Michael D. Coe
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Michael D. Coe was an influential American archaeologist and anthropologist renowned for his pioneering research on Mesoamerican civilizations, particularly the Olmec and the Maya.
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| Michael D. Coe canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Michael D. Coe Context triple: [San Lorenzo Tenochtitlán, excavatedBy, Michael D. Coe]
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A.
Sylvanus G. Morley
Sylvanus G. Morley was an American archaeologist and epigrapher renowned for his pioneering research on Maya civilization and hieroglyphic writing.
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B.
Emil Possehl
Emil Possehl was a German industrialist and philanthropist from Lübeck, best known for building a major iron ore and steel trading empire and for endowing the Possehl Foundation to support his hometown.
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C.
J. Walter Fewkes
J. Walter Fewkes was an American anthropologist and archaeologist known for his pioneering studies of Native American cultures, particularly the Hopi and other Pueblo peoples, and for his influential work in early ethnographic field recording.
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D.
Melvin Gardner
Melvin Gardner was the brother of famed American actress Ava Gardner and a member of the Gardner family from North Carolina.
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E.
James Mooney
James Mooney was an influential American ethnologist best known for his pioneering studies of Native American cultures, particularly the Ghost Dance and the Cherokee.
- 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: Michael D. Coe Target entity description: Michael D. Coe was an influential American archaeologist and anthropologist renowned for his pioneering research on Mesoamerican civilizations, particularly the Olmec and the Maya.
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A.
Sylvanus G. Morley
Sylvanus G. Morley was an American archaeologist and epigrapher renowned for his pioneering research on Maya civilization and hieroglyphic writing.
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B.
Emil Possehl
Emil Possehl was a German industrialist and philanthropist from Lübeck, best known for building a major iron ore and steel trading empire and for endowing the Possehl Foundation to support his hometown.
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C.
J. Walter Fewkes
J. Walter Fewkes was an American anthropologist and archaeologist known for his pioneering studies of Native American cultures, particularly the Hopi and other Pueblo peoples, and for his influential work in early ethnographic field recording.
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D.
Melvin Gardner
Melvin Gardner was the brother of famed American actress Ava Gardner and a member of the Gardner family from North Carolina.
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E.
James Mooney
James Mooney was an influential American ethnologist best known for his pioneering studies of Native American cultures, particularly the Ghost Dance and the Cherokee.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Mesoamericanist
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anthropologist ⓘ archaeologist ⓘ human ⓘ |
| coAuthor |
Rex Koontz
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Sophie D. Coe ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1929-05-14 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2019-09-25 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Harvard University ⓘ |
| employer | Yale University ⓘ |
| familyName | Coe ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Maya civilization
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Mesoamerican archaeology ⓘ Olmec civilization ⓘ epigraphy ⓘ iconography ⓘ pre-Columbian studies ⓘ |
| genre |
archaeological literature
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non-fiction ⓘ |
| givenName | Michael ⓘ |
| hasAcademicAdvisor |
Gordon Willey
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surface form:
Gordon R. Willey
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| influenced |
Maya archaeologists
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Mesoamerican epigraphers ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Gordon Willey
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surface form:
Gordon R. Willey
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| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memberOf |
American Academy of Arts and Sciences
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National Academy of Sciences ⓘ |
| name | Michael D. Coe self-link ⓘ |
| notableFor |
contributions to decipherment of Maya script
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popularizing Mesoamerican archaeology ⓘ research on the Maya civilization ⓘ research on the Olmec civilization ⓘ |
| notableStudent |
Mary Miller
NERFINISHED
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Stephen D. Houston ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Breaking the Maya Code
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Mexico: From the Olmecs to the Aztecs ⓘ Maya civilization ⓘ
surface form:
The Maya
The Maya Scribe and His World ⓘ The True History of Chocolate ⓘ |
| occupation |
anthropologist
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archaeologist ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | New York City ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | New Haven, Connecticut NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Curator at Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History
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Professor of Anthropology at Yale University ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse | Sophie D. Coe ⓘ |
| workLocation | New Haven, Connecticut NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Subject: Michael D. Coe Description of subject: Michael D. Coe was an influential American archaeologist and anthropologist renowned for his pioneering research on Mesoamerican civilizations, particularly the Olmec and the Maya.
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