Adelbert Ames Jr.
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Adelbert Ames Jr. was an American scientist and artist best known for his influential work in visual perception and optical illusions, including the creation of the Ames room.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Adelbert Ames Jr. canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7848324 — 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: Adelbert Ames Jr. Context triple: [Ames, hasNotableBearer, Adelbert Ames Jr.]
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A.
Adelbert Ames
Adelbert Ames was a Union Army general and later politician who distinguished himself in key Civil War battles and went on to serve as a U.S. senator and governor of Mississippi during Reconstruction.
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Albert D. Blodgett
Albert D. Blodgett is an individual notable enough to be specifically cited as a bearer of the Blodgett surname, though detailed public information about his life or achievements appears to be limited.
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William A. Boring
William A. Boring was an American architect best known for co-designing the main immigration station buildings on Ellis Island in New York Harbor.
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D.
Asa B. Fridley
Asa B. Fridley was an early settler and influential local figure after whom the city of Fridley, Minnesota, was named.
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E.
William A. Wheeler
William A. Wheeler was an American politician who served as the 19th vice president of the United States under President Rutherford B. Hayes.
- 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: Adelbert Ames Jr. Target entity description: Adelbert Ames Jr. was an American scientist and artist best known for his influential work in visual perception and optical illusions, including the creation of the Ames room.
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A.
Adelbert Ames
Adelbert Ames was a Union Army general and later politician who distinguished himself in key Civil War battles and went on to serve as a U.S. senator and governor of Mississippi during Reconstruction.
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B.
Albert D. Blodgett
Albert D. Blodgett is an individual notable enough to be specifically cited as a bearer of the Blodgett surname, though detailed public information about his life or achievements appears to be limited.
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C.
William A. Boring
William A. Boring was an American architect best known for co-designing the main immigration station buildings on Ellis Island in New York Harbor.
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D.
Asa B. Fridley
Asa B. Fridley was an early settler and influential local figure after whom the city of Fridley, Minnesota, was named.
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E.
William A. Wheeler
William A. Wheeler was an American politician who served as the 19th vice president of the United States under President Rutherford B. Hayes.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
artist
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human ⓘ ophthalmologist ⓘ scientist ⓘ visual perception researcher ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1880-08-19 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1955-03-03 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Dartmouth College
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Harvard University ⓘ |
| employer | Dartmouth Eye Institute ⓘ |
| familyName | Ames ⓘ |
| father | Adelbert Ames NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
ophthalmology
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optical illusions ⓘ optics ⓘ psychology ⓘ visual perception ⓘ |
| founded | Dartmouth Eye Institute ⓘ |
| givenName | Adelbert ⓘ |
| hasPart | Ames demonstrations of monocular vision ⓘ |
| hasResearchInterest |
binocular vision
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depth perception ⓘ perceptual illusions ⓘ size perception ⓘ |
| hasSibling | Butler Ames ⓘ |
| influenced |
Gibsonian ecological psychology
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linked to:
The Ecological Approach to Visual Perception
research on perceptual constancy ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Helmholtzian theories of perception ⓘ |
| knownFor |
creation of distorted rooms producing size illusions
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demonstrating the role of assumptions in perception ⓘ experiments on visual perception ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| mother |
Blanche Butler Ames
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linked to:
Blanche Butler
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| nativeLanguage | English ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Ames room
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Ames window illusion ⓘ research on size–distance invariance ⓘ |
| occupation |
inventor
ⓘ
ophthalmologist ⓘ painter ⓘ research scientist ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Lowell, Massachusetts, United States of America
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linked to:
Lowell, Massachusetts
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| placeOfDeath |
Hanover, New Hampshire, United States of America
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linked to:
Hanover, New Hampshire
|
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| workLocation | Hanover, New Hampshire ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Adelbert Ames Jr. Description of subject: Adelbert Ames Jr. was an American scientist and artist best known for his influential work in visual perception and optical illusions, including the creation of the Ames room.
Referenced by (1)
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