John Ordway
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John Ordway was a U.S. Army sergeant best known for serving as a key diarist and leader within the Lewis and Clark Expedition.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| John Ordway canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5341244 — 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: John Ordway Context triple: [Lewis and Clark Expedition, member, John Ordway]
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A.
Ralph B. Lloyd
Ralph B. Lloyd was an American oilman and real estate developer whose investments and land holdings played a major role in shaping urban districts in the western United States.
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B.
George Davenport
George Davenport was a 19th-century American fur trader and early settler whose influence on the region led to the city of Davenport, Iowa being named in his honor.
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C.
Robert N. Davoren
Robert N. Davoren was a notable figure in New York City's correctional system, commemorated by having a Rikers Island jail facility named in his honor.
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D.
Herbert F. York
Herbert F. York was an American physicist and arms control advocate who became the first director of Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory and a prominent advisor on nuclear policy and disarmament.
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E.
George E. Pugh
George E. Pugh was a 19th-century American politician and lawyer who served as a U.S. Senator from Ohio.
- 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: John Ordway Target entity description: John Ordway was a U.S. Army sergeant best known for serving as a key diarist and leader within the Lewis and Clark Expedition.
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A.
Ralph B. Lloyd
Ralph B. Lloyd was an American oilman and real estate developer whose investments and land holdings played a major role in shaping urban districts in the western United States.
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B.
George Davenport
George Davenport was a 19th-century American fur trader and early settler whose influence on the region led to the city of Davenport, Iowa being named in his honor.
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C.
Robert N. Davoren
Robert N. Davoren was a notable figure in New York City's correctional system, commemorated by having a Rikers Island jail facility named in his honor.
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D.
Herbert F. York
Herbert F. York was an American physicist and arms control advocate who became the first director of Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory and a prominent advisor on nuclear policy and disarmament.
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E.
George E. Pugh
George E. Pugh was a 19th-century American politician and lawyer who served as a U.S. Senator from Ohio.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
diarist
ⓘ
explorer ⓘ person ⓘ soldier ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| familyName | Ordway ⓘ |
| genre |
expedition diary
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travel journal ⓘ |
| givenName | John ⓘ |
| knownFor |
providing one of the principal primary sources on the Lewis and Clark Expedition
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recording daily events of the expedition ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | United States Army ⓘ |
| militaryConflict | Lewis and Clark Expedition ⓘ |
| militaryRank | sergeant ⓘ |
| notableFor |
keeping a detailed journal during the Lewis and Clark Expedition
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service in the Lewis and Clark Expedition ⓘ |
| occupation |
diarist
ⓘ
explorer ⓘ soldier ⓘ |
| partOf |
Corps of Discovery
ⓘ
linked to:
Lewis and Clark Expedition
Lewis and Clark Expedition ⓘ |
| role |
diarist of the Lewis and Clark Expedition
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leader within the Lewis and Clark Expedition ⓘ member of the Corps of Discovery ⓘ non-commissioned officer in the Corps of Discovery ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early 19th century ⓘ |
| workedUnder |
Meriwether Lewis
ⓘ
William Clark ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: John Ordway Description of subject: John Ordway was a U.S. Army sergeant best known for serving as a key diarist and leader within the Lewis and Clark Expedition.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.