Eric Packer
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Eric Packer is the billionaire asset manager protagonist of Don DeLillo’s novel "Cosmopolis," whose limousine-bound journey across Manhattan exposes his psychological unraveling amid the chaos of global capitalism.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Eric Packer canonical | 8 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3282047 — 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)
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Target entity: Eric Packer Context triple: [Cosmopolis, mainCharacter, Eric Packer]
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A.
Jonathan Tisch
Jonathan Tisch is an American businessman and philanthropist best known as the chairman and CEO of Loews Hotels and co-owner of the New York Giants.
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B.
Jim Frey
Jim Frey was an American Major League Baseball manager and coach best known for leading the Kansas City Royals to the 1980 American League pennant and later managing the Chicago Cubs to the 1984 National League East title.
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C.
John Donahoe
John Donahoe is an American business executive best known as the CEO of Nike, Inc. and former CEO of eBay and ServiceNow.
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D.
David M. Rubenstein
David M. Rubenstein is an American billionaire investor, philanthropist, and co-founder of the global private equity firm The Carlyle Group.
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E.
Howard Lutnick
Howard Lutnick is an American businessman best known as the longtime chairman and CEO who rebuilt the financial services firm Cantor Fitzgerald after the September 11 attacks.
- 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: Eric Packer Target entity description: Eric Packer is the billionaire asset manager protagonist of Don DeLillo’s novel "Cosmopolis," whose limousine-bound journey across Manhattan exposes his psychological unraveling amid the chaos of global capitalism.
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A.
Jonathan Tisch
Jonathan Tisch is an American businessman and philanthropist best known as the chairman and CEO of Loews Hotels and co-owner of the New York Giants.
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B.
Jim Frey
Jim Frey was an American Major League Baseball manager and coach best known for leading the Kansas City Royals to the 1980 American League pennant and later managing the Chicago Cubs to the 1984 National League East title.
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C.
John Donahoe
John Donahoe is an American business executive best known as the CEO of Nike, Inc. and former CEO of eBay and ServiceNow.
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D.
David M. Rubenstein
David M. Rubenstein is an American billionaire investor, philanthropist, and co-founder of the global private equity firm The Carlyle Group.
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E.
Howard Lutnick
Howard Lutnick is an American businessman best known as the longtime chairman and CEO who rebuilt the financial services firm Cantor Fitzgerald after the September 11 attacks.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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literary character ⓘ |
| adaptedIn | film adaptation of Cosmopolis ⓘ |
| appearsInWork | Cosmopolis ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
currency speculation
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high-frequency trading ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | market turmoil in Cosmopolis ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
alienation
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financial speculation ⓘ global capitalism ⓘ psychological disintegration ⓘ technological mediation of experience ⓘ violence and risk in financial systems ⓘ |
| conflictType |
man versus self
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man versus society ⓘ |
| controls | large financial assets ⓘ |
| createdBy | Don DeLillo ⓘ |
| experiences |
disconnection from reality
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existential crisis ⓘ paranoia ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | novel Cosmopolis ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hasPsychologicalTrait |
emotional detachment
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narcissism ⓘ obsessiveness ⓘ |
| hasVehicleFeature |
heavily customized limousine
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high-tech communication systems ⓘ soundproof interior ⓘ |
| hasWealthStatus | billionaire ⓘ |
| literaryGenreContext |
postmodern fiction
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satire of finance capitalism ⓘ |
| modeOfTransport | white stretch limousine ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | central viewpoint character in Cosmopolis ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableFor |
limousine-bound journey across Manhattan
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psychological unraveling amid global capitalism ⓘ |
| occupation |
asset manager
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billionaire asset manager ⓘ |
| portrayedInFilmBy | Robert Pattinson ⓘ |
| protagonistOf | Cosmopolis ⓘ |
| settingOfActivities |
Manhattan
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New York City ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
detachment of financial elites
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excesses of global finance ⓘ |
| travelsRoute | across Manhattan in a single day ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Eric Packer Description of subject: Eric Packer is the billionaire asset manager protagonist of Don DeLillo’s novel "Cosmopolis," whose limousine-bound journey across Manhattan exposes his psychological unraveling amid the chaos of global capitalism.
Referenced by (8)
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