Seymour Martin Lipset
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Seymour Martin Lipset was a prominent American sociologist and political scientist known for his influential work on democracy, political behavior, and the social conditions underpinning stable democratic systems.
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| Seymour Martin Lipset canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Seymour Martin Lipset Context triple: [James Madison Award, notableRecipient, Seymour Martin Lipset]
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A.
Gabriel A. Almond
Gabriel A. Almond was an influential American political scientist known for his pioneering work in comparative politics and political culture.
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Robert A. Dahl
Robert A. Dahl was a highly influential American political scientist best known for his work on pluralist democracy and theories of political power.
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C.
Barrington Moore Jr.
Barrington Moore Jr. was an American political sociologist and historian best known for his comparative analysis of social origins of dictatorship and democracy and the role of class structures in political development.
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D.
Marvin Etzioni
Marvin Etzioni is an American musician, songwriter, and record producer best known as a founding member of the alternative country band Lone Justice and for his work producing roots and Americana artists.
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E.
Robert Nisbet
Robert Nisbet was a 20th-century American sociologist and conservative social theorist known for his critiques of modern individualism and the erosion of traditional communities and intermediate institutions.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Seymour Martin Lipset Target entity description: Seymour Martin Lipset was a prominent American sociologist and political scientist known for his influential work on democracy, political behavior, and the social conditions underpinning stable democratic systems.
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A.
Gabriel A. Almond
Gabriel A. Almond was an influential American political scientist known for his pioneering work in comparative politics and political culture.
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B.
Robert A. Dahl
Robert A. Dahl was a highly influential American political scientist best known for his work on pluralist democracy and theories of political power.
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C.
Barrington Moore Jr.
Barrington Moore Jr. was an American political sociologist and historian best known for his comparative analysis of social origins of dictatorship and democracy and the role of class structures in political development.
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D.
Marvin Etzioni
Marvin Etzioni is an American musician, songwriter, and record producer best known as a founding member of the alternative country band Lone Justice and for his work producing roots and Americana artists.
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E.
Robert Nisbet
Robert Nisbet was a 20th-century American sociologist and conservative social theorist known for his critiques of modern individualism and the erosion of traditional communities and intermediate institutions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (58)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
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political scientist ⓘ sociologist ⓘ |
| academicDegree |
Bachelor of Science
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Doctor of Philosophy ⓘ |
| almaMater |
City College of New York
NERFINISHED
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Columbia University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Lasker Award for the best book in political science
NERFINISHED
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MacIver Award of the American Political Science Association NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| citizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| coAuthorWith |
Gary Marks
NERFINISHED
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James S. Coleman NERFINISHED ⓘ Martin Trow NERFINISHED ⓘ Stein Rokkan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | United States of America ⓘ |
| countryOfDeath | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1922-03-18 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2006-12-31 ⓘ |
| electedPosition |
president of the American Political Science Association
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president of the American Sociological Association ⓘ |
| employer |
Columbia University
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George Mason University NERFINISHED ⓘ Harvard University ⓘ Hoover Institution NERFINISHED ⓘ Stanford University ⓘ University of California, Berkeley ⓘ |
| familyName | Lipset NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
comparative politics
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political science ⓘ political sociology ⓘ sociology ⓘ |
| fullName | Seymour Martin Lipset NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Seymour NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memberOf |
American Academy of Arts and Sciences
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American Philosophical Society ⓘ National Academy of Sciences ⓘ
surface form:
National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
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| notableFor |
analysis of social conditions of stable democracy
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studies of political behavior ⓘ theory of democracy and economic development ⓘ trade union democracy research ⓘ work on American exceptionalism ⓘ |
| notableWork |
American Exceptionalism: A Double-Edged Sword
NERFINISHED
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Political Man: The Social Bases of Politics NERFINISHED ⓘ Some Social Requisites of Democracy: Economic Development and Political Legitimacy NERFINISHED ⓘ The First New Nation NERFINISHED ⓘ The Politics of Unreason NERFINISHED ⓘ Union Democracy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | New York City ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Arlington, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
professor of government
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professor of sociology ⓘ senior fellow at Hoover Institution ⓘ |
| researchInterest |
class voting
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democratization ⓘ party systems ⓘ social stratification ⓘ |
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