Storrs L. Olson
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Storrs L. Olson was an influential American ornithologist and paleontologist known for his extensive work on the evolution and classification of birds, particularly from fossil records.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Storrs L. Olson canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7801945 — 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: Storrs L. Olson Context triple: [Mesitornithiformes, firstDescribedAsOrderBy, Storrs L. Olson]
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Henry E. Rohlsen
Henry E. Rohlsen was a notable figure from the U.S. Virgin Islands, recognized for his contributions significant enough that the territory’s main airport on St. Croix bears his name.
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B.
John W. Orrock
John W. Orrock was an architect known for his work on prominent Canadian public buildings, including the structure now known as the Senate of Canada Building.
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C.
Edward J. Sparling
Edward J. Sparling was an American educator and university administrator best known as the founding president of Roosevelt University in Chicago, where he championed social justice and inclusive admissions policies.
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D.
Richard H. Truly
Richard H. Truly is a former NASA astronaut and U.S. Navy rear admiral who later served as the eighth Administrator of NASA.
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E.
Kenneth Hayes Miller
Kenneth Hayes Miller was an influential American painter and teacher associated with the Ashcan School, known for his urban genre scenes and for mentoring many prominent 20th-century artists.
- 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: Storrs L. Olson Target entity description: Storrs L. Olson was an influential American ornithologist and paleontologist known for his extensive work on the evolution and classification of birds, particularly from fossil records.
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A.
Henry E. Rohlsen
Henry E. Rohlsen was a notable figure from the U.S. Virgin Islands, recognized for his contributions significant enough that the territory’s main airport on St. Croix bears his name.
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B.
John W. Orrock
John W. Orrock was an architect known for his work on prominent Canadian public buildings, including the structure now known as the Senate of Canada Building.
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C.
Edward J. Sparling
Edward J. Sparling was an American educator and university administrator best known as the founding president of Roosevelt University in Chicago, where he championed social justice and inclusive admissions policies.
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D.
Richard H. Truly
Richard H. Truly is a former NASA astronaut and U.S. Navy rear admiral who later served as the eighth Administrator of NASA.
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E.
Kenneth Hayes Miller
Kenneth Hayes Miller was an influential American painter and teacher associated with the Ashcan School, known for his urban genre scenes and for mentoring many prominent 20th-century artists.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American scientist
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ornithologist ⓘ paleontologist ⓘ person ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Alexander Wetmore Memorial Research Award ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1944-04-03 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2021-01-20 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Florida State University
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University of Florida ⓘ |
| employer |
National Museum of Natural History
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Smithsonian Institution ⓘ |
| familyName | Olson ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
avian paleontology
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evolutionary biology ⓘ ornithology ⓘ paleontology ⓘ |
| givenName | Storrs ⓘ |
| hasOccupation |
museum curator
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research scientist ⓘ |
| hasResearchInterest |
Neogene birds
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biogeography of birds ⓘ extinct birds ⓘ island avifaunas ⓘ systematics of birds ⓘ |
| influenced |
classification of higher-level bird taxa
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modern understanding of bird evolution ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | American Ornithologists' Union ⓘ |
| notableFor |
critical views on some molecular phylogenetic methods in ornithology
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research on evolution of birds ⓘ research on fossil birds ⓘ work on classification of birds ⓘ |
| notableWork |
description of numerous new fossil bird taxa
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studies of Bermudan fossil birds ⓘ studies of Hawaiian fossil birds ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Chicago
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Illinois ⓘ United States of America ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Frederick
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Maryland ⓘ United States of America ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Curator of Birds
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Curator of Vertebrate Zoology ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| workLocation | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: Storrs L. Olson Description of subject: Storrs L. Olson was an influential American ornithologist and paleontologist known for his extensive work on the evolution and classification of birds, particularly from fossil records.
Referenced by (2)
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