Jacob Wrey Mould
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Jacob Wrey Mould was a 19th-century British-born architect and designer known for his ornate, polychromatic work on major New York City landmarks, including parts of Central Park and the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Jacob Wrey Mould canonical | 12 |
| J. Wrey Mould | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3978 — 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: Jacob Wrey Mould Context triple: [Metropolitan Museum of Art, architect, Jacob Wrey Mould]
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A.
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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B.
Fred Niblo
Fred Niblo was an American film director and actor best known for his work during the silent era, including classics like "Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ" (1925).
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C.
Harold Hazen
Harold Hazen was an American electrical engineer and MIT professor known for his pioneering work in control systems and his role in developing early analog computing devices.
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D.
Francis Smith
Francis Smith was a British Army officer best known for leading the regular troops during the opening engagements of the American Revolutionary War at Lexington and Concord in 1775.
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E.
Henry Darwin Rogers
Henry Darwin Rogers was a 19th-century American geologist best known for directing the first geological survey of Pennsylvania and advancing the study of Appalachian geology.
- 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: Jacob Wrey Mould Target entity description: Jacob Wrey Mould was a 19th-century British-born architect and designer known for his ornate, polychromatic work on major New York City landmarks, including parts of Central Park and the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
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A.
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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B.
Fred Niblo
Fred Niblo was an American film director and actor best known for his work during the silent era, including classics like "Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ" (1925).
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C.
Harold Hazen
Harold Hazen was an American electrical engineer and MIT professor known for his pioneering work in control systems and his role in developing early analog computing devices.
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D.
Francis Smith
Francis Smith was a British Army officer best known for leading the regular troops during the opening engagements of the American Revolutionary War at Lexington and Concord in 1775.
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E.
Henry Darwin Rogers
Henry Darwin Rogers was a 19th-century American geologist best known for directing the first geological survey of Pennsylvania and advancing the study of Appalachian geology.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British person
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architect ⓘ designer ⓘ immigrant to the United States ⓘ |
| activeIn | 19th century ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1825-08-07 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Chislehurst, Kent, England
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linked to:
Chislehurst
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| collaboratedWith |
Calvert Vaux
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Frederick Law Olmsted ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1886-06-14 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
New York City, New York, United States
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linked to:
New York City
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| designed |
decorative tiles for Bethesda Terrace arcade
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interior details for New York City public buildings ⓘ ornamental stonework in Central Park ⓘ |
| employer | Central Park Commission ⓘ |
| familyName | Mould ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
architecture
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interior design ⓘ ornamental design ⓘ |
| fullName | Jacob Wrey Mould ⓘ |
| givenName | Jacob ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Owen Jones ⓘ |
| knownFor |
design work for the Metropolitan Museum of Art
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ornate Victorian design ⓘ polychromatic architectural decoration ⓘ work on Central Park in New York City ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| movement |
High Victorian Gothic
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linked to:
Gothic Revival
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| nationality | British ⓘ |
| notableWorkLocation | Manhattan, New York City ⓘ |
| occupation |
architect
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designer ⓘ ornamentalist ⓘ |
| residence |
New York City, New York, United States
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linked to:
New York City
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| style |
Gothic Revival
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Victorian architecture ⓘ polychrome decoration ⓘ |
| workedOn |
Belvedere Castle, Central Park
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Bethesda Fountain, Central Park ⓘ
linked to:
Bethesda Fountain
Bethesda Terrace, Central Park ⓘ Central Park, New York City ⓘ
linked to:
Central Park
Metropolitan Museum of Art building, New York City ⓘ
linked to:
Metropolitan Museum of Art
ornamental carvings and tiles in Central Park structures ⓘ ornamental details of the Metropolitan Museum of Art façade ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
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Referenced by (13)
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