Method and system for identifying entities

A method for identifying a set of identity attributes for determining the identity of an entity, the method comprising:

• executing code by a processor to cause the processor to perform operations comprising:
• identifying a particular entity that occurs more often than other entities in a set of documents;
• identifying a plurality of candidate identity attribute sets by analyzing the particular entity and at least one document in the set of documents using a plurality of different processes that each identifies (i) a set of candidate identities corresponding to the particular entity and (ii) a candidate identity attribute set for each identified candidate identity, wherein at least one of the different processes analyzes a stored plurality of identities to identify candidate identities having the particular entity and that are related to an entity to which the at least one document is also related;
• for each candidate identity attribute set of the plurality of candidate identity attribute sets, calculating a relevance score for each candidate identity attribute in the set that measures a level of correspondence between the particular entity and the candidate identity attribute;
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• identifying, based on the relevance scores calculated for the candidate identity attributes of the different candidate identity attribute sets, a particular candidate identity attribute set for a particular identity that corresponds to the particular entity.