Francis Parkman
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Francis Parkman was a 19th-century American historian best known for his multi-volume works on the French and British struggle for control of North America, including "France and England in North America."
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Francis Parkman canonical | 24 |
| Francis Parkman Jr. | 2 |
| Francis Parkman’s series on France and England in North America | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Francis Parkman Context triple: [Hollis Hall, hasNotableResident, Francis Parkman]
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J. O. Taylor
J. O. Taylor was a cinematographer active during early Hollywood who worked on the landmark 1933 monster film "King Kong."
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Alfred W. Crosby
Alfred W. Crosby was an American environmental historian whose influential work on ecological and cultural consequences of European expansion helped establish the field of environmental history.
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Charles Dudley Warner
Charles Dudley Warner was a 19th-century American essayist and novelist best known for co-authoring "The Gilded Age: A Tale of Today" with Mark Twain, which gave its name to the era of rapid economic growth and social inequality in post–Civil War America.
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William Prescott
William Prescott was an American Revolutionary War officer best known for leading colonial forces in the Battle of Bunker Hill.
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Henry Carter Adams
Henry Carter Adams was an influential American economist and statistician known for his work in public finance and regulation and for helping to institutionalize economics as an academic discipline in the United States.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Francis Parkman Target entity description: Francis Parkman was a 19th-century American historian best known for his multi-volume works on the French and British struggle for control of North America, including "France and England in North America."
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A.
J. O. Taylor
J. O. Taylor was a cinematographer active during early Hollywood who worked on the landmark 1933 monster film "King Kong."
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B.
Alfred W. Crosby
Alfred W. Crosby was an American environmental historian whose influential work on ecological and cultural consequences of European expansion helped establish the field of environmental history.
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C.
Charles Dudley Warner
Charles Dudley Warner was a 19th-century American essayist and novelist best known for co-authoring "The Gilded Age: A Tale of Today" with Mark Twain, which gave its name to the era of rapid economic growth and social inequality in post–Civil War America.
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D.
William Prescott
William Prescott was an American Revolutionary War officer best known for leading colonial forces in the Battle of Bunker Hill.
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E.
Henry Carter Adams
Henry Carter Adams was an influential American economist and statistician known for his work in public finance and regulation and for helping to institutionalize economics as an academic discipline in the United States.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
author
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historian ⓘ person ⓘ |
| buriedIn | Mount Auburn Cemetery ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1823-09-16 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1893-11-08 ⓘ |
| dateOfMarriage | 1852 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Harvard University
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surface form:
Harvard College
Harvard Law School ⓘ |
| familyName | Parkman ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
French and Indian War (as part of British America)
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surface form:
French and Indian War
French colonial history ⓘ colonial history ⓘ history of North America ⓘ |
| fullName |
Francis Parkman
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Francis Parkman Jr.
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| gender | male ⓘ |
| genre | historical writing ⓘ |
| givenName | Francis ⓘ |
| hasPartInSeries |
New France
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surface form:
France and England in North America: Count Frontenac and New France under Louis XIV
France and England in North America: La Salle and the Discovery of the Great West ⓘ France and England in North America: Montcalm and Wolfe ⓘ France and England in North America: Pioneers of France in the New World ⓘ France and England in North America: Pioneers of France in the New World ⓘ
surface form:
France and England in North America: The Jesuits in North America in the Seventeenth Century
The Old Régime in Canada ⓘ
surface form:
France and England in North America: The Old Régime in Canada
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| knownFor |
multi-volume history of France and England in North America
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narrative history style ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| livedIn |
Boston, Massachusetts
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surface form:
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Jamaica Plain ⓘ
surface form:
Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts, United States
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| memberOf | American Academy of Arts and Sciences ⓘ |
| movement | 19th-century American historiography ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | English ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Louis de Buade de Frontenac
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surface form:
Count Frontenac and New France under Louis XIV
France and England in North America ⓘ La Salle and the Discovery of the Great West ⓘ Montcalm and Wolfe ⓘ Pioneers of France in the New World ⓘ Jesuits in New France ⓘ
surface form:
The Jesuits in North America in the Seventeenth Century
The Old Régime in Canada ⓘ Oregon Trail ⓘ
surface form:
The Oregon Trail
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| occupation |
essayist
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historian ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Boston, Massachusetts
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surface form:
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
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| placeOfDeath |
Jamaica Plain
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surface form:
Jamaica Plain, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
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| positionHeld | Professor of Horticulture at Harvard University ⓘ |
| religion | Unitarianism ⓘ |
| spouse | Catherine Scollay Bigelow ⓘ |
| subjectOf | Francis Parkman Prize ⓘ |
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