David Stuart
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David Stuart is an American archaeologist and epigrapher renowned for his groundbreaking work in deciphering Maya hieroglyphic writing.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| David Stuart canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6561060 — 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: David Stuart Context triple: [Maya script, deciphermentKeyFigure, David Stuart]
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A.
David Stevenson
David Stevenson was a Scottish lighthouse engineer and member of the famous Stevenson family of civil engineers.
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B.
Andrew Stewart
Andrew Stewart is an American lawyer and publisher best known as the former husband of lifestyle entrepreneur Martha Stewart.
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C.
John Burningham
John Burningham was a renowned British author and illustrator of children's books, celebrated for his distinctive, whimsical artwork and storytelling.
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D.
Alan Stewart
Alan Stewart is a cinematographer known for his work on major feature films, including collaborations with director Guy Ritchie.
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E.
Robert Duncan
Robert Duncan was an influential American poet associated with the mid-20th-century San Francisco Renaissance, known for his innovative, myth-infused verse and central role in postwar experimental poetry.
- 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: David Stuart Target entity description: David Stuart is an American archaeologist and epigrapher renowned for his groundbreaking work in deciphering Maya hieroglyphic writing.
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A.
David Stevenson
David Stevenson was a Scottish lighthouse engineer and member of the famous Stevenson family of civil engineers.
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B.
Andrew Stewart
Andrew Stewart is an American lawyer and publisher best known as the former husband of lifestyle entrepreneur Martha Stewart.
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C.
John Burningham
John Burningham was a renowned British author and illustrator of children's books, celebrated for his distinctive, whimsical artwork and storytelling.
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D.
Alan Stewart
Alan Stewart is a cinematographer known for his work on major feature films, including collaborations with director Guy Ritchie.
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E.
Robert Duncan
Robert Duncan was an influential American poet associated with the mid-20th-century San Francisco Renaissance, known for his innovative, myth-infused verse and central role in postwar experimental poetry.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Mesoamericanist
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archaeologist ⓘ epigrapher ⓘ human ⓘ |
| awardReceived | MacArthur Fellowship ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Princeton University ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Maya studies
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Mesoamerican archaeology ⓘ archaeology ⓘ epigraphy ⓘ |
| genre |
academic writing
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popular science writing ⓘ |
| hasAcademicAdvisor | Linda Schele ⓘ |
| hasWorkedOnArchaeologicalSite |
Copan
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linked to:
Copán
La Corona ⓘ Palenque ⓘ Tikal ⓘ Yaxchilan ⓘ
linked to:
Yaxchilán
|
| hasWrittenAbout |
2012 phenomenon and Maya calendar
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Maya Long Count calendar ⓘ
linked to:
Mesoamerican Long Count calendar
Maya kingship and dynastic succession ⓘ Maya warfare and politics ⓘ |
| knownFor |
advancing phonetic approach to Maya script
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decipherment of Maya hieroglyphic writing ⓘ research on Classic Maya inscriptions ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memberOf |
University of Texas at Austin faculty
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linked to:
University of Texas at Austin
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| notableContribution |
contributed to decipherment of dynastic histories at sites such as Copan and Palenque
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demonstrated phonetic and logographic components of Maya script ⓘ helped establish readings of many Maya syllabic signs ⓘ |
| notableStudent | Stephen Houston ⓘ |
| notableWork |
A Foreign Past: The Writing and Representation of History on a Royal Ancestral Shrine at Copan
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Palenque: Eternal City of the Maya ⓘ Studies in Maya Glyphs ⓘ The Inscriptions from Temple XIX at Palenque ⓘ The Order of Days ⓘ |
| occupation |
archaeologist
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epigrapher ⓘ university professor ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Curator at the Blanton Museum of Art (UT Austin)
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Director of the Mesoamerica Center at the University of Texas at Austin ⓘ Professor of Art History at the University of Texas at Austin ⓘ |
| researchFocus |
Maya calendrics
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Maya religion and iconography ⓘ Maya royal courts and political history ⓘ |
| studies |
Classic Maya civilization
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linked to:
Maya civilization
Maya hieroglyphs ⓘ |
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