Christopher Clark
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Christopher Clark is a prominent historian best known for his work on modern European history, particularly his influential study of the origins of World War I.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Christopher Clark canonical | 2 |
| Chris Clark (historian) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5292658 — 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: Christopher Clark Context triple: [Clark, hasNotableBearer, Christopher Clark]
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A.
Sir Richard J. Evans
Sir Richard J. Evans is a prominent British historian renowned for his extensive work on modern German history and the historiography of the Third Reich.
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B.
Michael Howard
Michael Howard is a British Conservative politician who served as Leader of the Conservative Party and Leader of the Opposition in the early 2000s.
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C.
Nicholas Vansittart
Nicholas Vansittart was a British Tory politician who served as Chancellor of the Exchequer during the early 19th century, becoming one of the longest-serving holders of that office.
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D.
Herbert Butterfield
Herbert Butterfield was a British historian and philosopher of history best known for his influential critique of teleological, progress-focused narratives in historical writing.
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E.
Paul Johnson
Paul Johnson is a composer and Christian music producer best known as the first husband and former musical collaborator of television personality Kathie Lee Gifford.
- 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: Christopher Clark Target entity description: Christopher Clark is a prominent historian best known for his work on modern European history, particularly his influential study of the origins of World War I.
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A.
Sir Richard J. Evans
Sir Richard J. Evans is a prominent British historian renowned for his extensive work on modern German history and the historiography of the Third Reich.
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B.
Michael Howard
Michael Howard is a British Conservative politician who served as Leader of the Conservative Party and Leader of the Opposition in the early 2000s.
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C.
Nicholas Vansittart
Nicholas Vansittart was a British Tory politician who served as Chancellor of the Exchequer during the early 19th century, becoming one of the longest-serving holders of that office.
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D.
Herbert Butterfield
Herbert Butterfield was a British historian and philosopher of history best known for his influential critique of teleological, progress-focused narratives in historical writing.
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E.
Paul Johnson
Paul Johnson is a composer and Christian music producer best known as the first husband and former musical collaborator of television personality Kathie Lee Gifford.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | historian ⓘ |
| areaOfInfluence |
historiography of World War I
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historiography of modern Europe ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Knight Bachelor
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Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthCountry | Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1960-03-14 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Sydney NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthYear | 1960 ⓘ |
| citizenship | Australia ⓘ |
| countryOfEmployment | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Freiburg University
NERFINISHED
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Cambridge University ⓘ
surface form:
University of Cambridge
University of Sydney NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer |
Cambridge University
ⓘ
surface form:
University of Cambridge
|
| familyName | Clark NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
German history
ⓘ
Prussian history ⓘ history of World War I ⓘ modern European history ⓘ |
| genre |
historical writing
ⓘ
non-fiction ⓘ |
| givenName | Christopher NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAcademicDiscipline | history ⓘ |
| hasAcademicRank | professor ⓘ |
| honorificTitle | Sir ⓘ |
| influenced | debates on the causes of World War I ⓘ |
| knownFor |
book "The Sleepwalkers: How Europe Went to War in 1914"
NERFINISHED
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study of the origins of World War I ⓘ work on Prussia ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| name | Christopher Clark NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | Australian ⓘ |
| notableWork |
"Iron Kingdom: The Rise and Downfall of Prussia, 1600–1947"
NERFINISHED
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"Kaiser Wilhelm II" NERFINISHED ⓘ "The Sleepwalkers: How Europe Went to War in 1914" NERFINISHED ⓘ "Time and Power: Visions of History in German Politics" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation | professor ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Regius Professor of History at the University of Cambridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | Cambridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfActivity |
21st century
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late 20th century ⓘ |
| workplace | St Catharine's College, Cambridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writesAbout |
European great power politics
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German Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ Prussia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Referenced by (3)
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this entity surface form:
Chris Clark (historian)