Frank William Taussig
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Frank William Taussig was an influential American economist known for his foundational work in international trade theory and for helping establish economics as a modern academic discipline in the United States.
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| Frank William Taussig canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4790098 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Frank William Taussig Context triple: [Jacob Viner, academicAdvisor, Frank William Taussig]
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George Kassabaum
George Kassabaum was an American architect and co-founder of the global design and architecture firm HOK.
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George W. Crile
George W. Crile was an influential American surgeon and medical researcher known for pioneering surgical techniques and co-founding major medical institutions and organizations in the early 20th century.
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Harvey Cushing
Harvey Cushing was a pioneering American neurosurgeon often regarded as the father of modern neurosurgery, known for his groundbreaking work on brain surgery and intracranial pressure.
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Theodore Herman Jewett
Theodore Herman Jewett was a 19th-century New England physician best known as the father of American regionalist author Sarah Orne Jewett.
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Leonard B. Loeb
Leonard B. Loeb was an American physicist known for his work in ionized gases and electrical discharges, and for mentoring notable students such as Norris Bradbury.
- 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: Frank William Taussig Target entity description: Frank William Taussig was an influential American economist known for his foundational work in international trade theory and for helping establish economics as a modern academic discipline in the United States.
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A.
George Kassabaum
George Kassabaum was an American architect and co-founder of the global design and architecture firm HOK.
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B.
George W. Crile
George W. Crile was an influential American surgeon and medical researcher known for pioneering surgical techniques and co-founding major medical institutions and organizations in the early 20th century.
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C.
Harvey Cushing
Harvey Cushing was a pioneering American neurosurgeon often regarded as the father of modern neurosurgery, known for his groundbreaking work on brain surgery and intracranial pressure.
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D.
Theodore Herman Jewett
Theodore Herman Jewett was a 19th-century New England physician best known as the father of American regionalist author Sarah Orne Jewett.
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E.
Leonard B. Loeb
Leonard B. Loeb was an American physicist known for his work in ionized gases and electrical discharges, and for mentoring notable students such as Norris Bradbury.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
academic
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economist ⓘ human ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline | political economy ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Harvard University ⓘ |
| employer | Harvard University ⓘ |
| familyName | Taussig ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
economics
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international trade theory ⓘ public finance ⓘ tariff policy ⓘ |
| genre | economic literature ⓘ |
| givenName | Frank ⓘ |
| influenced |
development of economics as an academic discipline in the United States
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development of international trade theory ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
classical economics
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neoclassical economics ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| mainInterest |
economic policy
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international trade ⓘ tariff policy ⓘ |
| middleName | William ⓘ |
| movement | neoclassical economics ⓘ |
| notableFor |
foundational work in international trade theory
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helping establish modern academic economics in the United States ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Free Trade, the Tariff and Reciprocity
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linked to:
Free Trade and Protection
International Trade ⓘ Principles of Economics ⓘ Some Aspects of the Tariff Question ⓘ The Tariff History of the United States ⓘ The Theory of International Trade ⓘ
linked to:
Studies in the Theory of International Trade
Wages and Capital ⓘ |
| occupation |
economist
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university professor ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
chair of the Department of Economics at Harvard University
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professor of economics at Harvard University ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| workLocation | Cambridge, Massachusetts ⓘ |
| wroteAbout |
capital
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free trade ⓘ protectionism ⓘ tariffs ⓘ wages ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Subject: Frank William Taussig Description of subject: Frank William Taussig was an influential American economist known for his foundational work in international trade theory and for helping establish economics as a modern academic discipline in the United States.
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