Robert N. Wilentz
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Robert N. Wilentz was an American lawyer and jurist who served as Chief Justice of the New Jersey Supreme Court from 1979 to 1996.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Robert N. Wilentz canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11238990 — 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: Robert N. Wilentz Context triple: [David T. Wilentz, child, Robert N. Wilentz]
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A.
David T. Wilentz
David T. Wilentz was a prominent American lawyer and politician best known as the New Jersey Attorney General who prosecuted the Lindbergh kidnapping case.
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B.
Kenneth H. Jackson
Kenneth H. Jackson was a prominent 20th-century British linguist and historian renowned for his pioneering research on the history and development of the Celtic languages.
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C.
J. O. Taylor
J. O. Taylor was a cinematographer active during early Hollywood who worked on the landmark 1933 monster film "King Kong."
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D.
Eric Foner
Eric Foner is a prominent American historian best known for his influential scholarship on the Civil War, Reconstruction, and American freedom.
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E.
Stanley G. Payne
Stanley G. Payne is an American historian renowned for his influential scholarship on fascism, Spanish history, and European authoritarian regimes in the 20th century.
- 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: Robert N. Wilentz Target entity description: Robert N. Wilentz was an American lawyer and jurist who served as Chief Justice of the New Jersey Supreme Court from 1979 to 1996.
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A.
David T. Wilentz
David T. Wilentz was a prominent American lawyer and politician best known as the New Jersey Attorney General who prosecuted the Lindbergh kidnapping case.
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B.
Kenneth H. Jackson
Kenneth H. Jackson was a prominent 20th-century British linguist and historian renowned for his pioneering research on the history and development of the Celtic languages.
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C.
J. O. Taylor
J. O. Taylor was a cinematographer active during early Hollywood who worked on the landmark 1933 monster film "King Kong."
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D.
Eric Foner
Eric Foner is a prominent American historian best known for his influential scholarship on the Civil War, Reconstruction, and American freedom.
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E.
Stanley G. Payne
Stanley G. Payne is an American historian renowned for his influential scholarship on fascism, Spanish history, and European authoritarian regimes in the 20th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
chief justice
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jurist ⓘ lawyer ⓘ person ⓘ |
| areaOfInfluence |
New Jersey constitutional interpretation
ⓘ
New Jersey public law ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| employer |
State of New Jersey
ⓘ
linked to:
New Jersey, United States
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| endTime | 1996 (as Chief Justice of the New Jersey Supreme Court) ⓘ |
| familyName | Wilentz ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
judiciary
ⓘ
law ⓘ |
| genre | judicial opinions ⓘ |
| givenName | Robert ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Wilentz Court (era of the New Jersey Supreme Court under his leadership)
ⓘ
linked to:
Supreme Court of New Jersey
|
| jurisdiction |
State of New Jersey
ⓘ
linked to:
New Jersey, United States
|
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| legalSystem |
New Jersey state courts
ⓘ
linked to:
Judiciary of New Jersey
|
| memberOf |
New Jersey Supreme Court
ⓘ
linked to:
Supreme Court of New Jersey
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| notableFor |
influential decisions in New Jersey constitutional law
ⓘ
leading the New Jersey Supreme Court from 1979 to 1996 ⓘ |
| notableRole | head of the judicial branch of New Jersey government ⓘ |
| occupation |
judge
ⓘ
lawyer ⓘ |
| partOf | Judiciary of New Jersey ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Chief Justice of the New Jersey Supreme Court ⓘ |
| startTime | 1979 (as Chief Justice of the New Jersey Supreme Court) ⓘ |
| title | Chief Justice ⓘ |
| workLocation | Trenton, New Jersey ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Robert N. Wilentz Description of subject: Robert N. Wilentz was an American lawyer and jurist who served as Chief Justice of the New Jersey Supreme Court from 1979 to 1996.
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.