Eleanor Elkins Widener
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Eleanor Elkins Widener was an American socialite and philanthropist best known for funding Harvard University's Widener Library in memory of her son who died in the Titanic disaster.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Eleanor Elkins Widener canonical | 11 |
| Eleanor Widener Dixon | 4 |
| Sarah Fulmer Widener | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T387276 — 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.
Target entity: Eleanor Elkins Widener Context triple: [Widener Library, donatedBy, Eleanor Elkins Widener]
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Helen Dinsmore Huntington
Helen Dinsmore Huntington was an American socialite and arts patron from a prominent New York family, best known for her influential role in early 20th-century high society and cultural philanthropy.
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B.
Abby Aldrich Rockefeller
Abby Aldrich Rockefeller was an American philanthropist and prominent art patron who played a key role in advancing modern art in the United States.
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C.
Harry Elkins Widener
Harry Elkins Widener was a wealthy young American book collector and Harvard alumnus who died in the sinking of the Titanic, in whose memory Harvard’s Widener Library was built.
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D.
Margaret Carnegie Miller
Margaret Carnegie Miller was the only child of industrialist and philanthropist Andrew Carnegie, known primarily for her role as heir to his fortune and for her own philanthropic activities.
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E.
Lucile Salter Packard
Lucile Salter Packard was an American philanthropist and children’s health advocate whose legacy includes the founding of the Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital at Stanford.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Eleanor Elkins Widener Target entity description: Eleanor Elkins Widener was an American socialite and philanthropist best known for funding Harvard University's Widener Library in memory of her son who died in the Titanic disaster.
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A.
Helen Dinsmore Huntington
Helen Dinsmore Huntington was an American socialite and arts patron from a prominent New York family, best known for her influential role in early 20th-century high society and cultural philanthropy.
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B.
Abby Aldrich Rockefeller
Abby Aldrich Rockefeller was an American philanthropist and prominent art patron who played a key role in advancing modern art in the United States.
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C.
Harry Elkins Widener
Harry Elkins Widener was a wealthy young American book collector and Harvard alumnus who died in the sinking of the Titanic, in whose memory Harvard’s Widener Library was built.
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D.
Margaret Carnegie Miller
Margaret Carnegie Miller was the only child of industrialist and philanthropist Andrew Carnegie, known primarily for her role as heir to his fortune and for her own philanthropic activities.
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Lucile Salter Packard
Lucile Salter Packard was an American philanthropist and children’s health advocate whose legacy includes the founding of the Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital at Stanford.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
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philanthropist ⓘ socialite ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Elkins family
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Harvard University ⓘ Widener family ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent |
RMS Titanic
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surface form:
sinking of the RMS Titanic
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| burialPlace | Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia ⓘ |
| causeOfNotability | major benefactor of Harvard University ⓘ |
| child |
Eleanor Elkins Widener
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Eleanor Widener Dixon
George Dunton Widener ⓘ
surface form:
George D. Widener Jr.
Harry Elkins Widener ⓘ |
| commemorates | Harry Elkins Widener ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| educatedAt | private tutors ⓘ |
| familyName |
Elkins
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Widener University ⓘ
surface form:
Widener
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| givenName | Eleanor ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | American high society ⓘ |
| name | Eleanor Elkins Widener self-link ⓘ |
| notableFor |
funding Widener Library at Harvard University
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philanthropy in memory of her son who died in the Titanic disaster ⓘ |
| notableWork | endowment of Widener Memorial Library at Harvard University ⓘ |
| occupation |
philanthropist
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socialite ⓘ |
| philanthropicFocus |
education
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libraries ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Philadelphia
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surface form:
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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| placeOfDeath | Newport, Rhode Island ⓘ |
| relative |
Peter Arrell Browne Widener
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surface form:
Peter A. B. Widener
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| religion | Episcopalian ⓘ |
| residence |
Newport, Rhode Island
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Palm Beach, Florida, United States ⓘ
surface form:
Palm Beach, Florida
Philadelphia ⓘ
surface form:
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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| sexOrGender | female ⓘ |
| socialClass | upper class ⓘ |
| spouse |
Alexander Hamilton Rice Jr.
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George Dunton Widener ⓘ |
| wealthOrigin |
Elkins family fortune
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Widener family fortune ⓘ |
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Subject: Eleanor Elkins Widener Description of subject: Eleanor Elkins Widener was an American socialite and philanthropist best known for funding Harvard University's Widener Library in memory of her son who died in the Titanic disaster.
Referenced by (16)
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