Tim Ingold
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Tim Ingold is a British anthropologist renowned for his influential work on human-environment relations, perception, and the anthropology of lines and making.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Tim Ingold canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6869711 — 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: Tim Ingold Context triple: [Huxley Memorial Medal, notableRecipient, Tim Ingold]
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A.
Clive Loader
Clive Loader is a retired senior Royal Air Force officer who served as Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief of RAF Fighter Command.
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B.
Richard Long
Richard Long was an American actor best known for his roles in classic television series of the 1950s and 1960s, including prominent parts in family and Western dramas.
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C.
Richard Long
Richard Long is a British land artist renowned for his walking-based artworks and minimalist interventions in natural landscapes.
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D.
Richard Stilgoe
Richard Stilgoe is a British songwriter, lyricist, and broadcaster best known for his witty wordplay and contributions to major West End and Broadway musicals.
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E.
Andy Goldsworthy
Andy Goldsworthy is a British sculptor and land artist renowned for his site-specific installations made from natural materials such as stone, ice, leaves, and wood.
- 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: Tim Ingold Target entity description: Tim Ingold is a British anthropologist renowned for his influential work on human-environment relations, perception, and the anthropology of lines and making.
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A.
Clive Loader
Clive Loader is a retired senior Royal Air Force officer who served as Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief of RAF Fighter Command.
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B.
Richard Long
Richard Long was an American actor best known for his roles in classic television series of the 1950s and 1960s, including prominent parts in family and Western dramas.
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C.
Richard Long
Richard Long is a British land artist renowned for his walking-based artworks and minimalist interventions in natural landscapes.
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D.
Richard Stilgoe
Richard Stilgoe is a British songwriter, lyricist, and broadcaster best known for his witty wordplay and contributions to major West End and Broadway musicals.
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E.
Andy Goldsworthy
Andy Goldsworthy is a British sculptor and land artist renowned for his site-specific installations made from natural materials such as stone, ice, leaves, and wood.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
anthropologist
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human ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Fellow of the British Academy ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
University of Cambridge
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linked to:
Cambridge University
University of Leeds ⓘ |
| employer | University of Aberdeen ⓘ |
| familyName | Ingold ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
anthropology
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anthropology of landscape ⓘ anthropology of perception ⓘ anthropology of skill and making ⓘ anthropology of technology ⓘ environmental anthropology ⓘ social anthropology ⓘ |
| givenName | Timothy ⓘ |
| hasAcademicDiscipline | anthropology ⓘ |
| influenced |
anthropology of landscape
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anthropology of material culture ⓘ environmental anthropology ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Gibsonian ecological psychology
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phenomenology ⓘ |
| knownFor |
anthropology of lines
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anthropology of making ⓘ contributions to ecological anthropology ⓘ theory of perception in anthropology ⓘ work on human–environment relations ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | British Academy ⓘ |
| name | Tim Ingold ⓘ |
| nationality | British ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Being Alive: Essays on Movement, Knowledge and Description
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Lines: A Brief History ⓘ Making: Anthropology, Archaeology, Art and Architecture ⓘ The Perception of the Environment ⓘ The Temporality of the Landscape ⓘ |
| occupation |
anthropologist
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university teacher ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Chair in Social Anthropology at the University of Aberdeen
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Head of the School of Social Science at the University of Aberdeen ⓘ |
| researchInterest |
human–environment relations
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lines and wayfaring ⓘ making and creativity ⓘ perception ⓘ skill and practice ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: Tim Ingold Description of subject: Tim Ingold is a British anthropologist renowned for his influential work on human-environment relations, perception, and the anthropology of lines and making.
Referenced by (2)
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