Ether Monument (Good Samaritan) nearby within garden
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The Ether Monument (Good Samaritan) is a historic 19th-century memorial in Boston commemorating the first public demonstration of surgical anesthesia, depicting the biblical Good Samaritan to symbolize compassionate medical care.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ether Monument (Good Samaritan) nearby within garden canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6381449 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ether Monument (Good Samaritan) nearby within garden Context triple: [Boston Public Garden, hasStatue, Ether Monument (Good Samaritan) nearby within garden]
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Friedensengel (Angel of Peace) monument
The Friedensengel (Angel of Peace) monument is a prominent gilded statue and memorial in Munich commemorating 25 years of peace after the Franco-Prussian War, standing atop a column in a landscaped terrace overlooking the Isar River.
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B.
Butt-Millet Memorial Fountain
The Butt-Millet Memorial Fountain is a commemorative monument in Washington, D.C., honoring Major Archibald Butt and artist Francis Millet, who died in the sinking of the Titanic.
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C.
Mary Slocumb monument
The Mary Slocumb monument is a commemorative memorial in Guilford Courthouse National Military Park honoring Mary Slocumb’s legendary ride and service during the American Revolutionary War.
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D.
Brock's Monument
Brock's Monument is a towering stone column in Queenston, Ontario, commemorating British Major-General Sir Isaac Brock's leadership and death in the War of 1812.
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E.
Eternal Silence monument
The Eternal Silence monument is a famous, somber bronze and granite funerary sculpture in Chicago’s Graceland Cemetery, known for its hooded figure and haunting, reflective presence.
- 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: Ether Monument (Good Samaritan) nearby within garden Target entity description: The Ether Monument (Good Samaritan) is a historic 19th-century memorial in Boston commemorating the first public demonstration of surgical anesthesia, depicting the biblical Good Samaritan to symbolize compassionate medical care.
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A.
Friedensengel (Angel of Peace) monument
The Friedensengel (Angel of Peace) monument is a prominent gilded statue and memorial in Munich commemorating 25 years of peace after the Franco-Prussian War, standing atop a column in a landscaped terrace overlooking the Isar River.
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B.
Butt-Millet Memorial Fountain
The Butt-Millet Memorial Fountain is a commemorative monument in Washington, D.C., honoring Major Archibald Butt and artist Francis Millet, who died in the sinking of the Titanic.
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C.
Mary Slocumb monument
The Mary Slocumb monument is a commemorative memorial in Guilford Courthouse National Military Park honoring Mary Slocumb’s legendary ride and service during the American Revolutionary War.
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D.
Brock's Monument
Brock's Monument is a towering stone column in Queenston, Ontario, commemorating British Major-General Sir Isaac Brock's leadership and death in the War of 1812.
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E.
Eternal Silence monument
The Eternal Silence monument is a famous, somber bronze and granite funerary sculpture in Chicago’s Graceland Cemetery, known for its hooded figure and haunting, reflective presence.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
19th-century monument
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outdoor sculpture ⓘ public monument ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Ether Monument
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Good Samaritan ⓘ Good Samaritan Monument ⓘ
linked to:
The Good Samaritan statue
Monument to Ether ⓘ |
| artStyle |
Victorian
ⓘ
neoclassical ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Massachusetts General Hospital
ⓘ
development of modern surgery ⓘ |
| commemorates |
advances in surgical anesthesia
ⓘ
introduction of ether anesthesia ⓘ |
| completionDate | 1868 ⓘ |
| coordinates | 42.353°N 71.070°W ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| dedicatedTo | first public demonstration of surgical anesthesia ⓘ |
| depicts |
Samaritan aiding wounded man
ⓘ
biblical Good Samaritan ⓘ
linked to:
Good Samaritan
injured traveler ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
allegorical figures
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bronze sculptural group at base ⓘ central granite column ⓘ fountain basin ⓘ inscribed plaques ⓘ water jets ⓘ |
| height | approximately 40 feet ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | historic monument in Boston ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Boston Public Garden
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garden setting ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Arlington Street
ⓘ
Beacon Street ⓘ |
| location |
Boston
ⓘ
Massachusetts ⓘ United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| material |
bronze
ⓘ
granite ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
historical preservation efforts
ⓘ
public art surveys in Boston ⓘ |
| symbolizes | compassionate medical care ⓘ |
| theme |
charity
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humanitarianism ⓘ medicine ⓘ scientific progress ⓘ |
| usedAs |
educational site about anesthesia history
ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ |
| yearOfConstruction |
1867
ⓘ
1868 ⓘ |
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Subject: Ether Monument (Good Samaritan) nearby within garden Description of subject: The Ether Monument (Good Samaritan) is a historic 19th-century memorial in Boston commemorating the first public demonstration of surgical anesthesia, depicting the biblical Good Samaritan to symbolize compassionate medical care.
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