Brian Houghton Hodgson
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Brian Houghton Hodgson was a 19th-century British naturalist and ethnologist known for his pioneering studies of the wildlife, languages, and cultures of Nepal and the Himalayas.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Brian Houghton Hodgson canonical | 6 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1900243 — 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: Brian Houghton Hodgson Context triple: [Aquila nipalensis, describedBy, Brian Houghton Hodgson]
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Richard William Howard Vyse
Richard William Howard Vyse was a 19th-century British army officer and Egyptologist best known for his controversial excavations and investigations of the Giza pyramids.
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Allan Octavian Hume
Allan Octavian Hume was a British civil servant, political reformer, and ornithologist best known as a founding member of the Indian National Congress and an influential figure in late 19th-century colonial India.
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Henry Bartle Frere
Henry Bartle Frere was a 19th-century British colonial administrator and diplomat best known for his controversial role as High Commissioner for Southern Africa, including actions that helped precipitate the Anglo-Zulu War.
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Aurel Stein
Aurel Stein was a Hungarian-British archaeologist and explorer renowned for his pioneering expeditions in Central Asia, during which he uncovered important Silk Road manuscripts and archaeological sites.
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Alfred P. Maudslay
Alfred P. Maudslay was a pioneering British archaeologist and explorer known for his foundational work documenting and studying ancient Maya sites in Central America.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Brian Houghton Hodgson Target entity description: Brian Houghton Hodgson was a 19th-century British naturalist and ethnologist known for his pioneering studies of the wildlife, languages, and cultures of Nepal and the Himalayas.
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A.
Richard William Howard Vyse
Richard William Howard Vyse was a 19th-century British army officer and Egyptologist best known for his controversial excavations and investigations of the Giza pyramids.
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B.
Allan Octavian Hume
Allan Octavian Hume was a British civil servant, political reformer, and ornithologist best known as a founding member of the Indian National Congress and an influential figure in late 19th-century colonial India.
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C.
Henry Bartle Frere
Henry Bartle Frere was a 19th-century British colonial administrator and diplomat best known for his controversial role as High Commissioner for Southern Africa, including actions that helped precipitate the Anglo-Zulu War.
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D.
Aurel Stein
Aurel Stein was a Hungarian-British archaeologist and explorer renowned for his pioneering expeditions in Central Asia, during which he uncovered important Silk Road manuscripts and archaeological sites.
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E.
Alfred P. Maudslay
Alfred P. Maudslay was a pioneering British archaeologist and explorer known for his foundational work documenting and studying ancient Maya sites in Central America.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (59)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ethnologist
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human ⓘ linguist ⓘ naturalist ⓘ ornithologist ⓘ zoologist ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Fellow of the Royal Society (FRS)
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surface form:
Fellow of the Royal Society
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| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1800-02-01 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1894-05-23 ⓘ |
| employer |
British East India Company
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Government of British India ⓘ
surface form:
British government in India
|
| ethnicGroup | British ⓘ |
| familyName | Hodgson ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Buddhist studies
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Himalayan studies ⓘ Nepal studies ⓘ ethnology ⓘ linguistics ⓘ ornithology ⓘ zoology ⓘ |
| givenName | Brian ⓘ |
| knownFor |
collecting and sending zoological specimens to Europe
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describing many new species of Himalayan birds and mammals ⓘ early scientific description of the Himalayan fauna ⓘ research on Tibeto-Burman languages ⓘ studies of Buddhism in Nepal ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Asiatic Society of Bengal
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surface form:
Royal Asiatic Society
Royal Society ⓘ Zoological Society of London ⓘ |
| name | Brian Houghton Hodgson self-link ⓘ |
| notableWork |
pioneering studies of the wildlife of Nepal
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pioneering studies of the wildlife of the Himalayas ⓘ studies of the cultures of Nepal ⓘ studies of the languages of Nepal ⓘ |
| occupation |
civil servant
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ethnologist ⓘ linguist ⓘ naturalist ⓘ ornithologist ⓘ zoologist ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Cheshire
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England ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Alderley Edge
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Cheshire ⓘ England ⓘ |
| positionHeld | British Resident at the Court of Nepal ⓘ |
| residence |
Kathmandu
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Nepal ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| studied |
Buddhist texts from Nepal and Tibet
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cultures of Nepal ⓘ languages of Nepal ⓘ wildlife of Nepal ⓘ wildlife of the Himalayas ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Himalayas
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Kathmandu ⓘ Nepal ⓘ |
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