Caroline Webster Schermerhorn Astor
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Caroline Webster Schermerhorn Astor was a prominent 19th-century New York socialite who became the leading figure of the city’s Gilded Age high society and arbiter of its elite social circle known as “The Four Hundred.”
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Caroline Webster Schermerhorn Astor canonical | 7 |
| Caroline Schermerhorn Astor | 6 |
| Helen Schermerhorn Astor | 3 |
| Caroline Schermerhorn Astor Wilson | 1 |
| Emily Astor | 1 |
| Mrs. Astor | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T812452 — 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.
Target entity: Caroline Webster Schermerhorn Astor Context triple: [Astor family, hasNotableMember, Caroline Webster Schermerhorn Astor]
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A.
Brooke Astor
Brooke Astor was an American philanthropist and socialite renowned for her extensive charitable work and leadership in New York City's cultural and social institutions.
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B.
Consuelo Vanderbilt
Consuelo Vanderbilt was a prominent American socialite and heiress of the Gilded Age whose marriage into the British aristocracy made her the Duchess of Marlborough and a symbol of the era’s transatlantic “dollar princesses.”
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C.
Alva Erskine Vanderbilt
Alva Erskine Vanderbilt was a prominent American socialite and suffragist of the Gilded Age, known for her influential role in New York high society and her advocacy for women's rights.
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D.
Vincent Astor
Vincent Astor was an American businessman, philanthropist, and heir to the Astor family fortune who became one of the wealthiest men of his era and a prominent New York society figure.
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E.
Abby Aldrich Rockefeller
Abby Aldrich Rockefeller was an American philanthropist and prominent art patron who played a key role in advancing modern art in the United States.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Caroline Webster Schermerhorn Astor Target entity description: Caroline Webster Schermerhorn Astor was a prominent 19th-century New York socialite who became the leading figure of the city’s Gilded Age high society and arbiter of its elite social circle known as “The Four Hundred.”
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A.
Brooke Astor
Brooke Astor was an American philanthropist and socialite renowned for her extensive charitable work and leadership in New York City's cultural and social institutions.
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B.
Consuelo Vanderbilt
Consuelo Vanderbilt was a prominent American socialite and heiress of the Gilded Age whose marriage into the British aristocracy made her the Duchess of Marlborough and a symbol of the era’s transatlantic “dollar princesses.”
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C.
Alva Erskine Vanderbilt
Alva Erskine Vanderbilt was a prominent American socialite and suffragist of the Gilded Age, known for her influential role in New York high society and her advocacy for women's rights.
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D.
Vincent Astor
Vincent Astor was an American businessman, philanthropist, and heir to the Astor family fortune who became one of the wealthiest men of his era and a prominent New York society figure.
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E.
Abby Aldrich Rockefeller
Abby Aldrich Rockefeller was an American philanthropist and prominent art patron who played a key role in advancing modern art in the United States.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American
ⓘ
New Yorker ⓘ social leader ⓘ socialite ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Ward McAllister ⓘ |
| birthName | Caroline Webster Schermerhorn ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Trinity Church Cemetery ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | heart failure ⓘ |
| child |
Caroline Webster Schermerhorn Astor
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Caroline Schermerhorn Astor
Charlotte Augusta Astor ⓘ Emily Astor ⓘ Caroline Webster Schermerhorn Astor self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Helen Schermerhorn Astor
John Jacob Astor IV ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | United States of America ⓘ |
| countryOfDeath | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1830-09-22 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1908-10-30 ⓘ |
| dateOfMarriage | 1853-09-23 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Dutch American ⓘ |
| familyName |
Astor
ⓘ
Schermerhorn ⓘ |
| father | Abraham Schermerhorn ⓘ |
| fullName | Caroline Webster Schermerhorn Astor self-link ⓘ |
| givenName | Caroline ⓘ |
| influenced |
composition of New York social register
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standards of etiquette in Gilded Age New York ⓘ |
| knownFor |
collaboration with Ward McAllister in defining "The Four Hundred"
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hosting exclusive balls and receptions ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Astor family
ⓘ
New York high society ⓘ |
| mother | Helen Van Courtlandt White ⓘ |
| nickname |
Caroline Webster Schermerhorn Astor
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Mrs. Astor
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| notableFor |
acting as arbiter of elite social circles in New York City
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being the leading figure of Gilded Age New York high society ⓘ establishing and maintaining the social register known as "The Four Hundred" ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | New York City ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | New York City ⓘ |
| placeOfMarriage | New York City ⓘ |
| positionHeld | leader of New York society ⓘ |
| religion | Episcopalian ⓘ |
| residence |
Fifth Avenue
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surface form:
Fifth Avenue, Manhattan
New York City ⓘ Newport, Rhode Island ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | female ⓘ |
| socialClass |
New York elite
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upper class ⓘ |
| spouse | William Backhouse Astor Jr. ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Gilded Age ⓘ |
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Subject: Caroline Webster Schermerhorn Astor Description of subject: Caroline Webster Schermerhorn Astor was a prominent 19th-century New York socialite who became the leading figure of the city’s Gilded Age high society and arbiter of its elite social circle known as “The Four Hundred.”
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