Mendes J. Cohen
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Mendes J. Cohen was an early 19th-century American businessman and politician from Baltimore, Maryland, best known for his role in the landmark U.S. Supreme Court case Cohens v. Virginia.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Mendes J. Cohen canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3704531 — 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: Mendes J. Cohen Context triple: [Cohens v. Virginia, petitioner, Mendes J. Cohen]
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A.
Ziv Aviram
Ziv Aviram is an Israeli entrepreneur and co-founder of Mobileye, known for pioneering advanced driver-assistance and autonomous driving technologies.
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B.
Yosef Sprinzak
Yosef Sprinzak was an Israeli politician and Zionist leader who became the first Speaker of the Knesset and a key figure in the early governance of the State of Israel.
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C.
Menachem Ussishkin
Menachem Ussishkin was a prominent Zionist leader and head of the Jewish National Fund who played a central role in promoting Jewish settlement and land acquisition in Palestine in the early 20th century.
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D.
Aharon Katzir
Aharon Katzir was an Israeli biophysicist and pioneering researcher in the electrochemistry of biopolymers who became one of Israel’s most prominent scientists before his assassination in 1972.
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E.
Eliyahu Sasson
Eliyahu Sasson was an Israeli politician and diplomat who played a significant role in the early political institutions of the State of Israel.
- 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: Mendes J. Cohen Target entity description: Mendes J. Cohen was an early 19th-century American businessman and politician from Baltimore, Maryland, best known for his role in the landmark U.S. Supreme Court case Cohens v. Virginia.
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A.
Ziv Aviram
Ziv Aviram is an Israeli entrepreneur and co-founder of Mobileye, known for pioneering advanced driver-assistance and autonomous driving technologies.
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B.
Yosef Sprinzak
Yosef Sprinzak was an Israeli politician and Zionist leader who became the first Speaker of the Knesset and a key figure in the early governance of the State of Israel.
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C.
Menachem Ussishkin
Menachem Ussishkin was a prominent Zionist leader and head of the Jewish National Fund who played a central role in promoting Jewish settlement and land acquisition in Palestine in the early 20th century.
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D.
Aharon Katzir
Aharon Katzir was an Israeli biophysicist and pioneering researcher in the electrochemistry of biopolymers who became one of Israel’s most prominent scientists before his assassination in 1972.
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E.
Eliyahu Sasson
Eliyahu Sasson was an Israeli politician and diplomat who played a significant role in the early political institutions of the State of Israel.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (34)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American politician
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War of 1812 veteran ⓘ businessperson ⓘ human ⓘ |
| activeInPeriod | early 19th century ⓘ |
| basedIn |
Baltimore, Maryland
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linked to:
Baltimore, Maryland, United States
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| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Jewish Americans ⓘ |
| familyName | Cohen ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
banking
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commerce ⓘ state politics ⓘ |
| givenName | Mendes ⓘ |
| hasPartInJurisprudence | expansion of U.S. Supreme Court appellate jurisdiction over state criminal cases through Cohens v. Virginia ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Cohen family of Baltimore
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linked to:
Cohen family
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| militaryBranch | Maryland militia ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being a party in the U.S. Supreme Court case Cohens v. Virginia
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being among the earliest prominent Jewish public figures in Maryland ⓘ early Jewish civic leadership in Baltimore ⓘ |
| notableWork | Cohens v. Virginia ⓘ |
| occupation |
banker
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businessman ⓘ lottery operator ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| participantIn |
Battle of Baltimore
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Cohens v. Virginia ⓘ War of 1812 ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Baltimore, Maryland
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linked to:
Baltimore, Maryland, United States
|
| placeOfDeath |
Baltimore, Maryland
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linked to:
Baltimore, Maryland, United States
|
| positionHeld | member of the Maryland House of Delegates ⓘ |
| religion | Judaism ⓘ |
| residence |
Baltimore, Maryland
ⓘ
linked to:
Baltimore, Maryland, United States
|
| sibling |
Jacob I. Cohen Jr.
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Philip J. Cohen ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Mendes J. Cohen Description of subject: Mendes J. Cohen was an early 19th-century American businessman and politician from Baltimore, Maryland, best known for his role in the landmark U.S. Supreme Court case Cohens v. Virginia.
Referenced by (3)
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