Frederic Pryor
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Frederic Pryor was an American economics student who was arrested in East Germany in 1961 and later became known for being one of the prisoners exchanged during the Cold War spy swap depicted in the film "Bridge of Spies."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Frederic Pryor canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2900949 — 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: Frederic Pryor Context triple: [Bridge of Spies, portrays, Frederic Pryor]
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A.
Felix Jackson
Felix Jackson was a German-born American screenwriter and film producer active in Hollywood during the 1930s and 1940s.
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B.
Frenchie Smith
Frenchie Smith is an American record producer and musician known for his work in the alternative and hard rock scenes, including co-founding The Bubble recording studio in Austin, Texas.
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C.
Malick Bowens
Malick Bowens was a Kenyan-born actor best known for his supporting role in the Academy Award–winning film "Out of Africa."
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D.
Isaiah Rogers
Isaiah Rogers was a prominent 19th-century American architect known for pioneering hotel design and contributing major public buildings in the United States.
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E.
Rasual Butler
Rasual Butler was an American professional basketball player and sharpshooting wing who played over a decade in the NBA for multiple teams.
- 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: Frederic Pryor Target entity description: Frederic Pryor was an American economics student who was arrested in East Germany in 1961 and later became known for being one of the prisoners exchanged during the Cold War spy swap depicted in the film "Bridge of Spies."
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A.
Felix Jackson
Felix Jackson was a German-born American screenwriter and film producer active in Hollywood during the 1930s and 1940s.
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B.
Frenchie Smith
Frenchie Smith is an American record producer and musician known for his work in the alternative and hard rock scenes, including co-founding The Bubble recording studio in Austin, Texas.
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C.
Malick Bowens
Malick Bowens was a Kenyan-born actor best known for his supporting role in the Academy Award–winning film "Out of Africa."
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D.
Isaiah Rogers
Isaiah Rogers was a prominent 19th-century American architect known for pioneering hotel design and contributing major public buildings in the United States.
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E.
Rasual Butler
Rasual Butler was an American professional basketball player and sharpshooting wing who played over a decade in the NBA for multiple teams.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
academic
ⓘ
economist ⓘ human ⓘ |
| arrestedBy |
East German authorities
ⓘ
linked to:
Ministry of the Interior of the GDR
|
| causeOfDeath | Parkinson's disease ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfArrest | 1961-08 ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1933-04-23 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2019-09-02 ⓘ |
| doctoralAdvisor | Wassily Leontief ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
University of Michigan
ⓘ
Yale University ⓘ |
| employer | Swarthmore College ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | European American ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
comparative economics
ⓘ
economic systems ⓘ economics ⓘ |
| genreOfWork | academic research in economics ⓘ |
| hasAcademicDegree | PhD in economics ⓘ |
| hasCause | arrest related to Berlin Wall crisis ⓘ |
| hasRepresentationIn |
film "Bridge of Spies"
ⓘ
linked to:
Bridge of Spies
|
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | faculty of Swarthmore College ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being arrested in East Germany in 1961
ⓘ
being mistakenly suspected as a spy by East German authorities ⓘ being part of a Cold War prisoner exchange ⓘ inspiration for events depicted in the film "Bridge of Spies" ⓘ long teaching career at Swarthmore College ⓘ |
| notableWork | studies on economic systems and property rights ⓘ |
| occupation |
economist
ⓘ
university professor ⓘ |
| participantIn |
Cold War
ⓘ
Glienicke Bridge prisoner exchange ⓘ |
| partOf | Cold War prisoner exchange of 1962 ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Owosso, Michigan, United States of America
ⓘ
linked to:
Owosso, Michigan
|
| placeOfDeath |
Pennsylvania, United States of America
ⓘ
linked to:
Pennsylvania
|
| placeOfDetention | East Berlin ⓘ |
| portrayedIn |
film "Bridge of Spies"
ⓘ
linked to:
Bridge of Spies
|
| positionHeld | professor of economics at Swarthmore College ⓘ |
| reasonForDetention | suspicion of espionage by East German authorities ⓘ |
| residence |
Swarthmore, Pennsylvania, United States of America
ⓘ
linked to:
Swarthmore, Pennsylvania
|
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Frederic Pryor Description of subject: Frederic Pryor was an American economics student who was arrested in East Germany in 1961 and later became known for being one of the prisoners exchanged during the Cold War spy swap depicted in the film "Bridge of Spies."
Referenced by (4)
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