Alfred Kinsey
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Alfred Kinsey was an American biologist and sexologist whose pioneering mid-20th-century research on human sexual behavior fundamentally transformed public understanding of sexuality.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Alfred Kinsey canonical | 11 |
| Alfred Kinsey (Kinsey) | 2 |
| Alfred Charles Kinsey | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7561131 — 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: Alfred Kinsey Context triple: [Kinsey, subject, Alfred Kinsey]
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A.
William Masters
William Masters is a pioneering American gynecologist and sexologist whose research on human sexuality was dramatized in the television series "Masters of Sex."
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B.
Oliver Laumann
Oliver Laumann is a software developer best known for creating the terminal multiplexer GNU Screen.
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C.
Dr. Emlen Physick Jr.
Dr. Emlen Physick Jr. was a 19th-century physician and member of a prominent Philadelphia family who became known as the original owner and resident of the now-historic Victorian Emlen Physick Estate in Cape May, New Jersey.
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D.
Ashley Montagu
Ashley Montagu was a British-American anthropologist and humanist known for his influential writings on race, gender, and the biological basis of human behavior.
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E.
E. T. Kingsley
E. T. Kingsley was a prominent early 20th-century Canadian socialist and labor activist known for his influential role in Marxist political organizing and education.
- 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: Alfred Kinsey Target entity description: Alfred Kinsey was an American biologist and sexologist whose pioneering mid-20th-century research on human sexual behavior fundamentally transformed public understanding of sexuality.
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A.
William Masters
William Masters is a pioneering American gynecologist and sexologist whose research on human sexuality was dramatized in the television series "Masters of Sex."
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B.
Oliver Laumann
Oliver Laumann is a software developer best known for creating the terminal multiplexer GNU Screen.
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C.
Dr. Emlen Physick Jr.
Dr. Emlen Physick Jr. was a 19th-century physician and member of a prominent Philadelphia family who became known as the original owner and resident of the now-historic Victorian Emlen Physick Estate in Cape May, New Jersey.
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D.
Ashley Montagu
Ashley Montagu was a British-American anthropologist and humanist known for his influential writings on race, gender, and the biological basis of human behavior.
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E.
E. T. Kingsley
E. T. Kingsley was a prominent early 20th-century Canadian socialist and labor activist known for his influential role in Marxist political organizing and education.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
biologist
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human ⓘ sexologist ⓘ |
| academicDegree | Sc.D. ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1894-06-23 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Hoboken, New Jersey, United States
ⓘ
linked to:
Hoboken
|
| causeOfDeath |
heart disease
ⓘ
pneumonia ⓘ |
| controversialFor | challenging traditional sexual morals in mid-20th-century America ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1956-08-25 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Bloomington, Indiana, United States
ⓘ
linked to:
Bloomington, Indiana
|
| developed |
Kinsey scale
ⓘ
linked to:
Kinsey Reports
|
| educatedAt |
Bowdoin College
ⓘ
Harvard University ⓘ |
| employer |
Indiana University Bloomington
ⓘ
linked to:
Indiana University
|
| era | 20th century ⓘ |
| familyName | Kinsey ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
entomology
ⓘ
human sexuality research ⓘ sexology ⓘ |
| founded |
Institute for Sex Research at Indiana University
ⓘ
linked to:
Institute for Sex Research
|
| fullName |
Alfred Charles Kinsey
ⓘ
linked to:
Alfred Kinsey
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| givenName | Alfred ⓘ |
| influenced |
modern sexology
ⓘ
public discourse on sexuality ⓘ sexual revolution ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Kinsey Reports
ⓘ
Kinsey scale ⓘ
linked to:
Kinsey Reports
|
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| laterKnownAs |
Kinsey Institute for Research in Sex, Gender, and Reproduction
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linked to:
Institute for Sex Research
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| laterReligion | agnostic ⓘ |
| marriageStart | 1921 (to Clara McMillen) ⓘ |
| notableConcept | continuum of sexual orientation ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Sexual Behavior in the Human Female
ⓘ
Sexual Behavior in the Human Male ⓘ |
| numberOfChildren | 4 ⓘ |
| occupation |
biologist
ⓘ
professor ⓘ sexologist ⓘ |
| placeOfBurial |
Bloomington, Indiana, United States
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linked to:
Bloomington, Indiana
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| positionHeld | Professor of Zoology at Indiana University ⓘ |
| publicationDateOfWork |
1948 (Sexual Behavior in the Human Male)
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1953 (Sexual Behavior in the Human Female) ⓘ |
| religion | raised Methodist ⓘ |
| researchFocus |
human sexual behavior
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sexual orientation ⓘ sexual practices in the United States ⓘ |
| spouse | Clara McMillen ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Alfred Kinsey Description of subject: Alfred Kinsey was an American biologist and sexologist whose pioneering mid-20th-century research on human sexual behavior fundamentally transformed public understanding of sexuality.
Referenced by (14)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Alfred Kinsey
subject linked to:
Kinsey Reports
subject linked to:
Kinsey Reports
subject linked to:
Clyde Martin in Kinsey
linked to: Alfred Kinsey
subject linked to:
Clyde Martin in Kinsey
linked to: Alfred Kinsey