invention of the Darlington transistor configuration.
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D.
Robert Empie Rogers
Robert Empie Rogers was a 19th-century American chemist and educator known for his contributions to analytical chemistry and his role in advancing scientific education.
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E.
William Felton Russell
William Felton Russell was an American professional basketball player and civil rights activist best known as the legendary Boston Celtics center who won 11 NBA championships and transformed defensive play in the sport.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
convicted murderer
ⓘ
federal prisoner ⓘ human ⓘ ornithologist ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Masonic Cemetery, Metropolis, Illinois, United States ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | natural causes ⓘ |
| convictedOf |
manslaughter
ⓘ
murder ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1890-01-28 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1963-11-21 ⓘ |
| deathSentenceCommutedBy |
President Woodrow Wilson
ⓘ
linked to:
Woodrow Wilson
|
| education | self-taught ornithology ⓘ |
| ethnicity | white American ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
animal pathology
ⓘ
ornithology ⓘ |
| genre | non-fiction ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn |
popular culture depictions of prisoners
ⓘ
public perception of Alcatraz ⓘ |
| imprisonedFor |
killing a bartender in Alaska
ⓘ
killing a prison guard at Leavenworth ⓘ |
| knownFor |
keeping and breeding canaries in prison
ⓘ
studying birds while in prison ⓘ writing about bird diseases ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| name | Robert Stroud ⓘ |
| nickname | Birdman of Alcatraz ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
denied parole multiple times
ⓘ
kept and studied hundreds of birds at Leavenworth ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Diseases of Canaries
ⓘ
Stroud’s Digest on the Diseases of Birds ⓘ |
| occupation |
author
ⓘ
ornithologist ⓘ |
| penalty | death sentence (later commuted) ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Seattle, Washington, United States ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Medical Center for Federal Prisoners, Springfield, Missouri, United States ⓘ |
| placeOfDetention |
Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary
ⓘ
linked to:
Alcatraz Island
Medical Center for Federal Prisoners, Springfield, Missouri ⓘ United States Penitentiary, Leavenworth ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Burt Lancaster ⓘ |
| residence |
Seattle, Washington, United States
ⓘ
various federal prisons in the United States ⓘ |
| sentence | life imprisonment ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse | Della Mae Jones ⓘ |
| subjectOf | film Birdman of Alcatraz ⓘ |
| yearsActive | 1910s–1950s (as writer and bird researcher) ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Robert Stroud Description of subject: Robert Stroud, famously known as the "Birdman of Alcatraz," was a convicted murderer and federal prisoner who became renowned for his extensive study of birds and ornithology while incarcerated.
Referenced by (16)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Robert Stroud
subject linked to:
film Birdman of Alcatraz
subject linked to:
film Birdman of Alcatraz
subject linked to:
Thomas E. Gaddis