Major Walter Reed
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Major Walter Reed was a U.S. Army physician renowned for leading the team that proved yellow fever is transmitted by mosquitoes, revolutionizing public health and tropical medicine.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Walter Reed | 4 |
| Major Walter Reed canonical | 2 |
| Walter Reed, M.D. | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4129893 — 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: Major Walter Reed Context triple: [Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, namedAfter, Major Walter Reed]
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A.
William C. Gorgas
William C. Gorgas was a prominent American physician and U.S. Army surgeon general best known for his pioneering work in controlling mosquito-borne diseases like yellow fever and malaria, which enabled large-scale projects such as the construction of the Panama Canal.
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B.
Laurence K. Marshall
Laurence K. Marshall was an American engineer and entrepreneur best known as a co-founder and early leader of the defense and electronics company Raytheon.
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C.
William H. Welch Jr.
William H. Welch Jr. was an American physician and public health leader best known as a founder of the American Cancer Society, helping to establish organized efforts in cancer education, research, and prevention.
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D.
Francis B. Loomis
Francis B. Loomis was an American diplomat and politician who served as U.S. Assistant Secretary of State and briefly as acting Secretary of State in the early 20th century.
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E.
Samuel Lane Loomis
Samuel Lane Loomis was an American Congregational minister, educator, and author active in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
- 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: Major Walter Reed Target entity description: Major Walter Reed was a U.S. Army physician renowned for leading the team that proved yellow fever is transmitted by mosquitoes, revolutionizing public health and tropical medicine.
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A.
William C. Gorgas
William C. Gorgas was a prominent American physician and U.S. Army surgeon general best known for his pioneering work in controlling mosquito-borne diseases like yellow fever and malaria, which enabled large-scale projects such as the construction of the Panama Canal.
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B.
Laurence K. Marshall
Laurence K. Marshall was an American engineer and entrepreneur best known as a co-founder and early leader of the defense and electronics company Raytheon.
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C.
William H. Welch Jr.
William H. Welch Jr. was an American physician and public health leader best known as a founder of the American Cancer Society, helping to establish organized efforts in cancer education, research, and prevention.
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D.
Francis B. Loomis
Francis B. Loomis was an American diplomat and politician who served as U.S. Assistant Secretary of State and briefly as acting Secretary of State in the early 20th century.
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E.
Samuel Lane Loomis
Samuel Lane Loomis was an American Congregational minister, educator, and author active in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
U.S. Army officer
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human ⓘ medical researcher ⓘ physician ⓘ |
| awardReceived | posthumous recognition as a pioneer of tropical medicine ⓘ |
| contributedTo |
advances in public health measures against mosquito-borne disease
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reduction of yellow fever in Cuba ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Bellevue Hospital Medical College
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linked to:
Bellevue Hospital Center
University of Virginia ⓘ |
| employer | United States Army ⓘ |
| familyName | Reed ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
epidemiology
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infectious disease ⓘ tropical medicine ⓘ |
| givenName | Walter ⓘ |
| hasEthnicGroup | European American ⓘ |
| hasLegacy |
Walter Reed Army Medical Center
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linked to:
Walter Reed National Military Medical Center
Walter Reed National Military Medical Center ⓘ eponymous institutions in U.S. military medicine ⓘ |
| hasName |
Major Walter Reed
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Walter Reed, M.D. ⓘ
linked to:
Major Walter Reed
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| hasPlaceOfBirth |
Gloucester County, Virginia, United States
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linked to:
Gloucester County, Virginia
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| hasPlaceOfDeath |
Washington, D.C., United States
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linked to:
Washington, D.C.
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| impact |
helped make construction of the Panama Canal safer by informing yellow fever control strategies
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revolutionized public health in tropical regions ⓘ |
| influenced |
development of modern epidemiological field studies
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public health practices in tropical regions ⓘ |
| knownFor |
demonstrating mosquito-borne transmission of yellow fever
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yellow fever research ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| memberOf |
United States Army Medical Corps
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linked to:
Army Medical Department
|
| militaryRank | Major ⓘ |
| notableFor | leading experiments that proved yellow fever is transmitted by mosquitoes ⓘ |
| occupation |
medical researcher
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military doctor ⓘ physician ⓘ |
| researchFocus | transmission of yellow fever ⓘ |
| researchMethod | human volunteer experiments ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| significantDiscovery | evidence that Aedes mosquitoes transmit yellow fever ⓘ |
| studied |
mosquito vectors of disease
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yellow fever ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Cuba
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Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Major Walter Reed Description of subject: Major Walter Reed was a U.S. Army physician renowned for leading the team that proved yellow fever is transmitted by mosquitoes, revolutionizing public health and tropical medicine.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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Gorgas
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Major Walter Reed
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Major Walter Reed
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