Darius Ogden Mills
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Darius Ogden Mills was a prominent 19th-century American banker, financier, and philanthropist influential in the development of California.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Darius Ogden Mills canonical | 13 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2077323 — 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: Darius Ogden Mills Context triple: [Millbrae, namedFor, Darius Ogden Mills]
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A.
Deric Washburn
Deric Washburn is an American screenwriter best known for co-writing the acclaimed Vietnam War drama film "The Deer Hunter."
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B.
Patrick Dodson
Patrick Dodson is an Australian Aboriginal leader, activist, and politician widely regarded as the "father of reconciliation" for his work advancing Indigenous rights and social justice.
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C.
Russell Dupuis
Russell Dupuis is an American electrical engineer and materials scientist renowned for his pioneering work in metal-organic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD) and the development of semiconductor lasers and LEDs.
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D.
Andrew Miano
Andrew Miano is an American film producer known for his work on independent and critically acclaimed movies, often collaborating with director Tom Ford and others.
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E.
Mitchell Leisen
Mitchell Leisen was an American film director, art director, and costume designer known for his stylish Hollywood productions from the 1930s and 1940s.
- 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: Darius Ogden Mills Target entity description: Darius Ogden Mills was a prominent 19th-century American banker, financier, and philanthropist influential in the development of California.
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A.
Deric Washburn
Deric Washburn is an American screenwriter best known for co-writing the acclaimed Vietnam War drama film "The Deer Hunter."
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B.
Patrick Dodson
Patrick Dodson is an Australian Aboriginal leader, activist, and politician widely regarded as the "father of reconciliation" for his work advancing Indigenous rights and social justice.
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C.
Russell Dupuis
Russell Dupuis is an American electrical engineer and materials scientist renowned for his pioneering work in metal-organic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD) and the development of semiconductor lasers and LEDs.
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D.
Andrew Miano
Andrew Miano is an American film producer known for his work on independent and critically acclaimed movies, often collaborating with director Tom Ford and others.
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E.
Mitchell Leisen
Mitchell Leisen was an American film director, art director, and costume designer known for his stylish Hollywood productions from the 1930s and 1940s.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
banker
ⓘ
businessperson ⓘ financier ⓘ human ⓘ philanthropist ⓘ |
| associatedWith | California Gold Rush era economy ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1825-09-05 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
North Salem, New York
ⓘ
linked to:
Town of North Salem, New York
|
| child |
Elise Mills
ⓘ
Ogden Mills ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1910-01-03 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Millbrae, California
ⓘ
linked to:
Millbrae
|
| era | 19th century ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | European American ⓘ |
| familyName | Mills ⓘ |
| founded | Bank of California ⓘ |
| givenName | Darius ⓘ |
| hasHonor |
Mills Building (San Francisco)
ⓘ
Mills Estate (Millbrae, California) ⓘ Mills Tower (New York) ⓘ |
| industry |
banking
ⓘ
mining ⓘ railroads ⓘ |
| influenced | development of California’s financial system ⓘ |
| knownFor |
being one of the wealthiest men in California in the 19th century
ⓘ
philanthropy in California and New York ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| name | Darius Ogden Mills ⓘ |
| notableWork |
development of banking in California
ⓘ
investment in railroads and mining in the American West ⓘ |
| occupation |
banker
ⓘ
businessperson ⓘ financier ⓘ philanthropist ⓘ |
| philanthropyFocus |
cultural organizations
ⓘ
education ⓘ public institutions ⓘ |
| placeOfBurial | Cypress Lawn Memorial Park ⓘ |
| positionHeld | president of the Bank of California ⓘ |
| residence |
Millbrae, California
ⓘ
linked to:
Millbrae
New York City ⓘ San Francisco, California ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse | Jane Templeton Cunningham ⓘ |
| stateOfOrigin | New York ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Darius Ogden Mills Description of subject: Darius Ogden Mills was a prominent 19th-century American banker, financier, and philanthropist influential in the development of California.
Referenced by (13)
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