Nathaniel A. Owings
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Nathaniel A. Owings was an American architect best known as a co-founder of the influential modernist architecture and engineering firm Skidmore, Owings & Merrill.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Nathaniel A. Owings canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T94700 — 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: Nathaniel A. Owings Context triple: [Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, foundedBy, Nathaniel A. Owings]
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A.
George A. Perkins
George A. Perkins was an American lawyer best known as a founding partner of the prominent U.S. law firm Perkins Coie.
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B.
Edmund G. Ross
Edmund G. Ross was a 19th-century U.S. senator from Kansas best known for casting the decisive vote against the impeachment of President Andrew Johnson, an act later celebrated in John F. Kennedy’s "Profiles in Courage."
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C.
William R. Day
William R. Day was an American diplomat, U.S. Secretary of State, and later Associate Justice of the Supreme Court who played a key role in ending the Spanish–American War.
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D.
William C. Foster
William C. Foster was an American government official and diplomat best known for his leadership roles in U.S. foreign aid and arms control policy during the mid-20th century.
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E.
William C. Redfield
William C. Redfield was an American politician and businessman who became the inaugural U.S. Secretary of Commerce in the early 20th century.
- 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: Nathaniel A. Owings Target entity description: Nathaniel A. Owings was an American architect best known as a co-founder of the influential modernist architecture and engineering firm Skidmore, Owings & Merrill.
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A.
George A. Perkins
George A. Perkins was an American lawyer best known as a founding partner of the prominent U.S. law firm Perkins Coie.
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B.
Edmund G. Ross
Edmund G. Ross was a 19th-century U.S. senator from Kansas best known for casting the decisive vote against the impeachment of President Andrew Johnson, an act later celebrated in John F. Kennedy’s "Profiles in Courage."
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C.
William R. Day
William R. Day was an American diplomat, U.S. Secretary of State, and later Associate Justice of the Supreme Court who played a key role in ending the Spanish–American War.
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D.
William C. Foster
William C. Foster was an American government official and diplomat best known for his leadership roles in U.S. foreign aid and arms control policy during the mid-20th century.
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E.
William C. Redfield
William C. Redfield was an American politician and businessman who became the inaugural U.S. Secretary of Commerce in the early 20th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American architect
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architect ⓘ human ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
AIA Gold Medal
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surface form:
American Institute of Architects Gold Medal
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| coFounderOf | Skidmore, Owings & Merrill ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1903-02-05 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1984-06-13 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign
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Washington University in St. Louis ⓘ |
| employer | Skidmore, Owings & Merrill ⓘ |
| familyName | Owings ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
architecture
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modernist architecture ⓘ urban design ⓘ |
| genre | modernist architecture ⓘ |
| givenName | Nathaniel ⓘ |
| hasEmployer | Skidmore, Owings & Merrill ⓘ |
| hasInfluenced |
corporate modernist architecture in the United States
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postwar American skyscraper design ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | American Institute of Architects ⓘ |
| movement |
Modern architecture
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surface form:
Modernism in architecture
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| name | Nathaniel A. Owings self-link ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableFor |
co-founding Skidmore, Owings & Merrill
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influence on postwar American corporate architecture ⓘ |
| notableProject | master planning and corporate architecture for SOM ⓘ |
| notableWork | Skidmore, Owings & Merrill corporate practice ⓘ |
| occupation |
architect
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business executive ⓘ urban planner ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
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surface form:
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
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| placeOfDeath |
Santa Fe, New Mexico
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surface form:
Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States
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| positionHeld | partner at Skidmore, Owings & Merrill ⓘ |
| residence |
Chicago, Illinois, United States
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New York City ⓘ
surface form:
New York City, New York, United States
San Francisco ⓘ
surface form:
San Francisco, California, United States
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| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse | Margery Hoffman Smith ⓘ |
| workLocation |
City of Chicago
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surface form:
Chicago
New York City ⓘ San Francisco ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Nathaniel A. Owings Description of subject: Nathaniel A. Owings was an American architect best known as a co-founder of the influential modernist architecture and engineering firm Skidmore, Owings & Merrill.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill