Harvard University coat of arms
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The Harvard University coat of arms is the official heraldic emblem of Harvard, featuring the iconic "Veritas" motto on a shield that symbolizes the institution’s commitment to truth and learning.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Harvard College shield | 1 |
| Harvard University coat of arms canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2707008 — 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.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Harvard University coat of arms Context triple: [Veritas, usedOn, Harvard University coat of arms]
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A.
Georgetown University seal
The Georgetown University seal is the official emblem of Georgetown University, featuring symbolic imagery and Latin mottos that represent the institution’s Jesuit heritage and academic mission.
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B.
Arms of Downing College, Cambridge
The Arms of Downing College, Cambridge are the heraldic shield and associated emblems that symbolize and identify Downing College within the University of Cambridge.
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C.
UME coat of arms
The UME coat of arms is the official heraldic emblem of Spain’s Military Emergencies Unit, symbolizing its specialized role in disaster response and civil protection.
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D.
Royal Society coat of arms
The Royal Society coat of arms is the heraldic emblem of the United Kingdom’s national academy of sciences, symbolizing its authority, history, and commitment to scientific inquiry.
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E.
Harvard Corporation
The Harvard Corporation is the smaller of Harvard University's two governing boards and serves as the institution's principal fiduciary and executive authority.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Harvard University coat of arms Target entity description: The Harvard University coat of arms is the official heraldic emblem of Harvard, featuring the iconic "Veritas" motto on a shield that symbolizes the institution’s commitment to truth and learning.
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A.
Georgetown University seal
The Georgetown University seal is the official emblem of Georgetown University, featuring symbolic imagery and Latin mottos that represent the institution’s Jesuit heritage and academic mission.
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B.
Arms of Downing College, Cambridge
The Arms of Downing College, Cambridge are the heraldic shield and associated emblems that symbolize and identify Downing College within the University of Cambridge.
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C.
UME coat of arms
The UME coat of arms is the official heraldic emblem of Spain’s Military Emergencies Unit, symbolizing its specialized role in disaster response and civil protection.
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D.
Royal Society coat of arms
The Royal Society coat of arms is the heraldic emblem of the United Kingdom’s national academy of sciences, symbolizing its authority, history, and commitment to scientific inquiry.
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E.
Harvard Corporation
The Harvard Corporation is the smaller of Harvard University's two governing boards and serves as the institution's principal fiduciary and executive authority.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
coat of arms
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heraldic emblem ⓘ symbol of Harvard University ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | Harvard University ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Harvard University ⓘ |
| color |
black
ⓘ
crimson ⓘ white ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| depicts |
shield
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the word Veritas on three books ⓘ three open books ⓘ |
| fieldOfUse | higher education ⓘ |
| genre | academic heraldry ⓘ |
| hasElement |
inscription Veritas
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open book ⓘ shield ⓘ |
| hasMotto | Veritas ⓘ |
| hasPart |
books arranged in a specific pattern
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central shield field ⓘ three-part motto layout ⓘ |
| isOfficialSymbolOf | Harvard University ⓘ |
| languageOfMotto | Latin ⓘ |
| locatedInJurisdiction | Massachusetts ⓘ |
| mainCampusLocation | Cambridge, Massachusetts ⓘ |
| mottoLanguage | Latin ⓘ |
| mottoMeaning | Truth ⓘ |
| represents |
Harvard University identity
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Harvard University traditions ⓘ Harvard University values ⓘ |
| scriptType | Latin alphabet ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
academic excellence
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learning ⓘ scholarship ⓘ truth ⓘ |
| topicOf | Harvard University visual identity guidelines ⓘ |
| usedBy | Harvard University ⓘ |
| usedFor |
ceremonial purposes
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institutional branding ⓘ official representation of the university ⓘ |
| usedOn |
academic regalia
ⓘ
official university documents ⓘ university publications ⓘ university seals ⓘ university signage ⓘ |
| writingSystemOfMotto | Latin script ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Harvard University coat of arms Description of subject: The Harvard University coat of arms is the official heraldic emblem of Harvard, featuring the iconic "Veritas" motto on a shield that symbolizes the institution’s commitment to truth and learning.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Veritas
this entity surface form:
Harvard College shield