William Nathan Berry
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William Nathan Berry is the birth name of Thomas Berry, the influential 20th-century cultural historian and eco-theologian known for his work on the relationship between humans and the Earth.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| William Nathan Berry canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6237631 — 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: William Nathan Berry Context triple: [Thomas Berry, birthName, William Nathan Berry]
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A.
H. M. Woodard
H. M. Woodard was the father of Academy Award–winning American character actress Jane Darwell.
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B.
Benjamin Hooks
Benjamin Hooks was an American civil rights leader, attorney, minister, and former FCC commissioner best known for serving as executive director of the NAACP from 1977 to 1992.
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C.
Mahlon Todd Williams
Mahlon Todd Williams is a cinematographer best known for his work on the animated feature film "PAW Patrol: The Movie."
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D.
Boyd Tinsley
Boyd Tinsley is an American violinist and composer best known as a longtime member of the Dave Matthews Band.
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E.
Elkin Mathews
Elkin Mathews was a British publisher and bookseller best known for championing early works of major modernist writers, including W.B. Yeats and James Joyce.
- 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: William Nathan Berry Target entity description: William Nathan Berry is the birth name of Thomas Berry, the influential 20th-century cultural historian and eco-theologian known for his work on the relationship between humans and the Earth.
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A.
H. M. Woodard
H. M. Woodard was the father of Academy Award–winning American character actress Jane Darwell.
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B.
Benjamin Hooks
Benjamin Hooks was an American civil rights leader, attorney, minister, and former FCC commissioner best known for serving as executive director of the NAACP from 1977 to 1992.
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C.
Mahlon Todd Williams
Mahlon Todd Williams is a cinematographer best known for his work on the animated feature film "PAW Patrol: The Movie."
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D.
Boyd Tinsley
Boyd Tinsley is an American violinist and composer best known as a longtime member of the Dave Matthews Band.
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E.
Elkin Mathews
Elkin Mathews was a British publisher and bookseller best known for championing early works of major modernist writers, including W.B. Yeats and James Joyce.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | human ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Thomas Berry ⓘ |
| authorOf |
Evening Thoughts: Reflecting on Earth as Sacred Community
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The Dream of the Earth ⓘ The Great Work: Our Way into the Future ⓘ |
| birthName | William Nathan Berry ⓘ |
| centuryOfActivity | 20th century ⓘ |
| coAuthorOf | The Universe Story ⓘ |
| coAuthorWith | Brian Swimme ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1914-11-09 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2009-06-01 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Catholic University of America
ⓘ
linked to:
The Catholic University of America
Fordham University ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
cultural history
ⓘ
environmental humanities ⓘ religion and ecology ⓘ |
| hasGender | male ⓘ |
| hasHonorificPrefix | Father ⓘ |
| influenced |
Brian Swimme
ⓘ
John Grim ⓘ Mary Evelyn Tucker ⓘ environmental ethics discourse ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Asian religious traditions
ⓘ
Pierre Teilhard de Chardin ⓘ Thomas Aquinas ⓘ
linked to:
St. Thomas Aquinas
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| knownFor |
The New Story concept
ⓘ
advocacy of the Universe Story ⓘ influencing the field of religion and ecology ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| mainInterest |
cosmology and spirituality
ⓘ
ecological ethics ⓘ interreligious dialogue ⓘ |
| memberOf | Passionist order ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableFor |
influence on eco-theology in the 20th century
ⓘ
work on the relationship between humans and the Earth ⓘ |
| occupation |
cultural historian
ⓘ
eco-theologian ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Greensboro, North Carolina, United States
ⓘ
linked to:
Greensboro, North Carolina
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| placeOfDeath |
Greensboro, North Carolina, United States
ⓘ
linked to:
Greensboro, North Carolina
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| positionHeld |
director of the Riverdale Center of Religious Research
ⓘ
president of the American Teilhard Association ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: William Nathan Berry Description of subject: William Nathan Berry is the birth name of Thomas Berry, the influential 20th-century cultural historian and eco-theologian known for his work on the relationship between humans and the Earth.
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William Nathan Berry