Alfred Corning Clark
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Alfred Corning Clark was a 19th-century American heir, philanthropist, and art patron from the Singer sewing machine fortune, known for his cultural and charitable contributions in New York and Cooperstown.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Alfred Corning Clark canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5370390 — 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: Alfred Corning Clark Context triple: [Sterling Clark, relative, Alfred Corning Clark]
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A.
William Tilden Blodgett
William Tilden Blodgett was a 19th-century American art collector and civic leader who played a key role in establishing New York City’s Metropolitan Museum of Art.
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B.
Arthur A. Allen
Arthur A. Allen was a pioneering American ornithologist and professor who helped establish modern bird study and conservation in the United States.
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C.
Peter Hardeman Burnett
Peter Hardeman Burnett was an American politician and lawyer who became the first elected civilian governor of California after it gained statehood in 1850.
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D.
Francis H. Kimball
Francis H. Kimball was a prominent late-19th-century American architect known for his innovative skyscraper and commercial building designs, particularly in New York and Philadelphia.
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E.
Edgar A. Joralemon
Edgar A. Joralemon was an American architect best known for designing the Cathedral of Saint Paul.
- 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: Alfred Corning Clark Target entity description: Alfred Corning Clark was a 19th-century American heir, philanthropist, and art patron from the Singer sewing machine fortune, known for his cultural and charitable contributions in New York and Cooperstown.
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A.
William Tilden Blodgett
William Tilden Blodgett was a 19th-century American art collector and civic leader who played a key role in establishing New York City’s Metropolitan Museum of Art.
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B.
Arthur A. Allen
Arthur A. Allen was a pioneering American ornithologist and professor who helped establish modern bird study and conservation in the United States.
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C.
Peter Hardeman Burnett
Peter Hardeman Burnett was an American politician and lawyer who became the first elected civilian governor of California after it gained statehood in 1850.
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D.
Francis H. Kimball
Francis H. Kimball was a prominent late-19th-century American architect known for his innovative skyscraper and commercial building designs, particularly in New York and Philadelphia.
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E.
Edgar A. Joralemon
Edgar A. Joralemon was an American architect best known for designing the Cathedral of Saint Paul.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
art patron
ⓘ
heir ⓘ human ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Singer Manufacturing Company ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1844-01-11 ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Lakewood Cemetery, Cooperstown, New York ⓘ |
| child |
Edward Severin Clark
ⓘ
linked to:
Edward Clark
Frederick Ambrose Clark ⓘ Robert Sterling Clark ⓘ
linked to:
Sterling Clark
Stephen Carlton Clark ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1896-04-19 ⓘ |
| familyName | Clark ⓘ |
| father | Edward Cabot Clark ⓘ |
| genreOfActivity |
arts patronage
ⓘ
charitable giving ⓘ |
| givenName | Alfred ⓘ |
| hasInfluenced |
cultural life of Cooperstown, New York
ⓘ
development of art collections in the United States ⓘ |
| heritage | heir to Singer sewing machine fortune ⓘ |
| knownFor |
charitable gifts to educational and cultural institutions
ⓘ
supporting sculpture and figurative art ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | Clark family of Cooperstown ⓘ |
| mother | Caroline Jordan Clark ⓘ |
| notableFor |
benefactions derived from Singer sewing machine fortune
ⓘ
philanthropy in Cooperstown, New York ⓘ philanthropy in New York City ⓘ support of music and the arts ⓘ |
| notableWork |
development of cultural institutions in Cooperstown, New York
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patronage of American and European artists ⓘ |
| occupation |
art collector
ⓘ
businessman ⓘ philanthropist ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | New York City ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | New York City ⓘ |
| religion | Episcopalian ⓘ |
| residence |
Cooperstown, New York
ⓘ
New York City ⓘ |
| spouse | Elizabeth Scriven Clark ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Alfred Corning Clark Description of subject: Alfred Corning Clark was a 19th-century American heir, philanthropist, and art patron from the Singer sewing machine fortune, known for his cultural and charitable contributions in New York and Cooperstown.
Referenced by (1)
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