Eric Jacobson
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Eric Jacobson is an American puppeteer best known for performing several iconic Muppet and Sesame Street characters, including taking over roles originally performed by Frank Oz.
All labels observed (1)
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| Eric Jacobson canonical | 8 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12183329 — 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: Eric Jacobson Context triple: [Oscar the Grouch, portrayedBy, Eric Jacobson]
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A.
Eric Jacobsen
Eric Jacobsen is an American conductor and cellist known for his genre-crossing collaborations and leadership of innovative orchestral and chamber ensembles.
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B.
Eric Jager
Eric Jager is an American medievalist and author best known for his historical narrative "The Last Duel," which recounts a famous 14th-century French trial by combat.
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C.
Eric N. Jacobsen
Eric N. Jacobsen is an American chemist renowned for his pioneering work in asymmetric catalysis and chiral catalyst design.
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D.
Jeremy Jacobs
Jeremy Jacobs is an American billionaire businessman and longtime owner of the NHL’s Boston Bruins, known for his influential role in professional hockey and sports venue management.
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E.
Jeff Jacobs
Jeff Jacobs is a musician best known as a former keyboardist for the British-American rock band Foreigner.
- 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: Eric Jacobson Target entity description: Eric Jacobson is an American puppeteer best known for performing several iconic Muppet and Sesame Street characters, including taking over roles originally performed by Frank Oz.
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A.
Eric Jacobsen
Eric Jacobsen is an American conductor and cellist known for his genre-crossing collaborations and leadership of innovative orchestral and chamber ensembles.
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B.
Eric Jager
Eric Jager is an American medievalist and author best known for his historical narrative "The Last Duel," which recounts a famous 14th-century French trial by combat.
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C.
Eric N. Jacobsen
Eric N. Jacobsen is an American chemist renowned for his pioneering work in asymmetric catalysis and chiral catalyst design.
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D.
Jeremy Jacobs
Jeremy Jacobs is an American billionaire businessman and longtime owner of the NHL’s Boston Bruins, known for his influential role in professional hockey and sports venue management.
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E.
Jeff Jacobs
Jeff Jacobs is a musician best known as a former keyboardist for the British-American rock band Foreigner.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.