A Sand County Almanac
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A Sand County Almanac is Aldo Leopold’s influential collection of nature essays that helped shape modern environmental ethics and the land ethic philosophy.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| A Sand County Almanac canonical | 4 |
| “A Sand County Almanac” (section) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10728689 — 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: A Sand County Almanac Context triple: [Aldo Leopold, notableWork, A Sand County Almanac]
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A.
Ah, Wilderness!
"Ah, Wilderness!" is a 1933 coming-of-age comedy play by Eugene O’Neill that nostalgically portrays small-town American family life around the Fourth of July.
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B.
The Conservationist
The Conservationist is a 1974 novel by South African writer Nadine Gordimer that explores race, land ownership, and apartheid-era power dynamics through the story of a wealthy white industrialist who buys a farm as a status symbol.
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C.
Portrait of a Wilderness
Portrait of a Wilderness is a renowned nature book by conservationist Guy Mountfort that vividly documents and advocates for the protection of wild landscapes and their wildlife.
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D.
Silent Spring
Silent Spring is a landmark 1962 environmental science book by Rachel Carson that exposed the ecological and health dangers of pesticides and helped launch the modern environmental movement.
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E.
Walden
Walden is an unincorporated community located in Bibb County, Georgia, United States.
- 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: A Sand County Almanac Target entity description: A Sand County Almanac is Aldo Leopold’s influential collection of nature essays that helped shape modern environmental ethics and the land ethic philosophy.
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A.
Ah, Wilderness!
"Ah, Wilderness!" is a 1933 coming-of-age comedy play by Eugene O’Neill that nostalgically portrays small-town American family life around the Fourth of July.
-
B.
The Conservationist
The Conservationist is a 1974 novel by South African writer Nadine Gordimer that explores race, land ownership, and apartheid-era power dynamics through the story of a wealthy white industrialist who buys a farm as a status symbol.
-
C.
Portrait of a Wilderness
Portrait of a Wilderness is a renowned nature book by conservationist Guy Mountfort that vividly documents and advocates for the protection of wild landscapes and their wildlife.
-
D.
Silent Spring
Silent Spring is a landmark 1962 environmental science book by Rachel Carson that exposed the ecological and health dangers of pesticides and helped launch the modern environmental movement.
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E.
Walden
Walden is an unincorporated community located in Bibb County, Georgia, United States.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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essay collection ⓘ |
| author | Aldo Leopold ⓘ |
| awarded | posthumous recognition for Aldo Leopold ⓘ |
| citationText | “A thing is right when it tends to preserve the integrity, stability, and beauty of the biotic community.” ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| describedBySource |
conservation biology literature
ⓘ
environmental studies curricula ⓘ |
| form | essays ⓘ |
| genre |
environmental literature
ⓘ
nature writing ⓘ nonfiction ⓘ |
| hasEdition |
1966 illustrated edition
ⓘ
commemorative editions ⓘ |
| hasInfluentialQuote | “Thinking like a mountain.” ⓘ |
| hasPart |
“A Sand County Almanac” (section)
ⓘ
linked to:
A Sand County Almanac
“Sketches Here and There” ⓘ “The Upshot” ⓘ |
| hasSubjectCategory |
conservation of natural resources
ⓘ
environmental philosophy ⓘ human–environment relationship ⓘ |
| inCollection | environmental classics ⓘ |
| influenced |
deep ecology
ⓘ
environmental education ⓘ modern environmental ethics ⓘ wilderness conservation movement ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| libraryOfCongressClassification | QH81 .L56 ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
conservation
ⓘ
ecology ⓘ environmental ethics ⓘ land ethic ⓘ |
| notableIdea | land ethic ⓘ |
| oclcNumber | 351924 ⓘ |
| placeOfPublication | New York City ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1949 ⓘ |
| publisher | Oxford University Press ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Game Management
ⓘ
Round River ⓘ |
| setting |
American Midwest
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linked to:
Midwestern United States
Sand County farm in Wisconsin ⓘ |
| structure | organized by months of the year ⓘ |
| theme |
biodiversity and ecological integrity
ⓘ
ethical relationship between people and land ⓘ humans as members of the land community ⓘ stewardship of nature ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Subject: A Sand County Almanac Description of subject: A Sand County Almanac is Aldo Leopold’s influential collection of nature essays that helped shape modern environmental ethics and the land ethic philosophy.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: A Sand County Almanac
subject linked to:
Leopold Memorial Reserve, Wisconsin, United States