Abner Doubleday
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Abner Doubleday was a 19th-century United States Army officer and Civil War general often (though controversially) credited in popular myth with inventing the game of baseball.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Abner Doubleday canonical | 6 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4875826 — 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: Abner Doubleday Context triple: [Johnson Stadium at Doubleday Field, namedAfter, Abner Doubleday]
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A.
Alexander N. Cartwright
Alexander N. Cartwright is an academic leader and engineer who serves as the president of the University of Central Florida and previously held senior leadership roles in major public research universities.
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B.
John Henry Brodribb
John Henry Brodribb, better known as Sir Henry Irving, was a renowned 19th-century English stage actor and the first actor to be knighted.
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C.
Samuel Barnes
Samuel Barnes is an author known for his work with the Juicy brand.
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D.
Fielding Dawson
Fielding Dawson was an American writer and painter associated with the Black Mountain poets, known for his experimental prose and close ties to the Black Mountain College community.
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E.
Henry Edwin Barnes
Henry Edwin Barnes was a 19th-century British ornithologist known for his contributions to the study and documentation of Indian birdlife.
- 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: Abner Doubleday Target entity description: Abner Doubleday was a 19th-century United States Army officer and Civil War general often (though controversially) credited in popular myth with inventing the game of baseball.
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A.
Alexander N. Cartwright
Alexander N. Cartwright is an academic leader and engineer who serves as the president of the University of Central Florida and previously held senior leadership roles in major public research universities.
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B.
John Henry Brodribb
John Henry Brodribb, better known as Sir Henry Irving, was a renowned 19th-century English stage actor and the first actor to be knighted.
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C.
Samuel Barnes
Samuel Barnes is an author known for his work with the Juicy brand.
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D.
Fielding Dawson
Fielding Dawson was an American writer and painter associated with the Black Mountain poets, known for his experimental prose and close ties to the Black Mountain College community.
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E.
Henry Edwin Barnes
Henry Edwin Barnes was a 19th-century British ornithologist known for his contributions to the study and documentation of Indian birdlife.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American Civil War veteran
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Freemason ⓘ Union Army general ⓘ United States Army officer ⓘ human ⓘ |
| allegiance | United States of America ⓘ |
| burialPlotReference | Section 1, Arlington National Cemetery ⓘ |
| conflict |
American Civil War
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Mexican–American War ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1819-06-26 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1893-01-26 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | United States Military Academy ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | European American ⓘ |
| familyName | Doubleday ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
artillery tactics
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military history ⓘ |
| givenName | Abner ⓘ |
| hasOccupation | Union Army general ⓘ |
| hasPartInTheMythOrLegend | myth that he invented baseball in Cooperstown in 1839 ⓘ |
| honorificTitle | “Father of Baseball” (mythical attribution) ⓘ |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity |
Saratoga County, New York
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linked to:
Saratoga County
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| militaryBranch | United States Army ⓘ |
| militaryRank |
brevet major general
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brigadier general ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | English ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
commanded Union forces at the opening of the Battle of Gettysburg
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ordered the first Union shot in defense of Fort Sumter ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being (incorrectly) credited with inventing baseball
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role in early battles of the American Civil War ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Chancellorsville and Gettysburg
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Reminiscences of Forts Sumter and Moultrie in 1860–61 ⓘ |
| occupation |
author
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military officer ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Battle of Antietam
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Battle of Fort Sumter ⓘ
linked to:
Bombardment of Fort Sumter
Battle of Fredericksburg ⓘ Battle of Gettysburg ⓘ Battle of Second Bull Run ⓘ
linked to:
Second Battle of Bull Run
|
| placeOfBirth |
Ballston Spa, New York
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linked to:
Ballston Spa
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| placeOfBurial | Arlington National Cemetery ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Mendham, New Jersey
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linked to:
Mendham Township, New Jersey
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| positionHeld | acting commander of the I Corps, Army of the Potomac ⓘ |
| religion |
Presbyterianism
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linked to:
Presbyterian
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| residence |
Cooperstown, New York
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Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| serviceNumberOrID | graduate of West Point class of 1842 ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| subjectOf | Mills Commission report on the origins of baseball ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Abner Doubleday Description of subject: Abner Doubleday was a 19th-century United States Army officer and Civil War general often (though controversially) credited in popular myth with inventing the game of baseball.
Referenced by (6)
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