Richard A. Diehl
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Richard A. Diehl is an American archaeologist and Mesoamericanist best known for his influential research on the Olmec civilization and early complex societies in ancient Mexico.
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| Richard A. Diehl canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3723415 — 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: Richard A. Diehl Context triple: [San Lorenzo Tenochtitlán, excavatedBy, Richard A. Diehl]
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A.
Glenn S. Dumke
Glenn S. Dumke was an American historian and academic administrator best known for leading and expanding the California State University system during his long tenure as its chancellor.
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B.
Robert J. Kolenkow
Robert J. Kolenkow is a physicist and educator best known as the co-author of the influential undergraduate textbook "An Introduction to Mechanics."
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C.
Richard H. Stahlman
Richard H. Stahlman was an academic mentor and doctoral advisor known for supervising Herbert Boyer, a pioneering figure in genetic engineering and biotechnology.
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D.
Thomas F. Hofmann
Thomas F. Hofmann is a German food chemist and academic leader who serves as president of the Technical University of Munich.
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E.
Jerrold R. Zacharias
Jerrold R. Zacharias was an American physicist best known for his work on radar development during World War II and for pioneering the atomic clock.
- 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: Richard A. Diehl Target entity description: Richard A. Diehl is an American archaeologist and Mesoamericanist best known for his influential research on the Olmec civilization and early complex societies in ancient Mexico.
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A.
Glenn S. Dumke
Glenn S. Dumke was an American historian and academic administrator best known for leading and expanding the California State University system during his long tenure as its chancellor.
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B.
Robert J. Kolenkow
Robert J. Kolenkow is a physicist and educator best known as the co-author of the influential undergraduate textbook "An Introduction to Mechanics."
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C.
Richard H. Stahlman
Richard H. Stahlman was an academic mentor and doctoral advisor known for supervising Herbert Boyer, a pioneering figure in genetic engineering and biotechnology.
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D.
Thomas F. Hofmann
Thomas F. Hofmann is a German food chemist and academic leader who serves as president of the Technical University of Munich.
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E.
Jerrold R. Zacharias
Jerrold R. Zacharias was an American physicist best known for his work on radar development during World War II and for pioneering the atomic clock.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Mesoamericanist
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archaeologist ⓘ person ⓘ |
| citizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| countryOfResearch | Mexico ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Pennsylvania State University ⓘ |
| employer |
Dumbarton Oaks
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Tulane University ⓘ University of Alabama ⓘ University of Missouri ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Mesoamerican archaeology
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Olmec studies ⓘ archaeology ⓘ pre-Columbian studies ⓘ |
| genre |
academic writing
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archaeological monograph ⓘ scholarly article ⓘ |
| hasAcademicDegree | PhD in anthropology ⓘ |
| hasRole |
author
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editor ⓘ field archaeologist ⓘ |
| hasWorkedOn |
Olmec monumental art
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Olmec religion and ideology ⓘ Olmec settlement patterns ⓘ San Lorenzo Tenochtitlán archaeological project ⓘ |
| influenced |
interpretations of early Mesoamerican state formation
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subsequent scholarship on Olmec civilization ⓘ |
| knownFor |
research on early complex societies in ancient Mexico
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research on the Olmec civilization ⓘ studies of San Lorenzo Tenochtitlán ⓘ synthetic works on Olmec culture ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| mainAreaOfActivity |
Gulf Coast of Mexico
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San Lorenzo region ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Society for American Archaeology
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professional Mesoamericanist scholarly community ⓘ |
| notableWork |
In the Land of the Olmec
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Olmec Art of Ancient Mexico ⓘ The Olmecs: America’s First Civilization ⓘ |
| occupation |
archaeologist
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university professor ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Mesoamerican archaeology faculty member
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professor of anthropology ⓘ |
| researchInterest |
Formative period Mesoamerica
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linked to:
Formative period of Mesoamerica
Olmec civilization ⓘ ancient Mexican complex societies ⓘ preclassic Gulf Coast archaeology ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Richard A. Diehl Description of subject: Richard A. Diehl is an American archaeologist and Mesoamericanist best known for his influential research on the Olmec civilization and early complex societies in ancient Mexico.
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