Paul A. Hawken
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Paul A. Hawken is an American environmentalist, entrepreneur, and author known for his influential work on sustainable business and climate solutions.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Paul Hawken | 2 |
| Paul A. Hawken canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7388731 — 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: Paul A. Hawken Context triple: [Webtrends, foundedBy, Paul A. Hawken]
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A.
Amory B. Lovins
Amory B. Lovins is an American physicist and environmentalist known for his pioneering work in energy efficiency, renewable energy, and sustainable design.
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B.
Herman Daly
Herman Daly was an influential American ecological economist known for pioneering the concept of a steady-state economy and critiquing unlimited economic growth on a finite planet.
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C.
Donella Meadows
Donella Meadows was an American environmental scientist, systems thinker, and author best known for co-writing "The Limits to Growth" and pioneering work in sustainability and systems dynamics.
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D.
James Gustave Speth
James Gustave Speth is an American environmental lawyer, policy expert, and academic known for his leadership in global sustainability and environmental advocacy.
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E.
Alan Rifkin
Alan Rifkin is a writer and essayist known for his reflective, Southern California–centered nonfiction and fiction.
- 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: Paul A. Hawken Target entity description: Paul A. Hawken is an American environmentalist, entrepreneur, and author known for his influential work on sustainable business and climate solutions.
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A.
Amory B. Lovins
Amory B. Lovins is an American physicist and environmentalist known for his pioneering work in energy efficiency, renewable energy, and sustainable design.
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B.
Herman Daly
Herman Daly was an influential American ecological economist known for pioneering the concept of a steady-state economy and critiquing unlimited economic growth on a finite planet.
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C.
Donella Meadows
Donella Meadows was an American environmental scientist, systems thinker, and author best known for co-writing "The Limits to Growth" and pioneering work in sustainability and systems dynamics.
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D.
James Gustave Speth
James Gustave Speth is an American environmental lawyer, policy expert, and academic known for his leadership in global sustainability and environmental advocacy.
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E.
Alan Rifkin
Alan Rifkin is a writer and essayist known for his reflective, Southern California–centered nonfiction and fiction.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
activist
ⓘ
entrepreneur ⓘ environmentalist ⓘ human ⓘ |
| authorOf |
Blessed Unrest
ⓘ
Drawdown: The Most Comprehensive Plan Ever Proposed to Reverse Global Warming ⓘ Natural Capitalism: Creating the Next Industrial Revolution ⓘ
linked to:
Natural Capitalism
Regeneration: Ending the Climate Crisis in One Generation ⓘ The Ecology of Commerce ⓘ
linked to:
Natural Capitalism
|
| coAuthorOf |
Natural Capitalism: Creating the Next Industrial Revolution
ⓘ
linked to:
Natural Capitalism
|
| coAuthorWith |
Amory Lovins
ⓘ
linked to:
Amory B. Lovins
Hunter Lovins ⓘ |
| coFounderOf | Smith & Hawken ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
San Francisco Art Institute
ⓘ
linked to:
California School of Fine Arts
|
| familyName | Hawken ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
climate change mitigation
ⓘ
ecology ⓘ environmentalism ⓘ sustainability ⓘ sustainable business ⓘ |
| founderOf |
Project Drawdown
ⓘ
Regeneration.org ⓘ Smith & Hawken ⓘ |
| genre |
business literature
ⓘ
environmental literature ⓘ non-fiction ⓘ |
| givenName | Paul ⓘ |
| hasWebsite |
https://drawdown.org/
ⓘ
https://paulhawken.com/ ⓘ https://regeneration.org/ ⓘ |
| knownFor |
leadership of Project Drawdown
ⓘ
promoting sustainable business practices ⓘ work on climate solutions ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| movement |
climate justice movement
ⓘ
environmental movement ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Blessed Unrest
ⓘ
Drawdown: The Most Comprehensive Plan Ever Proposed to Reverse Global Warming ⓘ Natural Capitalism: Creating the Next Industrial Revolution ⓘ
linked to:
Natural Capitalism
Regeneration: Ending the Climate Crisis in One Generation ⓘ The Ecology of Commerce ⓘ
linked to:
Natural Capitalism
|
| occupation |
entrepreneur
ⓘ
environmentalist ⓘ public speaker ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
San Mateo, California
ⓘ
linked to:
San Mateo
|
| residence |
California
ⓘ
linked to:
California, United States
|
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Paul A. Hawken Description of subject: Paul A. Hawken is an American environmentalist, entrepreneur, and author known for his influential work on sustainable business and climate solutions.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Paul A. Hawken
linked to: Paul A. Hawken