Simon Harrison (anthropologist)
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Simon Harrison is a British social anthropologist known for his work on indigenous peoples, warfare, and the anthropology of conflict and identity.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Simon Harrison (anthropologist) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3589746 — 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: Simon Harrison (anthropologist) Context triple: [Harrison, hasNotableBearer, Simon Harrison (anthropologist)]
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A.
Roger Blench
Roger Blench is a British linguist, anthropologist, and Africanist known for his extensive fieldwork and research on under-documented languages and cultures, particularly in Africa.
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B.
Clive Loader
Clive Loader is a retired senior Royal Air Force officer who served as Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief of RAF Fighter Command.
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C.
Kirkpatrick Durham
Kirkpatrick Durham is a village and civil parish in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, historically associated with the parish of Kirkpatrick.
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D.
David Shackleton
David Shackleton was a prominent British trade union leader and Labour politician who played a key role in the early development of the Labour movement in the United Kingdom.
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E.
Alan Cruttenden
Alan Cruttenden is a British phonetician and linguist known for his influential work on English pronunciation and intonation, including editing later editions of the Cambridge English Pronouncing Dictionary.
- 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: Simon Harrison (anthropologist) Target entity description: Simon Harrison is a British social anthropologist known for his work on indigenous peoples, warfare, and the anthropology of conflict and identity.
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A.
Roger Blench
Roger Blench is a British linguist, anthropologist, and Africanist known for his extensive fieldwork and research on under-documented languages and cultures, particularly in Africa.
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B.
Clive Loader
Clive Loader is a retired senior Royal Air Force officer who served as Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief of RAF Fighter Command.
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C.
Kirkpatrick Durham
Kirkpatrick Durham is a village and civil parish in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, historically associated with the parish of Kirkpatrick.
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D.
David Shackleton
David Shackleton was a prominent British trade union leader and Labour politician who played a key role in the early development of the Labour movement in the United Kingdom.
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E.
Alan Cruttenden
Alan Cruttenden is a British phonetician and linguist known for his influential work on English pronunciation and intonation, including editing later editions of the Cambridge English Pronouncing Dictionary.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
academic
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human ⓘ social anthropologist ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
anthropology of conflict
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anthropology of identity ⓘ anthropology of indigenous peoples ⓘ anthropology of warfare ⓘ political anthropology ⓘ social anthropology ⓘ symbolic anthropology ⓘ |
| genre | academic writing ⓘ |
| hasAcademicDiscipline | anthropology ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| notableFor |
contributions to the anthropology of conflict and identity
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research on indigenous peoples and warfare ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Cultural Boundaries
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Dark Trophies: Hunting and the Enemy Body in Modern War ⓘ The Domestication of Desire: Women, Wealth, and Modernity in Melanesia ⓘ The Mask of War: Violence, Ritual and the Self in Melanesia ⓘ War, Identity and the State ⓘ |
| occupation |
anthropologist
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university teacher ⓘ |
| studies |
Melanesia
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collective identity ⓘ conflict ⓘ indigenous peoples ⓘ ritual ⓘ violence ⓘ warfare ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Simon Harrison (anthropologist) Description of subject: Simon Harrison is a British social anthropologist known for his work on indigenous peoples, warfare, and the anthropology of conflict and identity.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.