Richard Saller
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Richard Saller is an American classical historian and academic administrator who serves as president of Stanford University.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Richard Saller canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T140613 — 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: Richard Saller Context triple: [Stanford University, president, Richard Saller]
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A.
Martin Benrath
Martin Benrath was a German actor known for his extensive work in film, television, and theater from the mid-20th century onward.
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B.
Martin J. Hillenbrand
Martin J. Hillenbrand was an American career diplomat who held several key Cold War-era posts, including serving as U.S. Ambassador to Hungary and later to the Federal Republic of Germany.
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C.
Martin Lindauer
Martin Lindauer was a German behavioral biologist and prominent honeybee researcher known for his pioneering work on insect communication and social organization.
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D.
Robert Lusser
Robert Lusser was a German aeronautical engineer best known for his key role in designing several important World War II aircraft, including contributions to the Messerschmitt Bf 109.
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E.
Sam Zussman
Sam Zussman is a sports and media executive who serves as a top business leader for the NBA’s Brooklyn Nets organization.
- 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: Richard Saller Target entity description: Richard Saller is an American classical historian and academic administrator who serves as president of Stanford University.
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A.
Martin Benrath
Martin Benrath was a German actor known for his extensive work in film, television, and theater from the mid-20th century onward.
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B.
Martin J. Hillenbrand
Martin J. Hillenbrand was an American career diplomat who held several key Cold War-era posts, including serving as U.S. Ambassador to Hungary and later to the Federal Republic of Germany.
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C.
Martin Lindauer
Martin Lindauer was a German behavioral biologist and prominent honeybee researcher known for his pioneering work on insect communication and social organization.
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D.
Robert Lusser
Robert Lusser was a German aeronautical engineer best known for his key role in designing several important World War II aircraft, including contributions to the Messerschmitt Bf 109.
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E.
Sam Zussman
Sam Zussman is a sports and media executive who serves as a top business leader for the NBA’s Brooklyn Nets organization.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
academic administrator
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classical historian ⓘ historian ⓘ human ⓘ university president ⓘ |
| academicDegree | PhD in classics ⓘ |
| affiliation |
School of Humanities and Sciences at Stanford University
ⓘ
linked to:
School of Humanities and Sciences
|
| coAuthorWith |
Keith Hopkins
ⓘ
Peter Garnsey ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
University of Cambridge
ⓘ
linked to:
Cambridge University
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign ⓘ
linked to:
University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign
|
| employer | Stanford University ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Roman history
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ancient history ⓘ classics ⓘ social and economic history of the Roman Empire ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hasAcademicRank | professor ⓘ |
| hasRole | university president ⓘ |
| hasWrittenOn |
Roman demography
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Roman economy ⓘ Roman law ⓘ |
| isA |
American academic
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American classical historian ⓘ university leader ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memberOf |
American Academy of Arts and Sciences
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faculty of Stanford University ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Patriarchy, Property and Death in the Roman Family
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Personal Patronage under the Early Empire ⓘ The Roman Empire: Economy, Society and Culture ⓘ |
| occupation |
academic administrator
ⓘ
historian ⓘ university teacher ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
president of Stanford University
ⓘ
professor at Stanford University ⓘ provost of the University of Chicago ⓘ |
| researchInterest |
Roman family
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Roman social structure ⓘ patronage in the Roman Empire ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Chicago, Illinois
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linked to:
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Stanford, California ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Richard Saller Description of subject: Richard Saller is an American classical historian and academic administrator who serves as president of Stanford University.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.