Theodore N. Lerner

E181847

businessperson human real estate developer sports team owner

Theodore N. Lerner was an American real estate developer and principal owner of the Washington Nationals Major League Baseball team.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Theodore N. Lerner canonical	1
Theodore Nathan Lerner	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T918057 — 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: Theodore N. Lerner
Context triple: [Ted Lerner, fullName, Theodore N. Lerner]

A. Stanley Rosenblum
Stanley Rosenblum was a film editor best known for his work on major Hollywood productions, including the boxing sequel "Rocky II."
B. Bernard M. Gordon
Bernard M. Gordon is an American engineer, inventor, and philanthropist known for pioneering work in high-speed analog-to-digital conversion and for major contributions to engineering education.
C. Wilbur J. Cohen
Wilbur J. Cohen was a prominent American social welfare expert and government official, often called the "father of Social Security" for his central role in shaping U.S. social insurance and welfare policy in the 20th century.
D. John K. Minasian
John K. Minasian was an American structural engineer best known for helping design Seattle’s iconic Space Needle.
E. Harold T. Shapiro
Harold T. Shapiro is an economist and academic leader best known for serving as president of both Princeton University and the University of Michigan and for his influential work at the intersection of higher education and public policy.
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: Theodore N. Lerner
Target entity description: Theodore N. Lerner was an American real estate developer and principal owner of the Washington Nationals Major League Baseball team.

A. Stanley Rosenblum
Stanley Rosenblum was a film editor best known for his work on major Hollywood productions, including the boxing sequel "Rocky II."
B. Bernard M. Gordon
Bernard M. Gordon is an American engineer, inventor, and philanthropist known for pioneering work in high-speed analog-to-digital conversion and for major contributions to engineering education.
C. Wilbur J. Cohen
Wilbur J. Cohen was a prominent American social welfare expert and government official, often called the "father of Social Security" for his central role in shaping U.S. social insurance and welfare policy in the 20th century.
D. John K. Minasian
John K. Minasian was an American structural engineer best known for helping design Seattle’s iconic Space Needle.
E. Harold T. Shapiro
Harold T. Shapiro is an economist and academic leader best known for serving as president of both Princeton University and the University of Michigan and for his influential work at the intersection of higher education and public policy.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (43)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	businessperson ⓘ human ⓘ real estate developer ⓘ sports team owner ⓘ
basedIn	Washington, D.C. metropolitan area ⓘ linked to: Washington metropolitan area
child	Mark D. Lerner ⓘ linked to: Mark Lerner
conflictParticipatedIn	World War II ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America ⓘ
dateOfBirth	1925-10-15 ⓘ
dateOfDeath	2023-02-12 ⓘ
educatedAt	George Washington University ⓘ George Washington University Law School ⓘ
ethnicGroup	American Jews ⓘ linked to: Jewish Americans
familyName	Lerner ⓘ
fieldOfWork	professional sports ownership ⓘ real estate development ⓘ
founded	Lerner Enterprises ⓘ
fullName	Theodore Nathan Lerner ⓘ linked to: Theodore N. Lerner
givenName	Theodore ⓘ
knownFor	large-scale commercial and residential real estate projects ⓘ ownership of Washington Nationals ⓘ
languageSpoken	English ⓘ
leagueOfOwnedTeam	Major League Baseball ⓘ
memberOf	Lerner family ⓘ
militaryService	United States Army ⓘ
netWorthRanking	one of the wealthiest individuals in the Washington, D.C. region ⓘ
notableAchievement	led ownership group that brought Major League Baseball back to Washington, D.C. ⓘ
notableFor	principal owner of the Washington Nationals ⓘ
notableWork	development of real estate projects in the Washington, D.C. area ⓘ
occupation	business executive ⓘ real estate developer ⓘ sports team owner ⓘ
ownerOf	Washington Nationals ⓘ
philanthropicFocus	Jewish community organizations ⓘ education ⓘ healthcare institutions ⓘ
placeOfBirth	Washington, D.C. ⓘ
placeOfDeath	Chevy Chase, Maryland ⓘ
positionHeld	principal owner of the Washington Nationals ⓘ
religion	Judaism ⓘ
residence	Chevy Chase, Maryland ⓘ
sexOrGender	male ⓘ
spouse	Annette M. Lerner ⓘ linked to: Annette Lerner