Alfred E. Kahn
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Alfred E. Kahn was an American economist and regulator best known as the chief architect of U.S. airline deregulation in the late 1970s.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Alfred E. Kahn canonical | 2 |
| Alfred Edward Kahn | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3658672 — 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: Alfred E. Kahn Context triple: [Airline Deregulation Act, notableSupporter, Alfred E. Kahn]
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A.
Irving Kahn
Irving Kahn was a pioneering American value investor and longtime disciple of Benjamin Graham, renowned for his disciplined, research-driven approach and extraordinary longevity in the investment world.
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B.
Harold T. Shapiro
Harold T. Shapiro is an economist and academic leader best known for serving as president of both Princeton University and the University of Michigan and for his influential work at the intersection of higher education and public policy.
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C.
Alfred A. Cohn
Alfred A. Cohn was an American screenwriter and title writer of the silent and early sound film era, best known for his work on influential films such as The Jazz Singer.
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D.
Sidney B. Kramer
Sidney B. Kramer was an American publisher best known as a co-founder of the mass-market paperback company Bantam Books.
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E.
William Zeckendorf
William Zeckendorf was a prominent mid-20th-century American real estate developer known for large-scale urban projects and pioneering modern commercial and residential complexes.
- 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: Alfred E. Kahn Target entity description: Alfred E. Kahn was an American economist and regulator best known as the chief architect of U.S. airline deregulation in the late 1970s.
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A.
Irving Kahn
Irving Kahn was a pioneering American value investor and longtime disciple of Benjamin Graham, renowned for his disciplined, research-driven approach and extraordinary longevity in the investment world.
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B.
Harold T. Shapiro
Harold T. Shapiro is an economist and academic leader best known for serving as president of both Princeton University and the University of Michigan and for his influential work at the intersection of higher education and public policy.
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C.
Alfred A. Cohn
Alfred A. Cohn was an American screenwriter and title writer of the silent and early sound film era, best known for his work on influential films such as The Jazz Singer.
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D.
Sidney B. Kramer
Sidney B. Kramer was an American publisher best known as a co-founder of the mass-market paperback company Bantam Books.
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E.
William Zeckendorf
William Zeckendorf was a prominent mid-20th-century American real estate developer known for large-scale urban projects and pioneering modern commercial and residential complexes.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
economist
ⓘ
human ⓘ regulator ⓘ |
| academicDegree | PhD in economics ⓘ |
| appointedBy | Jimmy Carter ⓘ |
| areaOfInfluence |
U.S. airline industry
ⓘ
U.S. transportation policy ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Alfred P. Sloan Public Service Award ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | cancer ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1917-10-17 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2010-12-27 ⓘ |
| describedBySource | obituaries in major U.S. newspapers ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
New York University
ⓘ
Yale University ⓘ |
| employer |
Civil Aeronautics Board
ⓘ
Cornell University ⓘ |
| familyName | Kahn ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
deregulation
ⓘ
economics ⓘ industrial organization ⓘ public utility regulation ⓘ regulation ⓘ |
| fullName |
Alfred Edward Kahn
ⓘ
linked to:
Alfred E. Kahn
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| givenName | Alfred ⓘ |
| hasChild |
Elizabeth Kahn
ⓘ
Jonathan Kahn ⓘ Matthew Kahn ⓘ |
| influenced |
U.S. Airline Deregulation Act of 1978
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linked to:
Airline Deregulation Act
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| knownFor |
advocacy of competition in regulated industries
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promoting consumer welfare through deregulation ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memberOfPoliticalParty | Democratic Party ⓘ |
| name | Alfred E. Kahn ⓘ |
| notableFor |
airline deregulation in the United States
ⓘ
role in deregulation of the airline industry in the late 1970s ⓘ |
| notableWork |
The Economics of Regulation
ⓘ
The Economics of Regulation: Principles and Institutions ⓘ
linked to:
The Economics of Regulation
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| occupation |
economist
ⓘ
government official ⓘ university professor ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Paterson, New Jersey
ⓘ
linked to:
Paterson
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| placeOfDeath |
Ithaca, New York
ⓘ
linked to:
Ithaca, New York, United States
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| positionHeld | Chair of the Civil Aeronautics Board ⓘ |
| residence |
Ithaca, New York
ⓘ
linked to:
Ithaca, New York, United States
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| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse | Mary Kahn ⓘ |
| taughtAt | Cornell University ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Ithaca, New York
ⓘ
linked to:
Ithaca, New York, United States
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Alfred E. Kahn Description of subject: Alfred E. Kahn was an American economist and regulator best known as the chief architect of U.S. airline deregulation in the late 1970s.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Alfred E. Kahn