Albert Trop
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Albert Trop was the former U.S. Army soldier whose challenge to the loss of his citizenship for wartime desertion led to the landmark 1958 Supreme Court case Trop v. Dulles, which helped define constitutional limits on punishment under the Eighth Amendment.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Albert Trop canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11257039 — 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: Albert Trop Context triple: [Trop v. Dulles, petitioner, Albert Trop]
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A.
George Bruns
George Bruns was an American composer and arranger best known for his work on numerous Disney films and theme park attractions, including iconic scores for animated classics and rides.
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B.
Alfred Dolge
Alfred Dolge was a 19th-century German-American industrialist and philanthropist known for developing the felt and piano parts industry in upstate New York and founding the community that became Dolgeville.
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C.
Walter Wottitz
Walter Wottitz was a French cinematographer best known for his Academy Award-winning work on the World War II epic film "The Longest Day."
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D.
Gustav Siegle
Gustav Siegle was a prominent 19th-century German industrialist and patron of the arts from Stuttgart.
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E.
Howard Teichmann
Howard Teichmann was an American playwright and screenwriter best known for his work in mid-20th-century theater and film, including an Academy Award–winning screenplay.
- 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: Albert Trop Target entity description: Albert Trop was the former U.S. Army soldier whose challenge to the loss of his citizenship for wartime desertion led to the landmark 1958 Supreme Court case Trop v. Dulles, which helped define constitutional limits on punishment under the Eighth Amendment.
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A.
George Bruns
George Bruns was an American composer and arranger best known for his work on numerous Disney films and theme park attractions, including iconic scores for animated classics and rides.
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B.
Alfred Dolge
Alfred Dolge was a 19th-century German-American industrialist and philanthropist known for developing the felt and piano parts industry in upstate New York and founding the community that became Dolgeville.
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C.
Walter Wottitz
Walter Wottitz was a French cinematographer best known for his Academy Award-winning work on the World War II epic film "The Longest Day."
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D.
Gustav Siegle
Gustav Siegle was a prominent 19th-century German industrialist and patron of the arts from Stuttgart.
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E.
Howard Teichmann
Howard Teichmann was an American playwright and screenwriter best known for his work in mid-20th-century theater and film, including an Academy Award–winning screenplay.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (27)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former United States Army soldier
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person ⓘ |
| caseCitation | 356 U.S. 86 ⓘ |
| caseDecisionYear | 1958 ⓘ |
| caseName | Trop v. Dulles ⓘ |
| challenged | denationalization statute applied for wartime desertion ⓘ |
| consequenceOfEvent | revocation of United States citizenship ⓘ |
| constitutionalProvisionInvoked |
Citizenship Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution
ⓘ
linked to:
Fourteenth Amendment
Eighth Amendment to the United States Constitution ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| event | desertion from the U.S. Army during wartime ⓘ |
| hasNameInCaseTitle | Trop ⓘ |
| involvedIn | constitutional litigation concerning the Eighth Amendment ⓘ |
| jurisdictionOfCase | Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ |
| legalIssueInvolved |
constitutionality of denationalization as a criminal punishment
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loss of United States citizenship as punishment for wartime desertion ⓘ scope of the Eighth Amendment prohibition on cruel and unusual punishments ⓘ |
| legalSignificanceOfCase |
contributed to the doctrine that the Eighth Amendment draws its meaning from evolving standards of decency
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helped define constitutional limits on punishment under the Eighth Amendment ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | United States Army ⓘ |
| militaryStatusAtIssue | deserter ⓘ |
| notableFor | being the petitioner in the U.S. Supreme Court case Trop v. Dulles ⓘ |
| occupation | soldier ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
John Foster Dulles, U.S. Secretary of State, in his official capacity
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linked to:
John Foster Dulles
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| partyTo | Trop v. Dulles ⓘ |
| roleInEvent | petitioner in Trop v. Dulles ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfNotability | 1950s ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Albert Trop Description of subject: Albert Trop was the former U.S. Army soldier whose challenge to the loss of his citizenship for wartime desertion led to the landmark 1958 Supreme Court case Trop v. Dulles, which helped define constitutional limits on punishment under the Eighth Amendment.
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