Society of the Cincinnati
E41190
The Society of the Cincinnati is a hereditary organization founded in 1783 by officers of the Continental Army to preserve the ideals and fellowship of the American Revolution.
All labels observed (26)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T319108 — 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: Society of the Cincinnati Context triple: [Henry Knox, memberOf, Society of the Cincinnati]
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A.
Mount Vernon Ladies’ Association
The Mount Vernon Ladies’ Association is a private, nonprofit organization founded in the 19th century that preserves and operates George Washington’s Mount Vernon estate as a historic site and museum.
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B.
New York Sons of Liberty
The New York Sons of Liberty were a colonial American patriot group in New York that organized resistance against British taxation and policies in the years leading up to the American Revolution.
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C.
American Colonization Society
The American Colonization Society was a 19th-century organization that promoted and organized the migration of free African Americans to Africa, leading to the founding of Liberia.
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D.
American Philosophical Society
The American Philosophical Society is a prestigious scholarly organization founded in 1743 by Benjamin Franklin, dedicated to promoting knowledge in the sciences and humanities through research, publications, and meetings.
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E.
Maryland Sons of Liberty
The Maryland Sons of Liberty were a colonial patriot group active in Maryland that opposed British taxation and policies in the years leading up to the American Revolution.
- 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: Society of the Cincinnati Target entity description: The Society of the Cincinnati is a hereditary organization founded in 1783 by officers of the Continental Army to preserve the ideals and fellowship of the American Revolution.
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A.
Mount Vernon Ladies’ Association
The Mount Vernon Ladies’ Association is a private, nonprofit organization founded in the 19th century that preserves and operates George Washington’s Mount Vernon estate as a historic site and museum.
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B.
New York Sons of Liberty
The New York Sons of Liberty were a colonial American patriot group in New York that organized resistance against British taxation and policies in the years leading up to the American Revolution.
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C.
American Colonization Society
The American Colonization Society was a 19th-century organization that promoted and organized the migration of free African Americans to Africa, leading to the founding of Liberia.
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D.
American Philosophical Society
The American Philosophical Society is a prestigious scholarly organization founded in 1743 by Benjamin Franklin, dedicated to promoting knowledge in the sciences and humanities through research, publications, and meetings.
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E.
Maryland Sons of Liberty
The Maryland Sons of Liberty were a colonial patriot group active in Maryland that opposed British taxation and policies in the years leading up to the American Revolution.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
hereditary society
ⓘ
nonprofit organization ⓘ patriotic organization ⓘ |
| awards | hereditary membership insignia ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| fieldOfWork |
historical research
ⓘ
patriotic education ⓘ preservation of Revolutionary War history ⓘ |
| foundedAtLocation | Newburgh, New York ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
officers of the Continental Army
ⓘ
officers of the Continental Navy ⓘ |
| hasLanguage |
English
ⓘ
French ⓘ |
| hasMembershipClass |
hereditary member
ⓘ
honorary member ⓘ |
| hasMembershipCriteria | male-line descent from an eligible officer of the Continental forces or French forces in the American Revolution ⓘ |
| hasMotto | Omnia reliquit servare rempublicam ⓘ |
| hasNotableMember |
Alexander Hamilton
ⓘ
George Washington ⓘ Marquis de Lafayette ⓘ
surface form:
Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette
Henry Knox ⓘ |
| hasOrganizationalStructure |
French society
ⓘ
general society ⓘ state societies ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Society of the Cincinnati
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Connecticut Society of the Cincinnati
Society of the Cincinnati self-linksurface differs ⓘ
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Delaware State Society of the Cincinnati
Society of the Cincinnati self-linksurface differs ⓘ
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French Society of the Cincinnati
Society of the Cincinnati self-linksurface differs ⓘ
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Georgia Society of the Cincinnati
Society of the Cincinnati self-linksurface differs ⓘ
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Massachusetts Society of the Cincinnati
Society of the Cincinnati self-linksurface differs ⓘ
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New Hampshire Society of the Cincinnati
Society of the Cincinnati self-linksurface differs ⓘ
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New Jersey Society of the Cincinnati
Society of the Cincinnati self-linksurface differs ⓘ
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Pennsylvania Society of the Cincinnati
Society of the Cincinnati self-linksurface differs ⓘ
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Rhode Island Society of the Cincinnati
Society of the Cincinnati self-linksurface differs ⓘ
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Society of the Cincinnati in the State of New York
Society of the Cincinnati self-linksurface differs ⓘ
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Society of the Cincinnati of Maryland
Society of the Cincinnati self-linksurface differs ⓘ
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South Carolina Society of the Cincinnati
Society of the Cincinnati self-linksurface differs ⓘ
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Virginia Society of the Cincinnati
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| hasSymbol | eagle insignia ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Anderson House, Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| inception | 1783 ⓘ |
| legalForm | 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization ⓘ |
| mottoLanguage | Latin ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Cincinnatus
ⓘ
surface form:
Lucius Quinctius Cincinnatus
|
| operates |
Anderson House museum
ⓘ
Society of the Cincinnati self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
The American Revolution Institute of the Society of the Cincinnati
|
| owns | Anderson House ⓘ |
| purpose |
to perpetuate the memory of the American Revolution
ⓘ
to preserve the ideals of the American Revolution ⓘ to promote fellowship among officers of the Revolutionary War ⓘ |
| website | https://www.societyofthecincinnati.org/ ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Society of the Cincinnati Description of subject: The Society of the Cincinnati is a hereditary organization founded in 1783 by officers of the Continental Army to preserve the ideals and fellowship of the American Revolution.
Referenced by (44)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
The American Revolution Institute of the Society of the Cincinnati
this entity surface form:
Society of the Cincinnati in the State of New York
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Society of the Cincinnati of Maryland
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Massachusetts Society of the Cincinnati
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Pennsylvania Society of the Cincinnati
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South Carolina Society of the Cincinnati
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Rhode Island Society of the Cincinnati
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New Hampshire Society of the Cincinnati
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Connecticut Society of the Cincinnati
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New Jersey Society of the Cincinnati
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Delaware State Society of the Cincinnati
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Georgia Society of the Cincinnati
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Virginia Society of the Cincinnati
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French Society of the Cincinnati
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Anderson House
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Anderson House
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Anderson House
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Society of the Cincinnati archives
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Anderson House
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Society of the Cincinnati in the State of New York
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Society of the Cincinnati in the State of Massachusetts
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Society of the Cincinnati in the State of Pennsylvania
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Society of the Cincinnati in the State of New Jersey
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Society of the Cincinnati in the State of Maryland
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Society of the Cincinnati in the State of Virginia
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Society of the Cincinnati in the State of North Carolina
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Society of the Cincinnati in the State of South Carolina
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Society of the Cincinnati in the State of Georgia
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Society of the Cincinnati in the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
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Society of the Cincinnati in the State of Connecticut
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French Society of the Cincinnati