Bronson Alcott
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Bronson Alcott was a 19th-century American transcendentalist philosopher, educator, and social reformer known for his innovative, often controversial ideas on education and spirituality and as the father of author Louisa May Alcott.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Bronson Alcott canonical | 31 |
| Amos Bronson Alcott | 15 |
| A. Bronson Alcott | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Bronson Alcott Context triple: [Transcendentalism, hasKeyFigure, Bronson Alcott]
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Sophia Peabody
Sophia Peabody was a 19th-century American painter, illustrator, and writer associated with the Transcendentalist circle and known for her intellectual partnership with Nathaniel Hawthorne.
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Calvin Ellis Stowe
Calvin Ellis Stowe was an American biblical scholar and professor best known for his influential work in religious education and as the husband of author Harriet Beecher Stowe.
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Dorothy Quincy
Dorothy Quincy was an American socialite and prominent figure of the Revolutionary era, best known as the wife of statesman and Declaration of Independence signer John Hancock.
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Henry Ward Beecher
Henry Ward Beecher was a prominent 19th-century American Congregationalist clergyman, social reformer, and abolitionist known for his powerful preaching against slavery.
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Julian Hawthorne
Julian Hawthorne was an American writer and journalist, best known as the son of novelist Nathaniel Hawthorne and for his own novels, biographies, and controversial involvement in a stock fraud scandal.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Bronson Alcott Target entity description: Bronson Alcott was a 19th-century American transcendentalist philosopher, educator, and social reformer known for his innovative, often controversial ideas on education and spirituality and as the father of author Louisa May Alcott.
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A.
Sophia Peabody
Sophia Peabody was a 19th-century American painter, illustrator, and writer associated with the Transcendentalist circle and known for her intellectual partnership with Nathaniel Hawthorne.
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B.
Calvin Ellis Stowe
Calvin Ellis Stowe was an American biblical scholar and professor best known for his influential work in religious education and as the husband of author Harriet Beecher Stowe.
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C.
Dorothy Quincy
Dorothy Quincy was an American socialite and prominent figure of the Revolutionary era, best known as the wife of statesman and Declaration of Independence signer John Hancock.
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D.
Henry Ward Beecher
Henry Ward Beecher was a prominent 19th-century American Congregationalist clergyman, social reformer, and abolitionist known for his powerful preaching against slavery.
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E.
Julian Hawthorne
Julian Hawthorne was an American writer and journalist, best known as the son of novelist Nathaniel Hawthorne and for his own novels, biographies, and controversial involvement in a stock fraud scandal.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (55)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
educator
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human ⓘ philosopher ⓘ social reformer ⓘ transcendentalist ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1799-11-29 ⓘ |
| child |
Abigail May Alcott
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surface form:
Abigail May Alcott Nieriker
Anna Bronson Alcott ⓘ Anna Bronson Alcott ⓘ
surface form:
Elizabeth Sewall Alcott
Louisa May Alcott ⓘ |
| closeFriend | Ralph Waldo Emerson ⓘ |
| coFounded | Fruitlands utopian community ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1888-03-04 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Yankee ⓘ |
| familyName | Alcott ⓘ |
| founded |
Brook Farm
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surface form:
Fruitlands
Temple School ⓘ |
| fullName |
Bronson Alcott
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Amos Bronson Alcott
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| genre |
diary
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essay ⓘ philosophical writing ⓘ |
| givenName | Amos ⓘ |
| influenced |
Louisa May Alcott
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progressive education movement ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Christian mysticism
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German idealism ⓘ
surface form:
German Idealism
Ralph Waldo Emerson ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Socratic-style classroom conversations
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innovative educational methods ⓘ role in American Transcendentalism ⓘ utopian social experiments ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Transcendental Club
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surface form:
New England Transcendentalist circle
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| movement | Transcendentalism ⓘ |
| notableIdea |
child-centered education
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moral education through conversation ⓘ spiritual self-culture ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Concord Days
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Conversations with Children on the Gospels ⓘ Sonnets and Canzonets ⓘ Tablets ⓘ |
| occupation |
lecturer
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philosopher ⓘ school principal ⓘ teacher ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Watertown, Connecticut
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surface form:
Wolcott, Connecticut
Wolcott, New Haven County, Connecticut ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Concord, Massachusetts ⓘ |
| religion |
Christian mysticism
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Unitarianism ⓘ |
| residence |
Boston, Massachusetts
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Concord, Massachusetts ⓘ |
| spouse | Abigail May Alcott ⓘ |
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Subject: Bronson Alcott Description of subject: Bronson Alcott was a 19th-century American transcendentalist philosopher, educator, and social reformer known for his innovative, often controversial ideas on education and spirituality and as the father of author Louisa May Alcott.
Referenced by (47)
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