Augustus Saint-Gaudens
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Augustus Saint-Gaudens was a prominent American sculptor of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, renowned for his Beaux-Arts monuments and influential designs for U.S. coinage.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Augustus Saint-Gaudens canonical | 18 |
| Augustus Saint-Gaudens (studio assistant) | 1 |
| Saint-Gaudens | 1 |
| Sculptures by Augustus Saint-Gaudens | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2849659 — 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: Augustus Saint-Gaudens Context triple: [United States double eagle, obverseDesigner, Augustus Saint-Gaudens]
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A.
Saint-Gaudens
Saint-Gaudens is a commune in southwestern France, located in the Haute-Garonne department near the Pyrenees.
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Daniel Chester French
Daniel Chester French was a prominent American sculptor best known for creating the monumental seated statue of Abraham Lincoln in the Lincoln Memorial.
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James Earle Fraser
James Earle Fraser was an American sculptor best known for iconic works such as the "End of the Trail" and designs for U.S. coins and public monuments.
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William Wetmore Story
William Wetmore Story was a 19th-century American sculptor, art critic, and writer known for his neoclassical works and influential presence in the expatriate artistic community in Rome.
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E.
George Bellas Greenough
George Bellas Greenough was a pioneering 19th-century English geologist and cartographer known for helping establish geology as a scientific discipline in Britain.
- 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: Augustus Saint-Gaudens Target entity description: Augustus Saint-Gaudens was a prominent American sculptor of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, renowned for his Beaux-Arts monuments and influential designs for U.S. coinage.
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A.
Saint-Gaudens
Saint-Gaudens is a commune in southwestern France, located in the Haute-Garonne department near the Pyrenees.
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B.
Daniel Chester French
Daniel Chester French was a prominent American sculptor best known for creating the monumental seated statue of Abraham Lincoln in the Lincoln Memorial.
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C.
James Earle Fraser
James Earle Fraser was an American sculptor best known for iconic works such as the "End of the Trail" and designs for U.S. coins and public monuments.
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D.
William Wetmore Story
William Wetmore Story was a 19th-century American sculptor, art critic, and writer known for his neoclassical works and influential presence in the expatriate artistic community in Rome.
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E.
George Bellas Greenough
George Bellas Greenough was a pioneering 19th-century English geologist and cartographer known for helping establish geology as a scientific discipline in Britain.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Augustus Saint-Gaudens Description of subject: Augustus Saint-Gaudens was a prominent American sculptor of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, renowned for his Beaux-Arts monuments and influential designs for U.S. coinage.
Referenced by (21)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
American Eagle gold bullion coin
subject surface form:
Equestrian Statue of William Tecumseh Sherman
subject surface form:
Rock Creek Cemetery
this entity surface form:
Sculptures by Augustus Saint-Gaudens
this entity surface form:
Saint-Gaudens
Liberty striding forward with torch and olive branch (Saint-Gaudens type)
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creator
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Augustus Saint-Gaudens
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this entity surface form:
Augustus Saint-Gaudens (studio assistant)