Harold D. Lasswell
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Harold D. Lasswell was a pioneering American political scientist and communication theorist known for his work on propaganda, political psychology, and the analysis of power and policy.
All labels observed (1)
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| Harold D. Lasswell canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4888063 — 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: Harold D. Lasswell Context triple: [Charles E. Merriam, influenced, Harold D. Lasswell]
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Gabriel A. Almond
Gabriel A. Almond was an influential American political scientist known for his pioneering work in comparative politics and political culture.
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B.
David Easton
David Easton was a prominent Canadian-born political scientist best known for developing systems theory in political science and significantly shaping the field’s behavioral revolution.
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C.
Richard Neustadt
Richard Neustadt was an influential American political scientist and presidential scholar best known for his work on U.S. executive power, particularly his book "Presidential Power."
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D.
Robert A. Dahl
Robert A. Dahl was a highly influential American political scientist best known for his work on pluralist democracy and theories of political power.
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E.
Robert Nisbet
Robert Nisbet was a 20th-century American sociologist and conservative social theorist known for his critiques of modern individualism and the erosion of traditional communities and intermediate institutions.
- 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: Harold D. Lasswell Target entity description: Harold D. Lasswell was a pioneering American political scientist and communication theorist known for his work on propaganda, political psychology, and the analysis of power and policy.
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A.
Gabriel A. Almond
Gabriel A. Almond was an influential American political scientist known for his pioneering work in comparative politics and political culture.
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B.
David Easton
David Easton was a prominent Canadian-born political scientist best known for developing systems theory in political science and significantly shaping the field’s behavioral revolution.
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C.
Richard Neustadt
Richard Neustadt was an influential American political scientist and presidential scholar best known for his work on U.S. executive power, particularly his book "Presidential Power."
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D.
Robert A. Dahl
Robert A. Dahl was a highly influential American political scientist best known for his work on pluralist democracy and theories of political power.
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E.
Robert Nisbet
Robert Nisbet was a 20th-century American sociologist and conservative social theorist known for his critiques of modern individualism and the erosion of traditional communities and intermediate institutions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
academic
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author ⓘ communication theorist ⓘ human ⓘ political scientist ⓘ |
| academicDegree | PhD in political science ⓘ |
| citizenship | American ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1902-02-13 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1978-12-18 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | University of Chicago ⓘ |
| employer |
Library of Congress
NERFINISHED
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University of Chicago ⓘ Yale Law School NERFINISHED ⓘ Yale University ⓘ |
| familyName | Lasswell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
communication studies
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policy sciences ⓘ political psychology ⓘ political science ⓘ propaganda studies ⓘ |
| fullName | Harold Dwight Lasswell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Harold ⓘ |
| influenced |
communication studies
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media studies ⓘ policy analysis ⓘ political communication ⓘ political psychology ⓘ |
| knownFor |
communication model "Who says what in which channel to whom with what effect"
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content analysis in communication research ⓘ development of policy sciences ⓘ studies of political symbols and political language ⓘ theory of propaganda ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| notableConcept | politics as "who gets what, when, how" ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Politics: Who Gets What, When, How
NERFINISHED
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Power and Personality NERFINISHED ⓘ Propaganda Technique in the World War NERFINISHED ⓘ Psychopathology and Politics NERFINISHED ⓘ The Analysis of Political Behaviour NERFINISHED ⓘ The Policy Sciences NERFINISHED ⓘ World Politics and Personal Insecurity NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
professor
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researcher ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Donnellson, Illinois, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
New York City
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surface form:
New York City, New York, United States
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| researchMethod | content analysis ⓘ |
| theoreticalContribution |
Lasswell communication model
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concept of policy orientation in social science ⓘ early systematic study of propaganda ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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