A. M. Sheridan Smith
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A. M. Sheridan Smith is an English translator best known for translating major works of French philosophy, including Michel Foucault’s "The Archaeology of Knowledge," into English.
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| A. M. Sheridan Smith canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7109414 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: A. M. Sheridan Smith Context triple: [The Archaeology of Knowledge, EnglishTranslator, A. M. Sheridan Smith]
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A.
S. R. Hadden
S. R. Hadden is a wealthy, eccentric industrialist and visionary technologist who secretly funds and guides the search for extraterrestrial intelligence in Carl Sagan’s novel and film "Contact."
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P. M. Blodgett
P. M. Blodgett was an early settler and prominent local figure in Oregon after whom the community of Blodgett was named.
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C.
C.K. Holliday
C.K. Holliday is a historic steam locomotive that serves as one of the original engines operating on the Disneyland Railroad in Disneyland Park.
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D.
Ludlow Ogden Smith
Ludlow Ogden Smith was an American businessman best known as the first husband of actress Katharine Hepburn.
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E.
H. M. Woodard
H. M. Woodard was the father of Academy Award–winning American character actress Jane Darwell.
- 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: A. M. Sheridan Smith Target entity description: A. M. Sheridan Smith is an English translator best known for translating major works of French philosophy, including Michel Foucault’s "The Archaeology of Knowledge," into English.
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A.
S. R. Hadden
S. R. Hadden is a wealthy, eccentric industrialist and visionary technologist who secretly funds and guides the search for extraterrestrial intelligence in Carl Sagan’s novel and film "Contact."
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B.
P. M. Blodgett
P. M. Blodgett was an early settler and prominent local figure in Oregon after whom the community of Blodgett was named.
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C.
C.K. Holliday
C.K. Holliday is a historic steam locomotive that serves as one of the original engines operating on the Disneyland Railroad in Disneyland Park.
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D.
Ludlow Ogden Smith
Ludlow Ogden Smith was an American businessman best known as the first husband of actress Katharine Hepburn.
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E.
H. M. Woodard
H. M. Woodard was the father of Academy Award–winning American character actress Jane Darwell.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (19)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
person
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translator ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Michel Foucault ⓘ |
| countryOfWork | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| field | translation ⓘ |
| knownFor |
translating Michel Foucault’s works into English
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translating works of French philosophy into English ⓘ translation of "The Archaeology of Knowledge" ⓘ |
| languagePair | French-to-English ⓘ |
| nationality | English ⓘ |
| notability | major translator of French philosophical texts into English ⓘ |
| notableGenre |
French philosophy
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continental philosophy ⓘ philosophy ⓘ |
| occupation | translator ⓘ |
| translatedAuthor | Michel Foucault ⓘ |
| translatedWork |
"The Archaeology of Knowledge"
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linked to:
The Archaeology of Knowledge
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| workingLanguage |
English
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French ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: A. M. Sheridan Smith Description of subject: A. M. Sheridan Smith is an English translator best known for translating major works of French philosophy, including Michel Foucault’s "The Archaeology of Knowledge," into English.
Referenced by (2)
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