Daniel Boone
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Daniel Boone was an American frontiersman and explorer famed for blazing the Wilderness Road through the Cumberland Gap, opening the way for westward expansion into Kentucky.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Daniel Boone canonical | 30 |
| Daniel Boone (TV series) | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2805593 — 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: Daniel Boone Context triple: [Braddock Expedition, involvedPerson, Daniel Boone]
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Jim Bridger
Jim Bridger was a famed 19th-century American mountain man, explorer, and fur trapper known for his extensive knowledge of the Western frontier.
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Hugh Glass
Hugh Glass was a 19th-century American frontiersman and fur trapper famed for surviving a brutal grizzly bear attack and an arduous journey of hundreds of miles to safety.
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C.
Robert Rogers
Robert Rogers was an 18th-century American frontiersman and British Army officer best known for founding and leading Rogers' Rangers during the French and Indian War.
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D.
William F. Cody
William F. Cody, better known as "Buffalo Bill," was a famed American scout, showman, and frontiersman who became a legendary figure of the Old West.
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E.
Mad Anthony
Mad Anthony was the fiery and daring nickname of Anthony Wayne, a bold American Revolutionary War general known for his aggressive battlefield tactics.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Daniel Boone Target entity description: Daniel Boone was an American frontiersman and explorer famed for blazing the Wilderness Road through the Cumberland Gap, opening the way for westward expansion into Kentucky.
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A.
Jim Bridger
Jim Bridger was a famed 19th-century American mountain man, explorer, and fur trapper known for his extensive knowledge of the Western frontier.
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B.
Hugh Glass
Hugh Glass was a 19th-century American frontiersman and fur trapper famed for surviving a brutal grizzly bear attack and an arduous journey of hundreds of miles to safety.
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C.
Robert Rogers
Robert Rogers was an 18th-century American frontiersman and British Army officer best known for founding and leading Rogers' Rangers during the French and Indian War.
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D.
William F. Cody
William F. Cody, better known as "Buffalo Bill," was a famed American scout, showman, and frontiersman who became a legendary figure of the Old West.
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E.
Mad Anthony
Mad Anthony was the fiery and daring nickname of Anthony Wayne, a bold American Revolutionary War general known for his aggressive battlefield tactics.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
explorer
ⓘ
frontiersman ⓘ human ⓘ pioneer ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
British America
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1734-11-02 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1820-09-26 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | English American ⓘ |
| familyName | Boone ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork | exploration of the American frontier ⓘ |
| givenName | Daniel ⓘ |
| hasMonument |
Daniel Boone monument
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surface form:
Daniel Boone Burial Site, Frankfort Cemetery
Daniel Boone Homestead ⓘ |
| hasPartInFiction |
The Last of the Mohicans
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surface form:
The Last of the Mohicans (inspirational figure)
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| influenced | myth of the American frontier ⓘ |
| knownFor |
blazing the Wilderness Road through the Cumberland Gap
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exploring and settling Kentucky ⓘ opening the American frontier to settlement ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | natural causes ⓘ |
| militaryRank | colonel ⓘ |
| movement | westward expansion of the United States ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | English ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Boone’s Trace
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surface form:
blazing the Wilderness Road
exploration of Kentucky ⓘ settlement of Boonesborough ⓘ |
| numberOfChildren | 10 ⓘ |
| occupation |
hunter
ⓘ
politician ⓘ soldier ⓘ surveyor ⓘ trapper ⓘ |
| participantIn |
American Revolutionary War
ⓘ
French and Indian War (as part of British America) ⓘ
surface form:
French and Indian War
|
| placeOfBirth |
Berks County, Pennsylvania
ⓘ
Oley, Pennsylvania ⓘ
surface form:
Oley Valley, Pennsylvania
|
| placeOfDeath |
Defiance, Missouri
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Missouri Territory ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Fess Parker ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
member of the Virginia General Assembly
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syndic of the Femme Osage district ⓘ |
| religion |
Baptist
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Quaker ⓘ |
| residence |
Kentucky
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Missouri ⓘ North Carolina ⓘ Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse | Rebecca Boone ⓘ |
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Subject: Daniel Boone Description of subject: Daniel Boone was an American frontiersman and explorer famed for blazing the Wilderness Road through the Cumberland Gap, opening the way for westward expansion into Kentucky.
Referenced by (32)
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