Abel Corbin
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Abel Corbin was an American financier and the brother-in-law of President Ulysses S. Grant, best known for his controversial role in the gold market speculation that led to the Black Friday financial panic of 1869.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Abel Corbin canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5780375 — 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: Abel Corbin Context triple: [Black Friday gold panic of 1869, involves, Abel Corbin]
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A.
Stephen Broussard
Stephen Broussard is a film producer best known for his work on Marvel Cinematic Universe projects, including multiple Ant-Man films.
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B.
Christopher Breaux
Christopher Breaux, better known as Frank Ocean, is an acclaimed American singer, songwriter, and producer recognized for his influential work in contemporary R&B and hip-hop.
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C.
Solomon Breedlove
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D.
James Cobb
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E.
Antoine Turner
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- 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: Abel Corbin Target entity description: Abel Corbin was an American financier and the brother-in-law of President Ulysses S. Grant, best known for his controversial role in the gold market speculation that led to the Black Friday financial panic of 1869.
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A.
Stephen Broussard
Stephen Broussard is a film producer best known for his work on Marvel Cinematic Universe projects, including multiple Ant-Man films.
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B.
Christopher Breaux
Christopher Breaux, better known as Frank Ocean, is an acclaimed American singer, songwriter, and producer recognized for his influential work in contemporary R&B and hip-hop.
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C.
Solomon Breedlove
Solomon Breedlove was the brother of pioneering African American entrepreneur and philanthropist Madam C. J. Walker.
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D.
James Cobb
James Cobb is one of Dom Cobb’s young children in the film "Inception," appearing primarily in his father’s memories and dreams as a symbol of Cobb’s longing and guilt.
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E.
Antoine Turner
Antoine Turner is an American football defensive tackle best known for his college career at Boise State University.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (33)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
financier
ⓘ
human ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
James Fisk Jr.
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Jay Gould ⓘ |
| businessActivity |
Wall Street speculation
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gold market speculation ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1808-05-24 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1881-03-28 ⓘ |
| familyName | Corbin ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Abel ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| notableEventRole | intermediary between speculators and President Ulysses S. Grant during 1869 gold scheme ⓘ |
| notableFor |
controversial use of family connection to the President in financial speculation
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involvement in 1869 gold market speculation ⓘ role in events leading to Black Friday financial panic of 1869 ⓘ |
| occupation |
financier
ⓘ
speculator ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
1869 gold market corner attempt
ⓘ
Black Friday financial panic of 1869 ⓘ
linked to:
Black Friday gold panic of 1869
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| placeOfBirth |
Otsego County, New York
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United States of America ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Jersey City, New Jersey
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linked to:
Jersey City
United States of America ⓘ |
| politicalConnection | Grant administration ⓘ |
| relative |
Ulysses S. Grant
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Virginia Grant Corbin ⓘ |
| relativeType |
brother-in-law of Ulysses S. Grant
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husband of Virginia Grant Corbin ⓘ |
| residence |
Jersey City, New Jersey
ⓘ
linked to:
Jersey City
New York City ⓘ |
| spouse | Virginia Grant Corbin ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Abel Corbin Description of subject: Abel Corbin was an American financier and the brother-in-law of President Ulysses S. Grant, best known for his controversial role in the gold market speculation that led to the Black Friday financial panic of 1869.
Referenced by (2)
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subject linked to:
Black Friday