Charles A. Beard
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Charles A. Beard was a prominent early 20th-century American historian known for his economic interpretation of the U.S. Constitution and his influential progressive approach to historiography.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Charles A. Beard canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5303036 — 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: Charles A. Beard Context triple: [C. Vann Woodward, influencedBy, Charles A. Beard]
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A.
Carl Becker
Carl Becker was an influential American historian and intellectual who explored the nature of historical knowledge and the role of ideas in shaping democratic society.
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B.
Arthur M. Schlesinger Sr.
Arthur M. Schlesinger Sr. was a prominent American historian and Harvard professor known for his influential work on social and urban history in the United States.
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C.
Richard T. Ely
Richard T. Ely was an influential American economist and social reformer known for helping establish economics as an academic discipline in the United States and for advocating progressive social policies.
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D.
Wesley Clair Mitchell
Wesley Clair Mitchell was an influential American economist and pioneer in the empirical study of business cycles, known for helping establish modern economic research institutions.
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E.
J. O. Taylor
J. O. Taylor was a cinematographer active during early Hollywood who worked on the landmark 1933 monster film "King Kong."
- 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: Charles A. Beard Target entity description: Charles A. Beard was a prominent early 20th-century American historian known for his economic interpretation of the U.S. Constitution and his influential progressive approach to historiography.
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A.
Carl Becker
Carl Becker was an influential American historian and intellectual who explored the nature of historical knowledge and the role of ideas in shaping democratic society.
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B.
Arthur M. Schlesinger Sr.
Arthur M. Schlesinger Sr. was a prominent American historian and Harvard professor known for his influential work on social and urban history in the United States.
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C.
Richard T. Ely
Richard T. Ely was an influential American economist and social reformer known for helping establish economics as an academic discipline in the United States and for advocating progressive social policies.
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D.
Wesley Clair Mitchell
Wesley Clair Mitchell was an influential American economist and pioneer in the empirical study of business cycles, known for helping establish modern economic research institutions.
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E.
J. O. Taylor
J. O. Taylor was a cinematographer active during early Hollywood who worked on the landmark 1933 monster film "King Kong."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American historian
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book ⓘ human ⓘ political scientist ⓘ progressive historian ⓘ |
| author |
Charles A. Beard
NERFINISHED
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Mary Ritter Beard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | heart attack ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | United States of America ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1874-11-27 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1948-09-01 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Columbia University
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DePauw University NERFINISHED ⓘ University of Oxford ⓘ |
| employer | Columbia University ⓘ |
| familyName | Beard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
American history
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historiography ⓘ political science ⓘ |
| givenName | Charles ⓘ |
| languagesSpokenWrittenOrSigned | English ⓘ |
| memberOf |
American Historical Association
NERFINISHED
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American Political Science Association NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| middleName | Austin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement | Progressive Era historiography ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | English ⓘ |
| notableIdea |
economic interpretation of the United States Constitution
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progressive interpretation of American history ⓘ |
| notableWork |
An Economic Interpretation of the Constitution of the United States
NERFINISHED
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President Roosevelt and the Coming of the War, 1941 NERFINISHED ⓘ The Rise of American Civilization NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
historian
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political scientist ⓘ university teacher ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Knightstown, Indiana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | New Haven, Connecticut NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | professor of political science at Columbia University ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1913 ⓘ |
| religion | Quaker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence |
New Haven, Connecticut
NERFINISHED
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New York City ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse | Mary Ritter Beard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: Charles A. Beard Description of subject: Charles A. Beard was a prominent early 20th-century American historian known for his economic interpretation of the U.S. Constitution and his influential progressive approach to historiography.
Referenced by (4)
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