James DePreist
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James DePreist was a prominent American conductor renowned for leading major orchestras worldwide and for his influential tenure with the Oregon Symphony.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| James Anderson DePreist | 1 |
| James DePreist canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T834204 — 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: James DePreist Context triple: [Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra, hasConductor, James DePreist]
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A.
Joseph Buloff
Joseph Buloff was a Lithuanian-born American actor and director known for his work in Yiddish theater and on Broadway.
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B.
Ted Cheesman
Ted Cheesman was a film editor best known for his work on classic Hollywood productions, including the 1933 monster film "King Kong."
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C.
Bill Bolling
Bill Bolling is an American Republican politician who served as the 39th Lieutenant Governor of Virginia from 2006 to 2014.
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D.
Ray Cusick
Ray Cusick was a British designer best known for creating the iconic look of the Daleks in the long-running science fiction television series Doctor Who.
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E.
Donald Klopfer
Donald Klopfer was an American publisher best known as the co-founder of the influential publishing house Random House.
- 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: James DePreist Target entity description: James DePreist was a prominent American conductor renowned for leading major orchestras worldwide and for his influential tenure with the Oregon Symphony.
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A.
Joseph Buloff
Joseph Buloff was a Lithuanian-born American actor and director known for his work in Yiddish theater and on Broadway.
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B.
Ted Cheesman
Ted Cheesman was a film editor best known for his work on classic Hollywood productions, including the 1933 monster film "King Kong."
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C.
Bill Bolling
Bill Bolling is an American Republican politician who served as the 39th Lieutenant Governor of Virginia from 2006 to 2014.
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D.
Ray Cusick
Ray Cusick was a British designer best known for creating the iconic look of the Daleks in the long-running science fiction television series Doctor Who.
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E.
Donald Klopfer
Donald Klopfer was an American publisher best known as the co-founder of the influential publishing house Random House.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
ⓘ
music educator ⓘ orchestral conductor ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Ditson Conductor’s Award
ⓘ
Governor’s Arts Award (Oregon) ⓘ National Medal of Arts ⓘ Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Rosette ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Eden Cemetery, Collingdale, Pennsylvania, United States ⓘ |
| causeOfDisability | polio ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1936-11-21 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2013-02-08 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Philadelphia Conservatory of Music
ⓘ
linked to:
Philadelphia Musical Academy
University of Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| employer |
Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra
ⓘ
Juilliard School ⓘ National Symphony Orchestra of Mexico ⓘ
linked to:
Orquesta Sinfónica Nacional
Oregon Symphony ⓘ Quebec Symphony Orchestra ⓘ Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
African American
ⓘ
linked to:
Black Americans
|
| genre | classical music ⓘ |
| hasDisability | post-polio syndrome ⓘ |
| hasHonoraryDegreeFrom |
Lewis & Clark College
ⓘ
Northwestern University ⓘ Oberlin College ⓘ University of Portland ⓘ |
| hasRelativeType | Marian Anderson is his aunt ⓘ |
| knownFor |
leading major orchestras worldwide
ⓘ
long and transformative tenure with the Oregon Symphony ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | American Academy of Arts and Sciences ⓘ |
| name |
James Anderson DePreist
ⓘ
linked to:
James DePreist
|
| notableAchievement | One of the first African-American conductors to achieve international prominence ⓘ |
| notableRole |
Music director of the Orchestre Symphonique de Québec
ⓘ
Principal conductor of the Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra ⓘ Principal conductor of the Quebec Symphony Orchestra ⓘ |
| notableWork | Music directorship of the Oregon Symphony ⓘ |
| occupation |
conductor
ⓘ
teacher ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
ⓘ
linked to:
Philadelphia
|
| placeOfDeath |
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States
ⓘ
linked to:
Scottsdale, Arizona
|
| positionHeld |
Artistic Director of the Oregon Symphony
ⓘ
Music Director of the Oregon Symphony ⓘ |
| relative | Marian Anderson ⓘ |
| taughtAt | Juilliard School ⓘ |
| taughtSubject | orchestral conducting ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: James DePreist Description of subject: James DePreist was a prominent American conductor renowned for leading major orchestras worldwide and for his influential tenure with the Oregon Symphony.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: James DePreist