Cornell Capa
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Cornell Capa was a Hungarian-American photographer and curator best known for founding the International Center of Photography in New York City and championing the tradition of concerned photojournalism.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Cornell Capa canonical | 8 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Cornell Capa Context triple: [Robert Capa, sibling, Cornell Capa]
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A.
Ernst Bernard Haas
Ernst Bernard Haas was a prominent political scientist known for his pioneering work on regional integration and the theory of neofunctionalism, particularly in the context of European integration.
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B.
John Vachon
John Vachon was an American photographer best known for his poignant documentary images of rural and small-town life during the Great Depression and World War II.
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C.
Robert Capa
Robert Capa was a renowned 20th-century war photographer and photojournalist, famous for his powerful images of major conflicts such as the Spanish Civil War and World War II.
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D.
Walter Fuller
Walter Fuller was a British-born journalist, editor, and political activist known for his work in progressive and pacifist causes in the early 20th century.
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E.
Ernst Haas
Ernst Haas was an influential Austrian-American photographer celebrated as a pioneer of color photojournalism and a longtime member of the Magnum Photos agency.
- 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: Cornell Capa Target entity description: Cornell Capa was a Hungarian-American photographer and curator best known for founding the International Center of Photography in New York City and championing the tradition of concerned photojournalism.
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A.
Ernst Bernard Haas
Ernst Bernard Haas was a prominent political scientist known for his pioneering work on regional integration and the theory of neofunctionalism, particularly in the context of European integration.
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B.
John Vachon
John Vachon was an American photographer best known for his poignant documentary images of rural and small-town life during the Great Depression and World War II.
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C.
Robert Capa
Robert Capa was a renowned 20th-century war photographer and photojournalist, famous for his powerful images of major conflicts such as the Spanish Civil War and World War II.
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D.
Walter Fuller
Walter Fuller was a British-born journalist, editor, and political activist known for his work in progressive and pacifist causes in the early 20th century.
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E.
Ernst Haas
Ernst Haas was an influential Austrian-American photographer celebrated as a pioneer of color photojournalism and a longtime member of the Magnum Photos agency.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hungarian-American person
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curator ⓘ human ⓘ photographer ⓘ photojournalist ⓘ |
| basedIn | New York City ⓘ |
| birthName | Kornél Friedmann ⓘ |
| burialPlace |
Mount Carmel Cemetery, Queens, New York, United States
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linked to:
Mount Carmel Cemetery, Queens
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| causeOfDeath | Parkinson's disease ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Hungary
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United States of America ⓘ |
| curated |
The Concerned Photographer exhibitions
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exhibitions at the International Center of Photography ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1918-04-10 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2008-05-23 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Jewish high school in Budapest ⓘ |
| employer | Life magazine ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Jewish ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
concerned photography
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photojournalism ⓘ |
| founded | International Center of Photography ⓘ |
| genre |
documentary photography
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photo essays ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
English
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Hungarian ⓘ |
| memberOf | Magnum Photos ⓘ |
| movement | concerned photography ⓘ |
| name | Cornell Capa ⓘ |
| notableFor |
founding the International Center of Photography
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promoting concerned photojournalism ⓘ |
| notableWork | The Concerned Photographer (book and exhibition series) ⓘ |
| occupation |
editor
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museum curator ⓘ photographer ⓘ photojournalist ⓘ |
| photographed |
Latin American social and political issues
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political campaigns in the United States ⓘ religious life and rituals ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Budapest, Hungary
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linked to:
Budapest
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| placeOfDeath |
New York City, New York, United States
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linked to:
New York City
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| positionHeld | director of the International Center of Photography ⓘ |
| relative | Robert Capa ⓘ |
| religion | Judaism ⓘ |
| residence |
New York City, New York, United States
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linked to:
New York City
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| sibling | Robert Capa ⓘ |
| spouse | Edith Capa ⓘ |
| workedOn | photo essays for Life magazine ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Referenced by (8)
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