G. D. H. Cole
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G. D. H. Cole was a British political theorist, economic historian, and socialist writer known for his influential work on democratic socialism, workers’ self-management, and the cooperative movement.
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| G. D. H. Cole canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: G. D. H. Cole Context triple: [guild socialism, proposedBy, G. D. H. Cole]
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L. T. Hobhouse
L. T. Hobhouse was a British liberal political theorist and sociologist whose writings helped shape modern social liberalism and the intellectual foundations of New Liberalism.
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Michael Oakeshott
Michael Oakeshott was a 20th-century British political philosopher known for his skeptical, anti-rationalist account of politics and his influential work on conservatism and the philosophy of history.
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Graham Wallas
Graham Wallas was a British socialist, political scientist, and educationalist known for co-founding the London School of Economics and for his influential work on democratic theory and the psychology of politics.
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D.
Simon Bosanquet
Simon Bosanquet is a film and television producer best known for his work on the award-winning biographical film "The Life and Death of Peter Sellers."
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E.
Isaiah Berlin
Isaiah Berlin was a 20th-century political philosopher and historian of ideas best known for his writings on liberalism, value pluralism, and the concept of negative and positive liberty.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: G. D. H. Cole Target entity description: G. D. H. Cole was a British political theorist, economic historian, and socialist writer known for his influential work on democratic socialism, workers’ self-management, and the cooperative movement.
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A.
L. T. Hobhouse
L. T. Hobhouse was a British liberal political theorist and sociologist whose writings helped shape modern social liberalism and the intellectual foundations of New Liberalism.
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B.
Michael Oakeshott
Michael Oakeshott was a 20th-century British political philosopher known for his skeptical, anti-rationalist account of politics and his influential work on conservatism and the philosophy of history.
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C.
Graham Wallas
Graham Wallas was a British socialist, political scientist, and educationalist known for co-founding the London School of Economics and for his influential work on democratic theory and the psychology of politics.
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D.
Simon Bosanquet
Simon Bosanquet is a film and television producer best known for his work on the award-winning biographical film "The Life and Death of Peter Sellers."
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E.
Isaiah Berlin
Isaiah Berlin was a 20th-century political philosopher and historian of ideas best known for his writings on liberalism, value pluralism, and the concept of negative and positive liberty.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (55)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
economic historian
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person ⓘ political theorist ⓘ socialist writer ⓘ |
| citizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| coAuthor | Margaret Cole ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| countryOfDeath | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1889-09-25 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1959-01-14 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Balliol College, Oxford
ⓘ
St Paul's School, London ⓘ
surface form:
St Paul’s School, London
|
| employer |
Nuffield College, Oxford
NERFINISHED
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University of Oxford ⓘ |
| familyName | Cole ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
cooperative studies
ⓘ
economic history ⓘ political theory ⓘ socialist theory ⓘ |
| fullName | George Douglas Howard Cole ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genre |
detective fiction
ⓘ
economic history ⓘ political non-fiction ⓘ |
| givenName |
Douglas
ⓘ
George ⓘ |
| ideology |
guild socialism
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socialism ⓘ |
| influenced |
British Labour movement
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democratic socialist thought in the 20th century ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Beatrice Webb
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Sidney Webb ⓘ William Morris ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Fabian Society
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Labour Party (UK) ⓘ |
| movement |
cooperative movement
ⓘ
democratic socialism ⓘ guild socialism ⓘ |
| nationality | British ⓘ |
| notableIdea |
functional democracy
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guild socialism ⓘ workers’ self-management ⓘ |
| notableWork |
A History of Socialist Thought
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Guild Socialism Restated ⓘ Self-Government in Industry ⓘ The Next Ten Years in British Social and Economic Policy ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
CAMBRIDGE
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surface form:
Cambridge
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| placeOfDeath | Oxford ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Chichele Professor of Social and Political Theory
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surface form:
Chichele Professor of Social and Political Theory at the University of Oxford
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| spouse | Margaret Cole ⓘ |
| wroteAbout |
British politics
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cooperative movement ⓘ socialist planning ⓘ trade unionism ⓘ |
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