Frederick Webb Hodge
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Frederick Webb Hodge was an American ethnologist, archaeologist, and editor known for his influential work on Native American cultures and for helping compile key reference works in anthropology.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Frederick Webb Hodge canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3382266 — 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: Frederick Webb Hodge Context triple: [Bureau of American Ethnology, employed, Frederick Webb Hodge]
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A.
Frederick H. Gillett
Frederick H. Gillett was an American figure notable for helping establish the American Cancer Society, a leading nonprofit organization dedicated to cancer research and patient support.
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B.
William Heise
William Heise was an early American cinematographer and camera operator who worked on some of the first motion pictures produced in the late 19th century.
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C.
Arthur Loomis Harmon
Arthur Loomis Harmon was an American architect best known as a partner in the firm that designed the Empire State Building.
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D.
Alexander D. Langmuir
Alexander D. Langmuir was an influential American epidemiologist who helped shape modern disease surveillance and public health training in the United States.
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E.
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.
- 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: Frederick Webb Hodge Target entity description: Frederick Webb Hodge was an American ethnologist, archaeologist, and editor known for his influential work on Native American cultures and for helping compile key reference works in anthropology.
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A.
Frederick H. Gillett
Frederick H. Gillett was an American figure notable for helping establish the American Cancer Society, a leading nonprofit organization dedicated to cancer research and patient support.
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B.
William Heise
William Heise was an early American cinematographer and camera operator who worked on some of the first motion pictures produced in the late 19th century.
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C.
Arthur Loomis Harmon
Arthur Loomis Harmon was an American architect best known as a partner in the firm that designed the Empire State Building.
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D.
Alexander D. Langmuir
Alexander D. Langmuir was an influential American epidemiologist who helped shape modern disease surveillance and public health training in the United States.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American anthropologist
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archaeologist ⓘ editor ⓘ ethnologist ⓘ human ⓘ |
| areaOfInfluence | study of Native American cultures ⓘ |
| contributedTo | compilation of key reference works in anthropology ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| employer |
Bureau of American Ethnology
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Smithsonian Institution ⓘ Southwest Museum, Los Angeles ⓘ |
| familyName | Hodge ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Native American studies
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anthropology ⓘ archaeology ⓘ ethnology ⓘ |
| givenName | Frederick ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| name | Frederick Webb Hodge self-link ⓘ |
| notableFor |
editing major anthropological reference works
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influential work on Native American cultures ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Bulletin of the Bureau of American Ethnology
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surface form:
Bureau of American Ethnology publications (editorial work)
Handbook of American Indians North of Mexico ⓘ The North American Indian ⓘ
surface form:
The North American Indians: A Sourcebook
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| occupation |
archaeologist
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editor ⓘ ethnologist ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
director of the Southwest Museum
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editor at Bureau of American Ethnology ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Frederick Webb Hodge Description of subject: Frederick Webb Hodge was an American ethnologist, archaeologist, and editor known for his influential work on Native American cultures and for helping compile key reference works in anthropology.
Referenced by (4)
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