Eadweard Muybridge
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Eadweard Muybridge was a pioneering 19th-century photographer best known for his groundbreaking motion studies that led to the development of motion pictures.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Eadweard Muybridge canonical | 5 |
| Floredo Helios Muybridge | 1 |
| Muybridge | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3503997 — 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: Eadweard Muybridge Context triple: [Palo Alto Stock Farm, associatedWith, Eadweard Muybridge]
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A.
William J. Dickson
William J. Dickson was an industrial psychologist best known for his role as a key researcher in the Hawthorne studies on workplace behavior and productivity.
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B.
William Kennedy Laurie Dickson
William Kennedy Laurie Dickson was a pioneering Scottish inventor and early motion picture engineer who worked with Thomas Edison to develop some of the first practical film cameras and viewing devices.
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C.
Harold Edgerton
Harold Edgerton was an American electrical engineer and MIT professor best known for pioneering high-speed stroboscopic photography, capturing iconic images of fast phenomena like bullets piercing apples and milk-drop coronets.
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D.
Charles Francis Jenkins
Charles Francis Jenkins was an American pioneer of early cinema and television technology, known for his groundbreaking work in motion picture projection and experimental broadcasting.
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E.
George Eastman
George Eastman was an American entrepreneur and philanthropist best known as the founder of Eastman Kodak Company, which popularized roll film and made photography accessible to the general public.
- 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: Eadweard Muybridge Target entity description: Eadweard Muybridge was a pioneering 19th-century photographer best known for his groundbreaking motion studies that led to the development of motion pictures.
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A.
William J. Dickson
William J. Dickson was an industrial psychologist best known for his role as a key researcher in the Hawthorne studies on workplace behavior and productivity.
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B.
William Kennedy Laurie Dickson
William Kennedy Laurie Dickson was a pioneering Scottish inventor and early motion picture engineer who worked with Thomas Edison to develop some of the first practical film cameras and viewing devices.
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C.
Harold Edgerton
Harold Edgerton was an American electrical engineer and MIT professor best known for pioneering high-speed stroboscopic photography, capturing iconic images of fast phenomena like bullets piercing apples and milk-drop coronets.
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D.
Charles Francis Jenkins
Charles Francis Jenkins was an American pioneer of early cinema and television technology, known for his groundbreaking work in motion picture projection and experimental broadcasting.
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E.
George Eastman
George Eastman was an American entrepreneur and philanthropist best known as the founder of Eastman Kodak Company, which popularized roll film and made photography accessible to the general public.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
person
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photographer ⓘ pioneer of motion photography ⓘ |
| birthName | Edward James Muggeridge ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | prostate cancer ⓘ |
| citizenship |
United Kingdom
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United States of America ⓘ |
| collaboratedWith | Leland Stanford ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1830-04-09 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1904-05-08 ⓘ |
| developed | zoopraxiscope ⓘ |
| educatedAt | self-taught in photography ⓘ |
| employer | University of Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| familyName |
Eadweard Muybridge
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Muybridge
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| fieldOfWork |
chronophotography
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landscape photography ⓘ motion studies ⓘ |
| genre |
panoramic photography
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stereoscopic photography ⓘ |
| givenName | Eadweard ⓘ |
| hasChild |
Eadweard Muybridge
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Floredo Helios Muybridge
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| hasWorkLocation |
California, United States
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surface form:
California
Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| influenced |
artists and filmmakers of the 20th century
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development of cinema ⓘ scientific study of biomechanics ⓘ |
| knownFor |
early projection of moving images
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high-speed sequential photography ⓘ photographic studies of animal locomotion ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| laterality | emigrant to the United States ⓘ |
| movement | Victorian era photography ⓘ |
| nationality | British ⓘ |
| notableFor |
contributions to the development of motion pictures
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pioneering motion studies of animals and humans ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Animal Locomotion
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The Horse in Motion ⓘ |
| occupation |
inventor
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motion-picture pioneer ⓘ photographer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Kingston upon Thames (historically)
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surface form:
Kingston upon Thames
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| placeOfDeath |
Kingston upon Thames (historically)
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surface form:
Kingston upon Thames
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| residence |
Philadelphia
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San Francisco ⓘ |
| spouse | Flora Shallcross Stone ⓘ |
| subjectOf | legal trial for the killing of Major Harry Larkyns ⓘ |
| workedAt |
Palo Alto Stock Farm
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surface form:
Leland Stanford’s Palo Alto Stock Farm
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Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
The Inventor and the Tycoon
this entity surface form:
Muybridge
this entity surface form:
Floredo Helios Muybridge