Herbert Hall Turner
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Herbert Hall Turner was a prominent British astronomer and seismologist known for his work on stellar cataloguing, the discovery of deep-focus earthquakes, and his leadership in early 20th-century international astronomical projects.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Herbert Hall Turner canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Herbert Hall Turner Context triple: [Savilian Professor of Astronomy at the University of Oxford, hasNotableHolder, Herbert Hall Turner]
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Samuel DeWitt Proctor
Samuel DeWitt Proctor was an influential American Baptist minister, educator, and civil rights leader who served as a prominent pastor and public intellectual in the mid-20th century.
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G. E. H. Palmer
G. E. H. Palmer was a British scholar and translator best known for co-translating the influential Eastern Orthodox spiritual anthology *The Philokalia* into English.
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John Galen Howard
John Galen Howard was an influential American architect best known for shaping the early 20th-century architectural landscape of the University of California, Berkeley campus.
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Sylvanus G. Morley
Sylvanus G. Morley was an American archaeologist and epigrapher renowned for his pioneering research on Maya civilization and hieroglyphic writing.
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Lyman Cornelius Smith
Lyman Cornelius Smith was an American industrialist and entrepreneur best known for his role in the typewriter and firearms industries in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Herbert Hall Turner Target entity description: Herbert Hall Turner was a prominent British astronomer and seismologist known for his work on stellar cataloguing, the discovery of deep-focus earthquakes, and his leadership in early 20th-century international astronomical projects.
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A.
Samuel DeWitt Proctor
Samuel DeWitt Proctor was an influential American Baptist minister, educator, and civil rights leader who served as a prominent pastor and public intellectual in the mid-20th century.
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B.
G. E. H. Palmer
G. E. H. Palmer was a British scholar and translator best known for co-translating the influential Eastern Orthodox spiritual anthology *The Philokalia* into English.
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C.
John Galen Howard
John Galen Howard was an influential American architect best known for shaping the early 20th-century architectural landscape of the University of California, Berkeley campus.
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D.
Sylvanus G. Morley
Sylvanus G. Morley was an American archaeologist and epigrapher renowned for his pioneering research on Maya civilization and hieroglyphic writing.
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E.
Lyman Cornelius Smith
Lyman Cornelius Smith was an American industrialist and entrepreneur best known for his role in the typewriter and firearms industries in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
academic
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astronomer ⓘ human ⓘ seismologist ⓘ |
| 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
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United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1861-08-13 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1930-08-20 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Trinity College, Cambridge
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Cambridge University ⓘ
surface form:
University of Cambridge
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| employer |
Royal Observatory, Greenwich
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surface form:
Royal Greenwich Observatory
University of Oxford ⓘ |
| familyName | Turner ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
astrometry
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astronomy ⓘ seismology ⓘ stellar catalogues ⓘ |
| givenName | Herbert ⓘ |
| hasOccupation |
astronomer
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seismologist ⓘ university professor ⓘ |
| knownFor |
contributions to the International Astronomical Union
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discovery of deep-focus earthquakes ⓘ leadership in international astronomical projects ⓘ work on stellar cataloguing ⓘ work on the International Latitude Service ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Royal Astronomical Society
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Royal Society ⓘ |
| name | Herbert Hall Turner self-link ⓘ |
| nationality | British ⓘ |
| notableWork |
contributions to the Astrographic Catalogue
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organization of international astronomical cooperation in the early 20th century ⓘ studies of earthquake depth distribution ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
England
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Leeds ⓘ West Yorkshire ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
England
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Oxford ⓘ Oxfordshire ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Savilian Professor of Astronomy at the University of Oxford
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chief assistant at the Royal Greenwich Observatory ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Greenwich
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Oxford ⓘ |
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