John Lubbock
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John Lubbock was a 19th-century English banker, politician, and polymath best known for his pioneering work in archaeology, anthropology, and the popularization of science.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| John Lubbock canonical | 3 |
| John William Lubbock | 1 |
| Sir John Lubbock | 1 |
| Sir John William Lubbock | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3920348 — 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.
Target entity: John Lubbock Context triple: [X Club, hasMember, John Lubbock]
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John Stevens Henslow
John Stevens Henslow was a 19th-century English clergyman, botanist, and geologist best known as Charles Darwin’s mentor and a pioneering botanical educator.
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J. G. Jeffreys
J. G. Jeffreys was a British educator best known for establishing the progressive independent Bryanston School in Dorset in the early 20th century.
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Robert Galton
Robert Galton was a member of the prominent Galton family of English industrialists and intellectuals active in the late 18th and early 19th centuries.
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David Huxley
David Huxley is the mild-mannered, bespectacled paleontologist whose orderly life is upended by a free-spirited heiress in the classic screwball comedy "Bringing Up Baby."
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Oswald Millbank
Oswald Millbank is a character in Benjamin Disraeli’s novel "Coningsby, or The New Generation," notable as the wealthy industrialist’s son whose friendship with the aristocratic hero highlights class and political tensions in 19th-century England.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: John Lubbock Target entity description: John Lubbock was a 19th-century English banker, politician, and polymath best known for his pioneering work in archaeology, anthropology, and the popularization of science.
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A.
John Stevens Henslow
John Stevens Henslow was a 19th-century English clergyman, botanist, and geologist best known as Charles Darwin’s mentor and a pioneering botanical educator.
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B.
J. G. Jeffreys
J. G. Jeffreys was a British educator best known for establishing the progressive independent Bryanston School in Dorset in the early 20th century.
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C.
Robert Galton
Robert Galton was a member of the prominent Galton family of English industrialists and intellectuals active in the late 18th and early 19th centuries.
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D.
David Huxley
David Huxley is the mild-mannered, bespectacled paleontologist whose orderly life is upended by a free-spirited heiress in the classic screwball comedy "Bringing Up Baby."
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E.
Oswald Millbank
Oswald Millbank is a character in Benjamin Disraeli’s novel "Coningsby, or The New Generation," notable as the wealthy industrialist’s son whose friendship with the aristocratic hero highlights class and political tensions in 19th-century England.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
anthropologist
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archaeologist ⓘ banker ⓘ human ⓘ politician ⓘ polymath ⓘ science popularizer ⓘ |
| birthCountry | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1834-04-30 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
London, England
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surface form:
London
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| citizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| closeFriendOf | Charles Darwin ⓘ |
| coinedTerm |
Neolithic
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Stone Age ⓘ
surface form:
Paleolithic
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| deathDate | 1913-05-28 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Eton College ⓘ |
| era |
19th century
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early 20th century ⓘ |
| familyName | Lubbock ⓘ |
| father |
John Lubbock
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
John William Lubbock
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| fieldOfWork |
anthropology
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archaeology ⓘ entomology ⓘ prehistory ⓘ science popularization ⓘ |
| givenName | John ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Charles Darwin ⓘ |
| knownFor |
legislation on bank holidays in the United Kingdom
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pioneering work in anthropology ⓘ pioneering work in archaeology ⓘ popularization of science ⓘ studies of social insects ⓘ |
| memberOf | Royal Society ⓘ |
| name | John Lubbock self-link ⓘ |
| nationality | English ⓘ |
| nobleTitle | 1st Baron Avebury ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Ants, Bees, and Wasps
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Pre-historic Times, as Illustrated by Ancient Remains, and the Manners and Customs of Modern Savages ⓘ The Origin of Civilisation and the Primitive Condition of Man ⓘ The Pleasures of Life ⓘ |
| occupation |
anthropologist
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archaeologist ⓘ banker ⓘ politician ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Liberal Party MP
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Lord-in-Waiting ⓘ Member of Parliament of the United Kingdom ⓘ President of the Royal Society ⓘ |
| residence | High Elms, Farnborough, Kent ⓘ |
| spouse | Ellen Frances Hordern ⓘ |
| title |
John Lubbock
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Sir John Lubbock
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| workedAt | Lubbock & Co. ⓘ |
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Subject: John Lubbock Description of subject: John Lubbock was a 19th-century English banker, politician, and polymath best known for his pioneering work in archaeology, anthropology, and the popularization of science.
Referenced by (6)
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