George Atzerodt
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George Atzerodt was a German-born conspirator in John Wilkes Booth’s plot who was assigned to assassinate Vice President Andrew Johnson during the Lincoln assassination conspiracy.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| George Atzerodt canonical | 12 |
| George Andrew Atzerodt | 1 |
| George Atzerodt – assigned to attack Vice President Andrew Johnson | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T186012 — 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: George Atzerodt Context triple: [Assassination of Abraham Lincoln, conspirator, George Atzerodt]
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A.
John Wilkes Booth
John Wilkes Booth was an American stage actor and Confederate sympathizer best known for assassinating President Abraham Lincoln in 1865.
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B.
Junius Brutus Booth
Junius Brutus Booth was a renowned 19th-century English-born American Shakespearean actor known for his powerful performances and as the patriarch of the famous Booth acting family.
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C.
Wilhelm Bittrich
Wilhelm Bittrich was a German Waffen-SS general and panzer corps commander during World War II, noted for his role in major battles on both the Eastern and Western Fronts.
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D.
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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E.
Jean-Paul Marat
Jean-Paul Marat was a radical French revolutionary leader, journalist, and politician known for his fiery writings in L'Ami du peuple and his role in inciting popular violence during the French Revolution.
- 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: George Atzerodt Target entity description: George Atzerodt was a German-born conspirator in John Wilkes Booth’s plot who was assigned to assassinate Vice President Andrew Johnson during the Lincoln assassination conspiracy.
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A.
John Wilkes Booth
John Wilkes Booth was an American stage actor and Confederate sympathizer best known for assassinating President Abraham Lincoln in 1865.
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B.
Junius Brutus Booth
Junius Brutus Booth was a renowned 19th-century English-born American Shakespearean actor known for his powerful performances and as the patriarch of the famous Booth acting family.
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C.
Wilhelm Bittrich
Wilhelm Bittrich was a German Waffen-SS general and panzer corps commander during World War II, noted for his role in major battles on both the Eastern and Western Fronts.
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D.
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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E.
Jean-Paul Marat
Jean-Paul Marat was a radical French revolutionary leader, journalist, and politician known for his fiery writings in L'Ami du peuple and his role in inciting popular violence during the French Revolution.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Lincoln assassination conspirator
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assassin ⓘ person ⓘ |
| arrestedOnCharge |
conspiracy to assassinate Abraham Lincoln
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conspiracy to assassinate Andrew Johnson ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Surratt boarding house
ⓘ
linked to:
Surratt House Museum
|
| birthCountry |
Germany
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Kingdom of Prussia ⓘ
linked to:
Prussia
|
| birthDate | 1835-06-12 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Dörnberg, Prussia ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Glenwood Cemetery, Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | execution by hanging ⓘ |
| citizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| conspiredWith |
David Herold
ⓘ
Edman Spangler ⓘ John Wilkes Booth ⓘ Lewis Powell ⓘ Mary Surratt ⓘ Michael O’Laughlen ⓘ
linked to:
Michael O'Laughlen
Samuel Arnold ⓘ |
| convictedOf |
conspiracy to assassinate Abraham Lincoln
ⓘ
conspiracy to assassinate Andrew Johnson ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1865-07-07 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Washington, D.C., United States
ⓘ
linked to:
Washington, D.C.
|
| ethnicity | German ⓘ |
| eventParticipatedIn |
Lincoln assassination conspiracy
ⓘ
linked to:
Assassination of Abraham Lincoln
plot to assassinate Abraham Lincoln, Andrew Johnson, and William H. Seward ⓘ |
| executedAt |
Old Arsenal Penitentiary, Washington, D.C.
ⓘ
linked to:
Fort McNair
|
| executionDate | 1865-07-07 ⓘ |
| executionMethod | hanging ⓘ |
| familyName | Atzerodt ⓘ |
| fullName |
George Andrew Atzerodt
ⓘ
linked to:
George Atzerodt
|
| givenName | George ⓘ |
| immigratedTo | United States of America ⓘ |
| immigrationPeriod | 1840s ⓘ |
| knownFor |
assignment to assassinate Vice President Andrew Johnson
ⓘ
participation in the conspiracy to assassinate Abraham Lincoln ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
English
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German ⓘ |
| militaryConflictContext | American Civil War ⓘ |
| occupation |
boatman
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coachmaker ⓘ |
| religion | Lutheran ⓘ |
| residence |
Port Tobacco, Maryland
ⓘ
linked to:
Port Tobacco Village, Maryland
Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| sentence | death ⓘ |
| targetedOffice | Vice President of the United States ⓘ |
| targetedPerson | Andrew Johnson ⓘ |
| trialBy | United States military commission ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: George Atzerodt Description of subject: George Atzerodt was a German-born conspirator in John Wilkes Booth’s plot who was assigned to assassinate Vice President Andrew Johnson during the Lincoln assassination conspiracy.
Referenced by (14)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: George Atzerodt
subject linked to:
Washington Arsenal Penitentiary, Washington, D.C.
Lincoln assassination conspirators
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George Atzerodt – assigned to attack Vice President Andrew Johnson
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linked to: George Atzerodt