Frances Laws Morley
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Frances Laws Morley was the wife and close collaborator of American archaeologist and Mayanist Sylvanus G. Morley, accompanying and supporting his research and fieldwork in Mesoamerica.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Frances Laws Morley canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7552420 — 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: Frances Laws Morley Context triple: [Sylvanus G. Morley, spouse, Frances Laws Morley]
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A.
Elizabeth Mott
Elizabeth Mott was a daughter of prominent American Quaker abolitionist and women's rights activist Lucretia Mott.
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B.
Mildred Maund
Mildred Maund was the first wife of American actor, singer, and director Dick Powell, to whom she was married in the 1920s before his rise to major Hollywood fame.
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C.
Flora Hewlett
Flora Hewlett was a philanthropist whose legacy is honored through the naming of the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, a major charitable organization.
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D.
Margaret Moffette Lea
Margaret Moffette Lea was the second wife of Texas statesman Sam Houston and a prominent 19th-century Southern woman known for her influence on his personal life and religious convictions.
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E.
Margaret Davenport
Margaret Davenport is the mother of American actor Emile Hirsch.
- 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: Frances Laws Morley Target entity description: Frances Laws Morley was the wife and close collaborator of American archaeologist and Mayanist Sylvanus G. Morley, accompanying and supporting his research and fieldwork in Mesoamerica.
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A.
Elizabeth Mott
Elizabeth Mott was a daughter of prominent American Quaker abolitionist and women's rights activist Lucretia Mott.
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B.
Mildred Maund
Mildred Maund was the first wife of American actor, singer, and director Dick Powell, to whom she was married in the 1920s before his rise to major Hollywood fame.
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C.
Flora Hewlett
Flora Hewlett was a philanthropist whose legacy is honored through the naming of the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, a major charitable organization.
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D.
Margaret Moffette Lea
Margaret Moffette Lea was the second wife of Texas statesman Sam Houston and a prominent 19th-century Southern woman known for her influence on his personal life and religious convictions.
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E.
Margaret Davenport
Margaret Davenport is the mother of American actor Emile Hirsch.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (15)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
archaeologist’s collaborator
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human ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Maya studies
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Mesoamerican archaeology ⓘ |
| hasRelative | Sylvanus G. Morley ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| name | Frances Laws Morley ⓘ |
| notableFor |
collaboration with Sylvanus G. Morley
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supporting archaeological fieldwork in Mesoamerica ⓘ |
| occupation | research assistant ⓘ |
| placeOfActivity |
Central America
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Mesoamerica ⓘ Mexico ⓘ |
| spouse | Sylvanus G. Morley ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Frances Laws Morley Description of subject: Frances Laws Morley was the wife and close collaborator of American archaeologist and Mayanist Sylvanus G. Morley, accompanying and supporting his research and fieldwork in Mesoamerica.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.