John Muir
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John Muir was a pioneering Scottish-American naturalist, writer, and conservationist whose advocacy helped establish the U.S. national parks system and the modern environmental movement.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| John Muir canonical | 49 |
| John Muir's collected works | 1 |
| John Muir, American naturalist and conservationist | 1 |
| naturalist John Muir | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: John Muir Context triple: [Alexander von Humboldt, influenced, John Muir]
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Henry David Thoreau
Henry David Thoreau was a 19th-century American transcendentalist writer, philosopher, and naturalist best known for his works "Walden" and "Civil Disobedience," which advocated simple living and principled resistance to unjust laws.
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B.
Clinton Hart Merriam
Clinton Hart Merriam was an American zoologist and ethnographer known for his pioneering work in North American mammalogy and biogeography.
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C.
David Douglas
David Douglas was a 19th-century Scottish botanist and plant collector renowned for introducing numerous North American tree species, including the Douglas fir, to Europe.
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Frederic Edwin Church
Frederic Edwin Church was a leading 19th-century American landscape painter of the Hudson River School, renowned for his large-scale, dramatic depictions of natural wonders.
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E.
Andrew Smith Hallidie
Andrew Smith Hallidie was a 19th-century engineer and inventor credited with pioneering San Francisco’s cable car system and advancing wire rope technology.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: John Muir Target entity description: John Muir was a pioneering Scottish-American naturalist, writer, and conservationist whose advocacy helped establish the U.S. national parks system and the modern environmental movement.
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A.
Henry David Thoreau
Henry David Thoreau was a 19th-century American transcendentalist writer, philosopher, and naturalist best known for his works "Walden" and "Civil Disobedience," which advocated simple living and principled resistance to unjust laws.
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B.
Clinton Hart Merriam
Clinton Hart Merriam was an American zoologist and ethnographer known for his pioneering work in North American mammalogy and biogeography.
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C.
David Douglas
David Douglas was a 19th-century Scottish botanist and plant collector renowned for introducing numerous North American tree species, including the Douglas fir, to Europe.
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D.
Frederic Edwin Church
Frederic Edwin Church was a leading 19th-century American landscape painter of the Hudson River School, renowned for his large-scale, dramatic depictions of natural wonders.
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E.
Andrew Smith Hallidie
Andrew Smith Hallidie was a 19th-century engineer and inventor credited with pioneering San Francisco’s cable car system and advancing wire rope technology.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (74)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
activist
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conservationist ⓘ diarist ⓘ environmentalist ⓘ essayist ⓘ explorer ⓘ human ⓘ mountaineer ⓘ naturalist ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| burialPlace |
Martinez, California
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surface form:
Martinez, California, United States
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| causeOfDeath | pneumonia ⓘ |
| child |
Helen Muir
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Wanda Muir ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Scotland
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United Kingdom ⓘ United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1838-04-21 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1914-12-24 ⓘ |
| describedBySource |
Encyclopaedia Britannica
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surface form:
Encyclopædia Britannica
National Park Service ⓘ Sierra Club biographies ⓘ |
| educatedAt | University of Wisconsin–Madison ⓘ |
| employer | self-employed ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Scottish American ⓘ |
| familyName | Muir ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
conservation
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ecology ⓘ environmental ethics ⓘ natural history ⓘ |
| founded | Sierra Club ⓘ |
| fullName | John Muir self-link ⓘ |
| givenName | John ⓘ |
| hasHonor |
John Muir National Historic Site established at his home in Martinez
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John Muir Trail named after him ⓘ John Muir Wilderness named after him ⓘ Muir Woods National Monument named after him ⓘ called the "Father of the National Parks" ⓘ |
| influenced |
American conservation policy
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Theodore Roosevelt ⓘ modern environmentalism ⓘ |
| knownFor |
advocacy for creation of U.S. national parks
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founding role in the Sierra Club ⓘ influencing establishment of Sequoia National Park ⓘ influencing establishment of Yosemite National Park ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | Sierra Club ⓘ |
| movement |
conservation movement
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environmental movement ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage |
Scots
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Scottish English ⓘ |
| notableWork |
A Thousand-Mile Walk to the Gulf
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My First Summer in the Sierra ⓘ Our National Parks ⓘ The Mountains of California ⓘ Yosemite Valley ⓘ
surface form:
The Yosemite
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| occupation |
explorer
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farmer ⓘ inventor ⓘ naturalist ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| placeOfActivity |
Alaska
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surface form:
Alaska, United States
western United States ⓘ
surface form:
American West
Sierra Nevada ⓘ
surface form:
Sierra Nevada, California
Yosemite Valley ⓘ
surface form:
Yosemite Valley, California
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| placeOfBirth | Dunbar, East Lothian, Scotland ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Los Angeles
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surface form:
Los Angeles, California, United States
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| positionHeld | first president of the Sierra Club ⓘ |
| religion |
Presbyterian
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surface form:
Presbyterianism
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| residence |
California, United States
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Martinez, California ⓘ
surface form:
Martinez, California, United States
Wisconsin ⓘ
surface form:
Wisconsin, United States
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| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse | Louisa Wanda Strentzel ⓘ |
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