C. Lee Buxton
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C. Lee Buxton was a Yale physician and reproductive rights advocate who served as a key plaintiff challenging Connecticut’s ban on contraceptives in the landmark Supreme Court case Griswold v. Connecticut.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| C. Lee Buxton canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3874474 — 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: C. Lee Buxton Context triple: [Griswold v. Connecticut, plaintiff, C. Lee Buxton]
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A.
Lee R. Mayes
Lee R. Mayes is a film producer best known for his work on the comedy movie "White Chicks."
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B.
James L. Wilmeth
James L. Wilmeth was an American government official who served as a senior federal financial administrator in the early 20th century.
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C.
Kent L. Wakeford
Kent L. Wakeford was an American cinematographer known for his work on influential 1970s films, particularly in collaboration with director Martin Scorsese.
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D.
George Bowers
George Bowers was an American film editor known for his work on numerous Hollywood movies, including the baseball comedy-drama "A League of Their Own."
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E.
Carroll Clark
Carroll Clark was a prominent Hollywood art director and production designer known for his influential work on classic films of the 1930s and 1940s.
- 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: C. Lee Buxton Target entity description: C. Lee Buxton was a Yale physician and reproductive rights advocate who served as a key plaintiff challenging Connecticut’s ban on contraceptives in the landmark Supreme Court case Griswold v. Connecticut.
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A.
Lee R. Mayes
Lee R. Mayes is a film producer best known for his work on the comedy movie "White Chicks."
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B.
James L. Wilmeth
James L. Wilmeth was an American government official who served as a senior federal financial administrator in the early 20th century.
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C.
Kent L. Wakeford
Kent L. Wakeford was an American cinematographer known for his work on influential 1970s films, particularly in collaboration with director Martin Scorsese.
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D.
George Bowers
George Bowers was an American film editor known for his work on numerous Hollywood movies, including the baseball comedy-drama "A League of Their Own."
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E.
Carroll Clark
Carroll Clark was a prominent Hollywood art director and production designer known for his influential work on classic films of the 1930s and 1940s.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
person
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physician ⓘ reproductive rights advocate ⓘ |
| advocatedFor | legal access to contraceptives for married couples ⓘ |
| collaboratedWith | Estelle Griswold ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Yale School of Medicine ⓘ |
| employer |
Yale School of Medicine
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Yale University ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
gynecology
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obstetrics ⓘ reproductive health ⓘ |
| influenced |
constitutional right to marital privacy in the United States
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later reproductive rights jurisprudence in the United States ⓘ |
| knownFor |
advocacy for married couples’ access to birth control
ⓘ
challenging Connecticut’s anti-contraception law ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| legalCase | Griswold v. Connecticut ⓘ |
| movement |
birth control movement in the United States
ⓘ
reproductive rights movement ⓘ |
| notableEvent | Griswold v. Connecticut ⓘ |
| notableWork | legal challenge to Connecticut’s ban on contraceptives ⓘ |
| occupation |
gynecologist
ⓘ
physician ⓘ |
| opposed |
Connecticut Comstock law banning contraceptives
ⓘ
linked to:
Planned Parenthood League of Connecticut
|
| placeOfDeath | New Haven, Connecticut ⓘ |
| positionHeld | chair of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Yale School of Medicine ⓘ |
| roleInEvent | plaintiff in Griswold v. Connecticut ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| significantCourtDecisionInvolvingSubject | 1965 U.S. Supreme Court decision in Griswold v. Connecticut ⓘ |
| workLocation | New Haven, Connecticut ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: C. Lee Buxton Description of subject: C. Lee Buxton was a Yale physician and reproductive rights advocate who served as a key plaintiff challenging Connecticut’s ban on contraceptives in the landmark Supreme Court case Griswold v. Connecticut.
Referenced by (1)
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