Admiral Rochon
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Admiral Rochon is a retired U.S. Coast Guard rear admiral who became the first African American White House Chief Usher.
All labels observed (1)
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| Admiral Rochon canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5832472 — 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)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Admiral Rochon Context triple: [Stephen Rochon, hasHonorificTitle, Admiral Rochon]
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Admiral Jean-François de La Clue-Sabran
Admiral Jean-François de La Clue-Sabran was an 18th-century French naval officer best known for commanding the French fleet defeated by the British at the Battle of Lagos during the Seven Years' War.
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Admiral Amédée Courbet
Admiral Amédée Courbet was a prominent 19th-century French naval officer best known for leading French forces in key Far Eastern campaigns, including major operations during the Sino-French War.
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Vice-Amiral Corentin-Urbain Leissègues
Vice-Amiral Corentin-Urbain Leissègues was a French naval officer of the Napoleonic era best known for commanding the French squadron defeated by the British at the 1806 Battle of San Domingo.
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Admiral Wilhelm Souchon
Admiral Wilhelm Souchon was a German naval officer best known for commanding the battlecruiser Goeben and light cruiser Breslau in the Mediterranean during World War I, actions that helped bring the Ottoman Empire into the conflict.
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E.
François-Paul Brueys d’Aigalliers
François-Paul Brueys d’Aigalliers was a French admiral of the Revolutionary era, best known for commanding the French fleet that was defeated by Admiral Horatio Nelson at the Battle of the Nile in 1798.
- 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)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Admiral Rochon Target entity description: Admiral Rochon is a retired U.S. Coast Guard rear admiral who became the first African American White House Chief Usher.
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A.
Admiral Jean-François de La Clue-Sabran
Admiral Jean-François de La Clue-Sabran was an 18th-century French naval officer best known for commanding the French fleet defeated by the British at the Battle of Lagos during the Seven Years' War.
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B.
Admiral Amédée Courbet
Admiral Amédée Courbet was a prominent 19th-century French naval officer best known for leading French forces in key Far Eastern campaigns, including major operations during the Sino-French War.
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C.
Vice-Amiral Corentin-Urbain Leissègues
Vice-Amiral Corentin-Urbain Leissègues was a French naval officer of the Napoleonic era best known for commanding the French squadron defeated by the British at the 1806 Battle of San Domingo.
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D.
Admiral Wilhelm Souchon
Admiral Wilhelm Souchon was a German naval officer best known for commanding the battlecruiser Goeben and light cruiser Breslau in the Mediterranean during World War I, actions that helped bring the Ottoman Empire into the conflict.
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E.
François-Paul Brueys d’Aigalliers
François-Paul Brueys d’Aigalliers was a French admiral of the Revolutionary era, best known for commanding the French fleet that was defeated by Admiral Horatio Nelson at the Battle of the Nile in 1798.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (28)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
African American
ⓘ
United States Coast Guard officer ⓘ White House Chief Usher ⓘ human ⓘ rear admiral ⓘ |
| careerStatus | retired ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| employer |
Executive Office of the President of the United States
ⓘ
United States Coast Guard ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
African American
ⓘ
linked to:
Black Americans
|
| fieldOfWork |
executive residence management
ⓘ
military service ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hasHonorificTitle | Admiral ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | United States Coast Guard ⓘ |
| militaryRank | rear admiral ⓘ |
| notableAchievement | first African American to serve as White House Chief Usher ⓘ |
| notableFor | being the first African American White House Chief Usher ⓘ |
| notableRole | management of operations at the White House residence ⓘ |
| occupation |
White House Chief Usher
ⓘ
linked to:
White House Office of the Chief Usher
rear admiral in the United States Coast Guard ⓘ |
| partOf |
United States armed forces
ⓘ
linked to:
United States Armed Forces
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| positionHeld |
White House Chief Usher
ⓘ
linked to:
White House Office of the Chief Usher
rear admiral, U.S. Coast Guard ⓘ |
| residence |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| serviceBranch | United States Coast Guard ⓘ |
| workLocation | White House ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Admiral Rochon Description of subject: Admiral Rochon is a retired U.S. Coast Guard rear admiral who became the first African American White House Chief Usher.
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