Lei Yixin
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Lei Yixin is a Chinese sculptor internationally known for creating the monumental statue of Martin Luther King Jr. at the Washington, D.C. memorial.
All labels observed (2)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T80557 — 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: Lei Yixin Context triple: [Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial, Washington, D.C., sculptor, Lei Yixin]
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A.
Peng Chun Chang
Peng Chun Chang was a Chinese diplomat, philosopher, and educator who played a key role in shaping the philosophical foundations of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
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B.
Langche Zeng
Langche Zeng is a political scientist and quantitative methodologist known for his collaborative work with Gary King on statistical methods in social science research.
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C.
Yao
Yao is a city in Osaka Prefecture, Japan, known as an industrial and residential hub within the Kansai region.
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D.
Peng Dehuai
Peng Dehuai was a prominent Chinese Communist military leader and defense minister best known for commanding Chinese forces during the Korean War and later being purged during the Cultural Revolution.
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E.
Fang-Howard Chang
Fang-Howard Chang is an engineer and innovator recognized with the prestigious Edison Medal for his significant contributions to electrical science and technology.
- 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: Lei Yixin Target entity description: Lei Yixin is a Chinese sculptor internationally known for creating the monumental statue of Martin Luther King Jr. at the Washington, D.C. memorial.
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A.
Peng Chun Chang
Peng Chun Chang was a Chinese diplomat, philosopher, and educator who played a key role in shaping the philosophical foundations of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
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B.
Langche Zeng
Langche Zeng is a political scientist and quantitative methodologist known for his collaborative work with Gary King on statistical methods in social science research.
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C.
Yao
Yao is a city in Osaka Prefecture, Japan, known as an industrial and residential hub within the Kansai region.
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D.
Peng Dehuai
Peng Dehuai was a prominent Chinese Communist military leader and defense minister best known for commanding Chinese forces during the Korean War and later being purged during the Cultural Revolution.
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E.
Fang-Howard Chang
Fang-Howard Chang is an engineer and innovator recognized with the prestigious Edison Medal for his significant contributions to electrical science and technology.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (34)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Chinese sculptor
ⓘ
person ⓘ sculptor ⓘ |
| activeIn |
21st century
ⓘ
late 20th century ⓘ |
| awardReceived | National Urban Sculpture Award of China ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | Martin Luther King Jr. National Memorial Project Foundation ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | China ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | China ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1954 ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork | sculpture ⓘ |
| genre |
monumental sculpture
ⓘ
public sculpture ⓘ |
| hasCreated |
public sculptures in China
ⓘ
public sculptures in the United States ⓘ |
| hasWorkLocation |
Changsha
ⓘ
China ⓘ Hunan ⓘ
linked to:
Hunan Province
|
| knownFor |
creating large-scale public monuments
ⓘ
creating the central figure of the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial in Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Chinese ⓘ |
| memberOf | China Sculpture Institute ⓘ |
| name | Lei Yixin ⓘ |
| nationality | Chinese ⓘ |
| nativeName |
雷宜锌
ⓘ
linked to:
Lei Yixin
|
| notableFor | international recognition as a Chinese sculptor ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Stone of Hope statue
ⓘ
linked to:
Stone of Hope sculpture
statue of Martin Luther King Jr. at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial ⓘ |
| occupation | sculptor ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Changsha
ⓘ
Hunan ⓘ
linked to:
Hunan Province
|
| residence |
Changsha
ⓘ
China ⓘ Hunan ⓘ
linked to:
Hunan Province
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Lei Yixin Description of subject: Lei Yixin is a Chinese sculptor internationally known for creating the monumental statue of Martin Luther King Jr. at the Washington, D.C. memorial.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Stone of Hope sculpture
subject linked to:
Stone of Hope sculpture
linked to: Lei Yixin