Henry Hazlitt
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Henry Hazlitt was an American journalist, literary critic, and economist best known for his popular writings defending free-market economics, especially his book "Economics in One Lesson."
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Henry Hazlitt canonical | 2 |
| Henry Stuart Hazlitt | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13333083 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Henry Hazlitt Context triple: [Henry Sidgwick, influenced, Henry Hazlitt]
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A.
Leonard Read
Leonard Read was an American libertarian writer and founder of the Foundation for Economic Education, best known for his influential essay "I, Pencil."
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B.
Ludwig von Mises
Ludwig von Mises was an Austrian School economist and social philosopher known for his work on praxeology, economic calculation, and critiques of socialism and government intervention.
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C.
Albert Jay Nock
Albert Jay Nock was an American libertarian author and social critic known for his influential writings on individualism, limited government, and classical liberalism in the early 20th century.
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D.
Walter Bagehot
Walter Bagehot was a 19th-century British journalist, economist, and essayist best known for his influential analyses of the English constitution and central banking, particularly in his work "Lombard Street."
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E.
Murray Rothbard
Murray Rothbard was an American economist, political theorist, and historian known as a leading figure of anarcho-capitalism and the modern libertarian movement.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Henry Hazlitt Target entity description: Henry Hazlitt was an American journalist, literary critic, and economist best known for his popular writings defending free-market economics, especially his book "Economics in One Lesson."
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A.
Leonard Read
Leonard Read was an American libertarian writer and founder of the Foundation for Economic Education, best known for his influential essay "I, Pencil."
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B.
Ludwig von Mises
Ludwig von Mises was an Austrian School economist and social philosopher known for his work on praxeology, economic calculation, and critiques of socialism and government intervention.
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C.
Albert Jay Nock
Albert Jay Nock was an American libertarian author and social critic known for his influential writings on individualism, limited government, and classical liberalism in the early 20th century.
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D.
Walter Bagehot
Walter Bagehot was a 19th-century British journalist, economist, and essayist best known for his influential analyses of the English constitution and central banking, particularly in his work "Lombard Street."
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E.
Murray Rothbard
Murray Rothbard was an American economist, political theorist, and historian known as a leading figure of anarcho-capitalism and the modern libertarian movement.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
author
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economist ⓘ human ⓘ journalist ⓘ literary critic ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1894-11-28 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1993-07-09 ⓘ |
| employer |
Newsweek
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linked to:
Newsweek magazine
The New York Times ⓘ The Wall Street Journal ⓘ |
| familyName |
Hazlitt
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linked to:
William Hazlitt
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| fieldOfWork |
economic journalism
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economics ⓘ literary criticism ⓘ |
| fullName |
Henry Stuart Hazlitt
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linked to:
Henry Hazlitt
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| gender | male ⓘ |
| genre |
economic literature
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moral philosophy ⓘ non-fiction ⓘ political philosophy ⓘ |
| givenName | Henry ⓘ |
| ideology | free-market economics ⓘ |
| influenced |
Murray Rothbard
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many libertarian economists ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Friedrich A. Hayek
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linked to:
Friedrich Hayek
Ludwig von Mises ⓘ classical economists ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| movement |
Austrian School of economics
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classical liberalism ⓘ |
| notableIdea |
critique of Keynesian economics
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popularization of opportunity cost in public policy ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Economics in One Lesson
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The Failure of the "New Economics" ⓘ The Foundations of Morality ⓘ Time Will Run Back ⓘ |
| occupation |
columnist
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economist ⓘ editor ⓘ journalist ⓘ literary critic ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
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linked to:
Philadelphia
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| placeOfDeath |
New York City, New York, United States
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linked to:
New York City
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| positionHeld |
columnist at Newsweek
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financial editor at The New York Times ⓘ |
| wroteAbout |
inflation
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international monetary systems ⓘ minimum wage laws ⓘ price controls ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: Henry Hazlitt Description of subject: Henry Hazlitt was an American journalist, literary critic, and economist best known for his popular writings defending free-market economics, especially his book "Economics in One Lesson."
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.