Reginald C. Lewis
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Reginald C. Lewis was a pioneering American businessman and philanthropist, best known as one of the first African American billionaires and for leading the landmark leveraged buyout of Beatrice International Foods.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Reginald C. Lewis canonical | 1 |
| Reginald F. Lewis | 1 |
| Reginald Francis Lewis | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3042418 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Reginald C. Lewis Context triple: [Reginald C. Lewis, fullName, Reginald C. Lewis]
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A.
Reginald C. Lewis
Reginald C. Lewis was an American professional basketball player who starred for the Boston Celtics in the late 1980s and early 1990s before his career was tragically cut short by his sudden death.
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B.
Horace Cayton
Horace Cayton was an influential African American sociologist, journalist, and author whose work documented Black urban life and helped shape the intellectual landscape of the Chicago Black Renaissance.
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C.
Whitney Young
Whitney Young was a prominent American civil rights leader and longtime head of the National Urban League, known for his pragmatic, behind-the-scenes efforts to combat racial inequality and expand economic opportunities for Black Americans.
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D.
Alonzo W. Rollins
Alonzo W. Rollins was a Chicago-based businessman and philanthropist whose substantial donations and support for education led to a liberal arts college in Florida being named in his honor.
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E.
Joel Elias Spingarn
Joel Elias Spingarn was an American educator, literary critic, and civil rights activist who played a key leadership role in the early NAACP.
- 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: Reginald C. Lewis Target entity description: Reginald C. Lewis was a pioneering American businessman and philanthropist, best known as one of the first African American billionaires and for leading the landmark leveraged buyout of Beatrice International Foods.
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A.
Reginald C. Lewis
Reginald C. Lewis was an American professional basketball player who starred for the Boston Celtics in the late 1980s and early 1990s before his career was tragically cut short by his sudden death.
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B.
Horace Cayton
Horace Cayton was an influential African American sociologist, journalist, and author whose work documented Black urban life and helped shape the intellectual landscape of the Chicago Black Renaissance.
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C.
Whitney Young
Whitney Young was a prominent American civil rights leader and longtime head of the National Urban League, known for his pragmatic, behind-the-scenes efforts to combat racial inequality and expand economic opportunities for Black Americans.
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D.
Alonzo W. Rollins
Alonzo W. Rollins was a Chicago-based businessman and philanthropist whose substantial donations and support for education led to a liberal arts college in Florida being named in his honor.
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E.
Joel Elias Spingarn
Joel Elias Spingarn was an American educator, literary critic, and civil rights activist who played a key leadership role in the early NAACP.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
businessperson
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entrepreneur ⓘ human ⓘ philanthropist ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | brain cancer ⓘ |
| chairpersonOf | TLC Beatrice International Holdings Inc. ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1942-12-07 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1993-01-19 ⓘ |
| describedBySource | Why Should White Guys Have All the Fun? How Reginald Lewis Created a Billion-Dollar Business Empire ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Harvard Law School
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Virginia State University ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
African American
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linked to:
Black Americans
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| familyName | Lewis ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
corporate law
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leveraged buyouts ⓘ private equity ⓘ |
| founded |
Reginald F. Lewis Foundation
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TLC Group, L.P. ⓘ |
| fullName |
Reginald Francis Lewis
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linked to:
Reginald C. Lewis
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| givenName | Reginald ⓘ |
| hasChild |
Christina Lewis
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Leslie Lewis ⓘ |
| hasHonor |
Harvard Law School Reginald F. Lewis International Law Center named in his honor
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Reginald F. Lewis Museum of Maryland African American History & Culture named in his honor ⓘ |
| knownFor |
acquisition of Beatrice International Foods
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philanthropy in education and the arts ⓘ support of historically Black colleges and universities ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Maryland Bar
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New York State Bar ⓘ |
| notableAchievement |
created one of the largest Black-owned and Black-managed businesses in the United States
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first African American to build a billion-dollar company through a leveraged buyout ⓘ one of the first African American billionaires ⓘ |
| notableDonation | major gift to Harvard Law School ⓘ |
| notableWork |
autobiographical business book "Why Should White Guys Have All the Fun?" (subject of)
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leveraged buyout of Beatrice International Foods ⓘ |
| occupation |
corporate executive
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investor ⓘ lawyer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Baltimore, Maryland, United States ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
New York City, New York, United States
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linked to:
New York City
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| residence |
Baltimore, Maryland, United States
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New York City, New York, United States ⓘ
linked to:
New York City
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| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse | Lois A. Lewis ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 20th century ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Reginald C. Lewis Description of subject: Reginald C. Lewis was a pioneering American businessman and philanthropist, best known as one of the first African American billionaires and for leading the landmark leveraged buyout of Beatrice International Foods.
Referenced by (3)
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