Ida Kaufman
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Ida Kaufman, better known as Ariel Durant, was a Pulitzer Prize–winning historian and co-author of the multi-volume series "The Story of Civilization" with her husband Will Durant.
All labels observed (1)
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| Ida Kaufman canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10352706 — 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: Ida Kaufman Context triple: [Ariel Durant, alsoKnownAs, Ida Kaufman]
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A.
Ida Rifkin
Ida Rifkin is the wife of American actor Ron Rifkin, known for his work in film, television, and theater.
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B.
Ida Waterman
Ida Waterman was an American stage and silent film actress active in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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C.
Ida Nielsen
Ida Nielsen is a Danish bassist and composer best known for her work with Prince in his bands New Power Generation and 3rdeyegirl.
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D.
Ida Arnold
Ida Arnold is a determined, morally driven woman in the 1947 film "Brighton Rock" who doggedly investigates a murder and serves as the story’s main force for justice.
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E.
Ida Rauh
Ida Rauh was an American feminist, actress, lawyer, and co-founder of the radical Greenwich Village arts and political collective known as the Provincetown Players.
- 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: Ida Kaufman Target entity description: Ida Kaufman, better known as Ariel Durant, was a Pulitzer Prize–winning historian and co-author of the multi-volume series "The Story of Civilization" with her husband Will Durant.
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A.
Ida Rifkin
Ida Rifkin is the wife of American actor Ron Rifkin, known for his work in film, television, and theater.
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B.
Ida Waterman
Ida Waterman was an American stage and silent film actress active in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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C.
Ida Nielsen
Ida Nielsen is a Danish bassist and composer best known for her work with Prince in his bands New Power Generation and 3rdeyegirl.
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D.
Ida Arnold
Ida Arnold is a determined, morally driven woman in the 1947 film "Brighton Rock" who doggedly investigates a murder and serves as the story’s main force for justice.
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E.
Ida Rauh
Ida Rauh was an American feminist, actress, lawyer, and co-founder of the radical Greenwich Village arts and political collective known as the Provincetown Players.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American person
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Pulitzer Prize winner ⓘ biographer ⓘ historian ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Ariel Durant
ⓘ
Ida Ariel Durant ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Pulitzer Prize for General Non-Fiction ⓘ |
| coAuthorOf | The Story of Civilization ⓘ |
| collaborator | Will Durant ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| familyName | Kaufman ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
historiography
ⓘ
history ⓘ |
| genre |
history
ⓘ
philosophy of history ⓘ |
| givenName | Ida ⓘ |
| hasPartInBibliography |
The Story of Civilization, Volume I: Our Oriental Heritage
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linked to:
The Story of Civilization
The Story of Civilization, Volume II: The Life of Greece ⓘ
linked to:
The Life of Greece
The Story of Civilization, Volume III: Caesar and Christ ⓘ
linked to:
The Story of Civilization
The Story of Civilization, Volume IV: The Age of Faith ⓘ
linked to:
The Story of Civilization
The Story of Civilization, Volume IX: The Age of Voltaire ⓘ
linked to:
The Age of Voltaire
The Story of Civilization, Volume V: The Renaissance ⓘ
linked to:
The Story of Civilization
The Story of Civilization, Volume VI: The Reformation ⓘ
linked to:
The Story of Civilization
The Story of Civilization, Volume VII: The Age of Reason Begins ⓘ
linked to:
The Story of Civilization
The Story of Civilization, Volume VIII: The Age of Louis XIV ⓘ
linked to:
The Age of Louis XIV
The Story of Civilization, Volume X: Rousseau and Revolution ⓘ
linked to:
Rousseau and Revolution
The Story of Civilization, Volume XI: The Age of Napoleon ⓘ
linked to:
The Age of Napoleon
|
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| marriedTo | Will Durant ⓘ |
| notableAward | Pulitzer Prize ⓘ |
| notableFor | co-writing a multi-volume history of civilization ⓘ |
| notableRole | co-author of The Story of Civilization ⓘ |
| notableWork | The Story of Civilization ⓘ |
| occupation |
author
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historian ⓘ researcher ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | female ⓘ |
| spouse | Will Durant ⓘ |
| writingPartner | Will Durant ⓘ |
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