Henry A. Gleason
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Henry A. Gleason was an influential American ecologist and botanist best known for developing the individualistic concept of plant communities, which challenged earlier views of ecological succession.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Henry A. Gleason canonical | 1 |
| Henry Gleason | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7311991 — 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: Henry A. Gleason Context triple: [Gleason, hasNotableBearer, Henry A. Gleason]
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A.
Clarence Fahnestock
Clarence Fahnestock was a New York physician and outdoorsman whose legacy is commemorated by the state park that bears his name.
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B.
Henry B. Endicott
Henry B. Endicott was an American industrialist and shoe manufacturer whose influence and philanthropy led to the naming of the village of Endicott, New York in his honor.
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C.
Henry Arthur Callis
Henry Arthur Callis was an American physician, educator, and civil rights advocate best known as a co-founder and key intellectual leader of the Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity.
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D.
Frank M. Howe
Frank M. Howe was an American architect of the late 19th and early 20th centuries known for designing prominent public and commercial buildings in the United States.
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E.
Edgar A. Joralemon
Edgar A. Joralemon was an American architect best known for designing the Cathedral of Saint Paul.
- 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: Henry A. Gleason Target entity description: Henry A. Gleason was an influential American ecologist and botanist best known for developing the individualistic concept of plant communities, which challenged earlier views of ecological succession.
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A.
Clarence Fahnestock
Clarence Fahnestock was a New York physician and outdoorsman whose legacy is commemorated by the state park that bears his name.
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B.
Henry B. Endicott
Henry B. Endicott was an American industrialist and shoe manufacturer whose influence and philanthropy led to the naming of the village of Endicott, New York in his honor.
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C.
Henry Arthur Callis
Henry Arthur Callis was an American physician, educator, and civil rights advocate best known as a co-founder and key intellectual leader of the Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity.
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D.
Frank M. Howe
Frank M. Howe was an American architect of the late 19th and early 20th centuries known for designing prominent public and commercial buildings in the United States.
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E.
Edgar A. Joralemon
Edgar A. Joralemon was an American architect best known for designing the Cathedral of Saint Paul.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
botanist
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ecologist ⓘ person ⓘ |
| academicDegree | PhD ⓘ |
| areaOfExpertise |
community ecology
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plant taxonomy ⓘ tropical botany ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1882-01-02 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1975-04-12 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Columbia University
ⓘ
University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign ⓘ |
| employer |
New York Botanical Garden
NERFINISHED
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University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign NERFINISHED ⓘ University of Michigan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Gleason NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
botany
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ecology ⓘ plant ecology ⓘ |
| fullName | Henry Allan Gleason NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Henry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasBibliographySection | author of numerous papers on plant associations ⓘ |
| hasRole |
plant collector
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taxonomist ⓘ |
| influenced |
plant community ecology
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theory of ecological succession ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Frederic Clements NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Gleasonian view of plant communities
NERFINISHED
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individualistic concept of plant communities ⓘ work on ecological succession ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Botanical Society of America
NERFINISHED
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Ecological Society of America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableIdea | plant communities as assemblages of individual species responding independently to environment ⓘ |
| notableWork |
The Individualistic Concept of the Plant Association
NERFINISHED
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The Structure and Development of the Plant Association NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
professor
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researcher ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Dalton City, Illinois, United States of America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | New York City, New York, United States of America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Ann Arbor, Michigan
NERFINISHED
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New York City ⓘ Urbana, Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Subject: Henry A. Gleason Description of subject: Henry A. Gleason was an influential American ecologist and botanist best known for developing the individualistic concept of plant communities, which challenged earlier views of ecological succession.
Referenced by (2)
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this entity surface form:
Henry Gleason