Hildred Geertz
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Hildred Geertz was an American anthropologist and scholar of Indonesian society, known for her ethnographic work and long association with Princeton University.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Hildred Geertz canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6930285 — 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: Hildred Geertz Context triple: [Clifford Geertz, spouse, Hildred Geertz]
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A.
Clifford Geertz
Clifford Geertz was an influential American anthropologist known for his interpretive approach to culture and his concept of "thick description" in the study of symbols and meaning.
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B.
Kirkpatrick Durham
Kirkpatrick Durham is a village and civil parish in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, historically associated with the parish of Kirkpatrick.
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C.
Marshall Sahlins
Marshall Sahlins was a prominent American cultural anthropologist known for his influential work on kinship, exchange, and the critique of economic and evolutionary theories in anthropology.
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D.
Fredrik Barth
Fredrik Barth was a prominent Norwegian social anthropologist known for his influential work on ethnicity, social organization, and the dynamics of cultural boundaries.
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E.
Raymond Firth
Raymond Firth was a prominent New Zealand-born social anthropologist best known for his influential work on economic anthropology and his studies of Tikopia society.
- 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: Hildred Geertz Target entity description: Hildred Geertz was an American anthropologist and scholar of Indonesian society, known for her ethnographic work and long association with Princeton University.
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A.
Clifford Geertz
Clifford Geertz was an influential American anthropologist known for his interpretive approach to culture and his concept of "thick description" in the study of symbols and meaning.
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B.
Kirkpatrick Durham
Kirkpatrick Durham is a village and civil parish in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, historically associated with the parish of Kirkpatrick.
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C.
Marshall Sahlins
Marshall Sahlins was a prominent American cultural anthropologist known for his influential work on kinship, exchange, and the critique of economic and evolutionary theories in anthropology.
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D.
Fredrik Barth
Fredrik Barth was a prominent Norwegian social anthropologist known for his influential work on ethnicity, social organization, and the dynamics of cultural boundaries.
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E.
Raymond Firth
Raymond Firth was a prominent New Zealand-born social anthropologist best known for his influential work on economic anthropology and his studies of Tikopia society.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
20th-century anthropologist
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21st-century anthropologist ⓘ academic ⓘ anthropologist ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline | anthropology ⓘ |
| coAuthor |
Clifford Geertz
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Donald K. Emmerson ⓘ |
| continentOfFieldwork | Asia ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Antioch College
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Harvard University ⓘ |
| employer | Princeton University ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Indonesian studies
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Javanese society ⓘ cultural anthropology ⓘ social anthropology ⓘ |
| genre | ethnography ⓘ |
| influenced |
Indonesian area studies
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scholarship on Javanese kinship ⓘ |
| influencedBy | structural-functionalism ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| marriedName | Hildred Geertz ⓘ |
| memberOf |
faculty of Princeton University
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linked to:
Princeton University faculty
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| nativeLanguage | English ⓘ |
| notableFor |
ethnographic work on Indonesian society
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long association with Princeton University ⓘ studies of Javanese family and kinship ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Kinship in Bali
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The Javanese Family ⓘ |
| primaryFieldworkCountry | Indonesia ⓘ |
| primaryFieldworkRegion |
Bali
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Java ⓘ |
| researchFocus |
Indonesian social organization
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family structure in Java ⓘ kinship systems in Bali ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | female ⓘ |
| spouse | Clifford Geertz ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Princeton, New Jersey
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linked to:
Princeton, New Jersey, United States
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Hildred Geertz Description of subject: Hildred Geertz was an American anthropologist and scholar of Indonesian society, known for her ethnographic work and long association with Princeton University.
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