Marc Rich
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Marc Rich was a controversial commodities trader and financier who became one of the world’s most influential raw materials dealers and a fugitive from U.S. justice before receiving a presidential pardon.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Marc Rich canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3861168 — 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: Marc Rich Context triple: [Glencore, foundedBy, Marc Rich]
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A.
Felix Fuld
Felix Fuld was a prominent American businessman and co-founder of the Newark-based department store Bamberger's, later part of Macy's.
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B.
Leo Fuld
Leo Fuld was a Dutch Jewish singer and songwriter renowned for his emotive performances of Yiddish songs and his role in popularizing Jewish music internationally in the mid-20th century.
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C.
John A. Paulson
John A. Paulson is an American billionaire hedge fund manager and philanthropist known for his hugely profitable bet against the U.S. housing market before the 2008 financial crisis.
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D.
Paul A. Rothchild
Paul A. Rothchild was an American record producer best known for his work with The Doors and Janis Joplin.
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E.
Sanford I. Weill
Sanford I. Weill is an American banker and philanthropist best known for building Citigroup into a financial giant and for his major philanthropic contributions to education and medicine.
- 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: Marc Rich Target entity description: Marc Rich was a controversial commodities trader and financier who became one of the world’s most influential raw materials dealers and a fugitive from U.S. justice before receiving a presidential pardon.
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A.
Felix Fuld
Felix Fuld was a prominent American businessman and co-founder of the Newark-based department store Bamberger's, later part of Macy's.
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B.
Leo Fuld
Leo Fuld was a Dutch Jewish singer and songwriter renowned for his emotive performances of Yiddish songs and his role in popularizing Jewish music internationally in the mid-20th century.
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C.
John A. Paulson
John A. Paulson is an American billionaire hedge fund manager and philanthropist known for his hugely profitable bet against the U.S. housing market before the 2008 financial crisis.
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D.
Paul A. Rothchild
Paul A. Rothchild was an American record producer best known for his work with The Doors and Janis Joplin.
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E.
Sanford I. Weill
Sanford I. Weill is an American banker and philanthropist best known for building Citigroup into a financial giant and for his major philanthropic contributions to education and medicine.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (59)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
businessperson
ⓘ
commodities trader ⓘ financier ⓘ fugitive ⓘ human ⓘ |
| birthName | Marcell David Reich ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Israel ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | stroke ⓘ |
| charge |
racketeering
ⓘ
tax evasion ⓘ trading with Iran during the U.S. embargo ⓘ |
| child |
Danielle Rich
ⓘ
Gabrielle Rich ⓘ Ilona Rich ⓘ |
| citizenship |
Belgium
ⓘ
Spain ⓘ United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1934-12-18 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2013-06-26 ⓘ |
| employer | Philipp Brothers ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Jewish people
ⓘ
linked to:
Jews
|
| familyName | Reich ⓘ |
| fledTo | Switzerland ⓘ |
| founded |
Glencore
ⓘ
Marc Rich + Co AG ⓘ Marc Rich Holdings ⓘ
linked to:
Marc Rich + Co AG
|
| givenName | Marcell ⓘ |
| indictedBy | United States Department of Justice ⓘ |
| knownFor |
being indicted in the United States for tax evasion and illegal trading with Iran
ⓘ
founding Glencore ⓘ pioneering spot market oil trading ⓘ receiving a controversial presidential pardon from Bill Clinton ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
English
ⓘ
French ⓘ German ⓘ |
| legalStatus | fugitive from U.S. justice (1983–2001) ⓘ |
| name | Marc Rich ⓘ |
| notableWork | development of global spot oil markets ⓘ |
| occupation |
business executive
ⓘ
commodities trader ⓘ financier ⓘ |
| pardonDate | 2001-01-20 ⓘ |
| pardonGrantedBy | Bill Clinton ⓘ |
| pardonJurisdiction | United States of America ⓘ |
| philanthropy |
Marc Rich Foundation for Education, Culture and Welfare
ⓘ
support for cultural and educational institutions in Israel and Europe ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Antwerp
ⓘ
Belgium ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Lucerne
ⓘ
Switzerland ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
commodities trader at Philipp Brothers
ⓘ
founder of Marc Rich + Co AG ⓘ partner at Philipp Brothers ⓘ |
| religion | Judaism ⓘ |
| residence |
Switzerland
ⓘ
Zug ⓘ |
| spouse |
Denise Eisenberg Rich
ⓘ
Gisela Rossi ⓘ |
| yearOfIndictment | 1983 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Marc Rich Description of subject: Marc Rich was a controversial commodities trader and financier who became one of the world’s most influential raw materials dealers and a fugitive from U.S. justice before receiving a presidential pardon.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.