William Howard Taft High School (Bronx)
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William Howard Taft High School (Bronx) was a large public high school in the Bronx, New York City, known for serving a diverse urban student body and producing notable alumni including filmmaker Stanley Kubrick.
All labels observed (1)
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| William Howard Taft High School (Bronx) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5399171 — 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)
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Target entity: William Howard Taft High School (Bronx) Context triple: [Stanley Kubrick, educatedAt, William Howard Taft High School (Bronx)]
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Hunter College High School
Hunter College High School is a highly selective, publicly funded secondary school in New York City known for its rigorous academics and strong record of sending graduates to top universities.
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B.
William Howard Taft Charter High School
William Howard Taft Charter High School is a public charter high school in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, known for its strong academic and arts programs and notable alumni from the entertainment industry.
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C.
Eleanor Roosevelt High School
Eleanor Roosevelt High School is a public secondary school in Greenbelt, Maryland, known for its strong academics and competitive athletics programs.
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D.
DeWitt Clinton High School
DeWitt Clinton High School is a historic New York City public high school in the Bronx known for its large all-boys student body for much of its history and for producing many notable alumni, including writer James Baldwin.
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E.
Horace Greeley High School
Horace Greeley High School is a highly regarded public secondary school known for its rigorous academics and strong college preparatory program.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: William Howard Taft High School (Bronx) Target entity description: William Howard Taft High School (Bronx) was a large public high school in the Bronx, New York City, known for serving a diverse urban student body and producing notable alumni including filmmaker Stanley Kubrick.
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A.
Hunter College High School
Hunter College High School is a highly selective, publicly funded secondary school in New York City known for its rigorous academics and strong record of sending graduates to top universities.
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B.
William Howard Taft Charter High School
William Howard Taft Charter High School is a public charter high school in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, known for its strong academic and arts programs and notable alumni from the entertainment industry.
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C.
Eleanor Roosevelt High School
Eleanor Roosevelt High School is a public secondary school in Greenbelt, Maryland, known for its strong academics and competitive athletics programs.
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D.
DeWitt Clinton High School
DeWitt Clinton High School is a historic New York City public high school in the Bronx known for its large all-boys student body for much of its history and for producing many notable alumni, including writer James Baldwin.
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E.
Horace Greeley High School
Horace Greeley High School is a highly regarded public secondary school known for its rigorous academics and strong college preparatory program.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
defunct school
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public high school ⓘ secondary school ⓘ |
| campusReuse | multiple small high schools ⓘ |
| cityDistrict | South Bronx ⓘ |
| closureReason | reorganization into smaller schools ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| educationLevel | secondary education ⓘ |
| governingBody | New York City Department of Education ⓘ |
| knownFor |
diverse urban student body
ⓘ
large enrollment ⓘ producing notable alumni including Stanley Kubrick ⓘ |
| languageOfInstruction | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Bronx
ⓘ
linked to:
The Bronx
New York (state) ⓘ
linked to:
New York
New York City ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
William Howard Taft
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linked to:
President William Howard Taft
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| namesakeOccupation |
10th Chief Justice of the United States
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27th President of the United States ⓘ |
| notableAlumnus |
Al Pacino
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David Berkowitz ⓘ Fat Joe ⓘ Larry King ⓘ Ralph Lauren ⓘ Stanley Kubrick ⓘ |
| notableAlumnusOccupation |
actor
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fashion designer ⓘ film director ⓘ film producer ⓘ rapper ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ serial killer ⓘ television host ⓘ |
| region | Northeastern United States ⓘ |
| schoolSystem |
New York City public school system
ⓘ
linked to:
New York City Department of Education
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| schoolType |
coeducational
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urban public school ⓘ |
| servedCommunity | local Bronx neighborhoods ⓘ |
| servedGrades | 9–12 ⓘ |
| status | closed ⓘ |
| studentBodyCharacteristic |
diverse
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predominantly from the Bronx ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: William Howard Taft High School (Bronx) Description of subject: William Howard Taft High School (Bronx) was a large public high school in the Bronx, New York City, known for serving a diverse urban student body and producing notable alumni including filmmaker Stanley Kubrick.
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