Marty Meehan
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Marty Meehan is an American academic administrator and former U.S. congressman who serves as president of the University of Massachusetts system.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Marty Meehan canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6868597 — 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: Marty Meehan Context triple: [University of Massachusetts system, hasPresident, Marty Meehan]
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A.
Thomas Meehan
Thomas Meehan was an American playwright and librettist best known for writing the books for hit Broadway musicals such as Annie, The Producers, and Hairspray.
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B.
John Meehan
John Meehan was an American screenwriter known for his work on early- to mid-20th-century Hollywood films, including notable dramas and comedies.
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C.
John Meehan
John Meehan is the real-life conman and serial predator whose story inspired the podcast and TV series "Dirty John," in which he is portrayed by Eric Bana.
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D.
Kevin J. O'Connor
Kevin J. O'Connor is an American character actor known for his eccentric and memorable supporting roles in films such as "There Will Be Blood" and "The Mummy."
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E.
Patrick Eagan
Patrick Eagan was an early Irish immigrant settler and local political figure after whom the city of Eagan, Minnesota, is named.
- 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: Marty Meehan Target entity description: Marty Meehan is an American academic administrator and former U.S. congressman who serves as president of the University of Massachusetts system.
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A.
Thomas Meehan
Thomas Meehan was an American playwright and librettist best known for writing the books for hit Broadway musicals such as Annie, The Producers, and Hairspray.
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B.
John Meehan
John Meehan was an American screenwriter known for his work on early- to mid-20th-century Hollywood films, including notable dramas and comedies.
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C.
John Meehan
John Meehan is the real-life conman and serial predator whose story inspired the podcast and TV series "Dirty John," in which he is portrayed by Eric Bana.
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D.
Kevin J. O'Connor
Kevin J. O'Connor is an American character actor known for his eccentric and memorable supporting roles in films such as "There Will Be Blood" and "The Mummy."
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E.
Patrick Eagan
Patrick Eagan was an early Irish immigrant settler and local political figure after whom the city of Eagan, Minnesota, is named.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
academic administrator
ⓘ
human ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Lowell, Massachusetts, United States
ⓘ
linked to:
Lowell, Massachusetts
|
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1956-12-30 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Suffolk University
ⓘ
Suffolk University Law School ⓘ
linked to:
Suffolk School of Law
University of Massachusetts Lowell ⓘ |
| employer |
University of Massachusetts Lowell
ⓘ
University of Massachusetts system ⓘ |
| familyName | Meehan ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
higher education administration
ⓘ
public policy ⓘ |
| givenName | Martin ⓘ |
| hasJurisdiction | University of Massachusetts system ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Democratic Party (United States)
ⓘ
linked to:
Democratic Party
|
| nativeLanguage | English ⓘ |
| nickname | Marty ⓘ |
| notableFor |
serving as U.S. representative from Massachusetts
ⓘ
serving as president of the University of Massachusetts system ⓘ |
| occupation |
lawyer
ⓘ
member of the United States House of Representatives ⓘ professor ⓘ university president ⓘ |
| officeEndTime | 2007 ⓘ |
| officeStartTime | 1993 ⓘ |
| partyAffiliation |
Democratic Party (United States)
ⓘ
linked to:
Democratic Party
|
| positionHeld |
United States representative
ⓘ
linked to:
U.S. Representative
chancellor of the University of Massachusetts Lowell ⓘ president of the University of Massachusetts system ⓘ |
| represented |
Massachusetts's 5th congressional district
ⓘ
linked to:
Massachusetts 5th congressional district
|
| residence | Massachusetts ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse | Ellen Murphy Meehan ⓘ |
| workLocation | Massachusetts ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Marty Meehan Description of subject: Marty Meehan is an American academic administrator and former U.S. congressman who serves as president of the University of Massachusetts system.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.