Peter Berger
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Peter Berger was an influential Austrian-born American sociologist and theologian best known for his work on the sociology of religion and the social construction of reality.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Peter Berger canonical | 2 |
| Peter L. Berger | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6676122 — 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: Peter Berger Context triple: [New School for Social Research, hasNotableAlumni, Peter Berger]
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A.
Peter E. Berger
Peter E. Berger is a film editor best known for his work on movies such as "Agnes of God."
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B.
Robert N. Bellah
Robert N. Bellah was an influential American sociologist of religion best known for his analyses of the moral and religious dimensions of modern society.
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C.
Herbert Blumer
Herbert Blumer was an American sociologist best known for coining the term "symbolic interactionism" and significantly shaping the Chicago School of sociology.
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D.
Howard Becker
Howard Becker was an influential American sociologist best known for his work on deviance, labeling theory, and the sociology of art and music.
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E.
Robert K. Merton
Robert K. Merton was a prominent American sociologist known for his theories of social structure and anomie, the concept of self-fulfilling prophecy, and major contributions to the sociology of science.
- 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: Peter Berger Target entity description: Peter Berger was an influential Austrian-born American sociologist and theologian best known for his work on the sociology of religion and the social construction of reality.
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A.
Peter E. Berger
Peter E. Berger is a film editor best known for his work on movies such as "Agnes of God."
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B.
Robert N. Bellah
Robert N. Bellah was an influential American sociologist of religion best known for his analyses of the moral and religious dimensions of modern society.
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C.
Herbert Blumer
Herbert Blumer was an American sociologist best known for coining the term "symbolic interactionism" and significantly shaping the Chicago School of sociology.
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D.
Howard Becker
Howard Becker was an influential American sociologist best known for his work on deviance, labeling theory, and the sociology of art and music.
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E.
Robert K. Merton
Robert K. Merton was a prominent American sociologist known for his theories of social structure and anomie, the concept of self-fulfilling prophecy, and major contributions to the sociology of science.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
person
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sociologist ⓘ theologian ⓘ |
| academicDegree |
Bachelor of Arts
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Doctor of Philosophy ⓘ Master of Arts ⓘ |
| birthName | Peter Ludwig Berger ⓘ |
| coAuthor | Thomas Luckmann ⓘ |
| coAuthorOf | The Social Construction of Reality ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | Austria ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Austria
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United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1929-03-17 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2017-06-27 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
The New School for Social Research
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linked to:
New School for Social Research
Wagner College ⓘ |
| employer |
Boston University
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Rutgers University ⓘ The New School for Social Research ⓘ
linked to:
New School for Social Research
|
| familyName | Berger ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
sociology
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sociology of knowledge ⓘ sociology of religion ⓘ theology ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Peter ⓘ |
| language |
English
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German ⓘ |
| movement | social constructionism ⓘ |
| notableIdea |
sacred canopy as a legitimating structure for society
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society as a dialectic of externalization, objectivation, and internalization ⓘ |
| notableWork |
A Rumor of Angels
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Invitation to Sociology ⓘ The Sacred Canopy ⓘ The Social Construction of Reality ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Vienna ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Brookline, Massachusetts
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linked to:
Brookline
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| positionHeld |
Director of the Institute on Culture, Religion, and World Affairs
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Professor of Religion ⓘ Professor of Sociology ⓘ |
| religion | Lutheranism ⓘ |
| spouse | Brigitte Berger ⓘ |
| theoreticalContribution |
analysis of secularization
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concept of the social construction of reality ⓘ theory of pluralism in modern societies ⓘ |
| workLocation | Boston ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Peter Berger Description of subject: Peter Berger was an influential Austrian-born American sociologist and theologian best known for his work on the sociology of religion and the social construction of reality.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Peter Berger
linked to: Peter Berger