Charles Waldstein
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Charles Waldstein was an American-born archaeologist and classical scholar best known for his excavations in Greece and his contributions to the study of ancient Greek art and sanctuaries.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Charles Waldstein canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8474322 — 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: Charles Waldstein Context triple: [Argive Heraion, hasArchaeologicalExcavationsBy, Charles Waldstein]
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A.
Michael Waldstein
Michael Waldstein is a Catholic theologian and scholar best known for his authoritative English translation and commentary on Pope John Paul II’s Theology of the Body.
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B.
Walter Blum
Walter Blum is a German mathematician known for his contributions to algebra and mathematical education.
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C.
William Schwendler
William Schwendler was an American aerospace engineer and industrialist best known as a co-founder and longtime leader of the Grumman Aircraft Engineering Corporation, a major U.S. military and civilian aircraft manufacturer.
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D.
Edward Anhalt
Edward Anhalt was an American screenwriter and producer best known for his Academy Award–winning work on films such as "Panic in the Streets" and "Becket."
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E.
Robert Ochsenfeld
Robert Ochsenfeld was a German physicist best known for co-discovering the Meissner effect, a fundamental phenomenon in superconductivity.
- 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: Charles Waldstein Target entity description: Charles Waldstein was an American-born archaeologist and classical scholar best known for his excavations in Greece and his contributions to the study of ancient Greek art and sanctuaries.
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A.
Michael Waldstein
Michael Waldstein is a Catholic theologian and scholar best known for his authoritative English translation and commentary on Pope John Paul II’s Theology of the Body.
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B.
Walter Blum
Walter Blum is a German mathematician known for his contributions to algebra and mathematical education.
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C.
William Schwendler
William Schwendler was an American aerospace engineer and industrialist best known as a co-founder and longtime leader of the Grumman Aircraft Engineering Corporation, a major U.S. military and civilian aircraft manufacturer.
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D.
Edward Anhalt
Edward Anhalt was an American screenwriter and producer best known for his Academy Award–winning work on films such as "Panic in the Streets" and "Becket."
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E.
Robert Ochsenfeld
Robert Ochsenfeld was a German physicist best known for co-discovering the Meissner effect, a fundamental phenomenon in superconductivity.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American-born person
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archaeologist ⓘ classical scholar ⓘ museum director ⓘ university professor ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Sir Charles Walston ⓘ |
| areaOfResearch |
Greek sanctuaries
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Greek sculpture ⓘ ancient Eretria ⓘ sanctuary of Hera at Argos ⓘ
linked to:
The Argive Heraeum
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| birthCountry | United States of America ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1856-03-30 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | New York City ⓘ |
| citizenship |
United Kingdom
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United States of America ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1927-03-21 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Columbia University
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Heidelberg University ⓘ University of Göttingen ⓘ |
| employer |
Fitzwilliam Museum
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King’s College, Cambridge ⓘ University of Cambridge ⓘ
linked to:
Cambridge University
|
| fieldOfWork |
Greek art history
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archaeology ⓘ classical studies ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| honorificTitle |
Knight
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Sir ⓘ |
| knownFor |
directorship of the Fitzwilliam Museum
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excavations at Eretria ⓘ excavations at the sanctuary of Hera at Argos ⓘ excavations in Greece ⓘ research on Greek sanctuaries ⓘ study of ancient Greek art ⓘ |
| name | Charles Waldstein ⓘ |
| nationality |
American
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British ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Essays on the Art of Pheidias
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Greek Sculpture and Modern Art ⓘ The Argive Heraeum ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Director of the Fitzwilliam Museum
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Lecturer in Classical Archaeology at Cambridge ⓘ Reader in Classical Archaeology at Cambridge ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Argos
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Athens ⓘ Cambridge ⓘ Eretria ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Charles Waldstein Description of subject: Charles Waldstein was an American-born archaeologist and classical scholar best known for his excavations in Greece and his contributions to the study of ancient Greek art and sanctuaries.
Referenced by (3)
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