Thoreau, the Poet-Naturalist (1873)
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Thoreau, the Poet-Naturalist (1873) is a biographical work by Ellery Channing that portrays the life, character, and philosophy of American transcendentalist Henry David Thoreau.
All labels observed (1)
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| Thoreau, the Poet-Naturalist (1873) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10985549 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Thoreau, the Poet-Naturalist (1873) Context triple: [Ellery Channing, notableWork, Thoreau, the Poet-Naturalist (1873)]
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Nature (Emerson essay)
"Nature" is Ralph Waldo Emerson’s foundational 1836 essay that articulates the core principles of Transcendentalism by exploring the spiritual and philosophical relationship between humans and the natural world.
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Lectures on Ralph Waldo Emerson and transcendentalism
"Lectures on Ralph Waldo Emerson and transcendentalism" is a series of talks by Edward Waldo Emerson that interpret and contextualize his father Ralph Waldo Emerson’s philosophy and the broader American Transcendentalist movement.
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“Nature and Man in America”
“Nature and Man in America” is a late-19th-century work of natural history and geography in which geologist Nathaniel Shaler examines the interaction between the North American environment and human society.
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D.
Emerson’s collected essays
Emerson’s collected essays is a volume gathering Ralph Waldo Emerson’s influential philosophical and literary writings, including key transcendentalist works such as “Self-Reliance.”
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E.
Walden (Diaries, Notes and Sketches)
Walden (Diaries, Notes and Sketches) is an influential 1969 avant-garde diary film by Jonas Mekas that weaves together personal footage, reflections, and everyday moments into a lyrical meditation on life and memory.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Thoreau, the Poet-Naturalist (1873) Target entity description: Thoreau, the Poet-Naturalist (1873) is a biographical work by Ellery Channing that portrays the life, character, and philosophy of American transcendentalist Henry David Thoreau.
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A.
Nature (Emerson essay)
"Nature" is Ralph Waldo Emerson’s foundational 1836 essay that articulates the core principles of Transcendentalism by exploring the spiritual and philosophical relationship between humans and the natural world.
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B.
Lectures on Ralph Waldo Emerson and transcendentalism
"Lectures on Ralph Waldo Emerson and transcendentalism" is a series of talks by Edward Waldo Emerson that interpret and contextualize his father Ralph Waldo Emerson’s philosophy and the broader American Transcendentalist movement.
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C.
“Nature and Man in America”
“Nature and Man in America” is a late-19th-century work of natural history and geography in which geologist Nathaniel Shaler examines the interaction between the North American environment and human society.
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D.
Emerson’s collected essays
Emerson’s collected essays is a volume gathering Ralph Waldo Emerson’s influential philosophical and literary writings, including key transcendentalist works such as “Self-Reliance.”
-
E.
Walden (Diaries, Notes and Sketches)
Walden (Diaries, Notes and Sketches) is an influential 1969 avant-garde diary film by Jonas Mekas that weaves together personal footage, reflections, and everyday moments into a lyrical meditation on life and memory.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
biographical work
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book ⓘ |
| about |
19th-century American philosophy
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American literature ⓘ Transcendentalist thought ⓘ nature writing ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Transcendentalist movement
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linked to:
Transcendentalism
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| author | Ellery Channing ⓘ |
| biographicalSubject | Henry David Thoreau ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| describes |
character of Henry David Thoreau
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life of Henry David Thoreau ⓘ philosophy of Henry David Thoreau ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
intellectual life of Henry David Thoreau
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personal character of Henry David Thoreau ⓘ philosophical views of Henry David Thoreau ⓘ relationship of Henry David Thoreau to nature ⓘ |
| genre | biography ⓘ |
| hasBiographicalPerspective | sympathetic portrayal of Henry David Thoreau ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose ⓘ |
| mainSubject | Henry David Thoreau ⓘ |
| movementContext |
American transcendentalism
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linked to:
Transcendentalism
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| portrays |
Henry David Thoreau as a naturalist
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Henry David Thoreau as a poet ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1873 ⓘ |
| subjectOccupationDescribed |
naturalist
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philosopher ⓘ poet ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| timePeriodDescribed |
19th century
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life span of Henry David Thoreau ⓘ |
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Subject: Thoreau, the Poet-Naturalist (1873) Description of subject: Thoreau, the Poet-Naturalist (1873) is a biographical work by Ellery Channing that portrays the life, character, and philosophy of American transcendentalist Henry David Thoreau.
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