Harriet Boyd Hawes
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Harriet Boyd Hawes was an American archaeologist and pioneering woman in Aegean prehistory, renowned for her early 20th-century excavations of Minoan sites in Crete.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Harriet Boyd Hawes canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9708463 — 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: Harriet Boyd Hawes Context triple: [Gournia, discoveredBy, Harriet Boyd Hawes]
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A.
Harriet E. Giles
Harriet E. Giles was an American educator and philanthropist best known as a co-founder of Spelman College, a historically Black liberal arts college for women in Atlanta, Georgia.
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B.
Bess Lomax Hawes
Bess Lomax Hawes was an American folk musician, folklorist, and educator known for her influential work in preserving and promoting traditional American folk culture.
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C.
Grace Hulbert Wilson
Grace Hulbert Wilson was the wife of U.S. Army Lieutenant General Leslie R. Groves Jr., the military leader who directed the Manhattan Project during World War II.
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D.
Grace Hoadley Dodge
Grace Hoadley Dodge was an American philanthropist and pioneer in education and social reform, particularly known for advancing teacher training and opportunities for working women in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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E.
Louisa E. Masterson
Louisa E. Masterson was a family member of famed Old West lawman and gambler Bat Masterson, known primarily through her relation to him.
- 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: Harriet Boyd Hawes Target entity description: Harriet Boyd Hawes was an American archaeologist and pioneering woman in Aegean prehistory, renowned for her early 20th-century excavations of Minoan sites in Crete.
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A.
Harriet E. Giles
Harriet E. Giles was an American educator and philanthropist best known as a co-founder of Spelman College, a historically Black liberal arts college for women in Atlanta, Georgia.
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B.
Bess Lomax Hawes
Bess Lomax Hawes was an American folk musician, folklorist, and educator known for her influential work in preserving and promoting traditional American folk culture.
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C.
Grace Hulbert Wilson
Grace Hulbert Wilson was the wife of U.S. Army Lieutenant General Leslie R. Groves Jr., the military leader who directed the Manhattan Project during World War II.
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D.
Grace Hoadley Dodge
Grace Hoadley Dodge was an American philanthropist and pioneer in education and social reform, particularly known for advancing teacher training and opportunities for working women in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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E.
Louisa E. Masterson
Louisa E. Masterson was a family member of famed Old West lawman and gambler Bat Masterson, known primarily through her relation to him.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American archaeologist
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archaeologist ⓘ human ⓘ pioneer of Aegean prehistory ⓘ |
| academicDegree | bachelor's degree from Smith College ⓘ |
| birthName | Harriet Ann Boyd ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1871-10-11 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1945-03-31 ⓘ |
| discovered |
Minoan town of Gournia
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linked to:
Gournia Minoan town site
|
| educatedAt |
American School of Classical Studies at Athens
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Smith College ⓘ |
| employer |
Smith College
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Wellesley College ⓘ |
| era | early 20th century ⓘ |
| familyName |
Boyd
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Hawes ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Aegean prehistory
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Minoan archaeology ⓘ archaeology ⓘ |
| genre | archaeological report ⓘ |
| givenName | Harriet ⓘ |
| languagesSpokenWrittenOrSigned |
English
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Greek ⓘ |
| memberOf | American School of Classical Studies at Athens ⓘ |
| name | Harriet Boyd Hawes ⓘ |
| notableAchievement | first woman to direct a major archaeological excavation in Greece ⓘ |
| notableFor |
excavations of Minoan sites in Crete
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pioneering role for women in archaeology ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Gournia, Vasiliki and Other Prehistoric Sites on the Isthmus of Hierapetra, Crete
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linked to:
Gournia Minoan town site
excavations at Gournia, Crete ⓘ excavations at Kavousi, Crete ⓘ excavations at Vasiliki, Crete ⓘ |
| occupation |
archaeologist
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educator ⓘ nurse ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Greco-Turkish War (as a nurse)
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linked to:
Greco-Turkish conflicts
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| placeOfBirth |
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
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linked to:
Boston, Massachusetts
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| placeOfDeath |
Washington, D.C., United States
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linked to:
Washington, D.C.
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| positionHeld |
instructor in Greek archaeology at Smith College
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lecturer in archaeology ⓘ |
| publicationDateOfWork | 1908 ⓘ |
| residence |
Athens, Greece
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linked to:
Athens
Boston, Massachusetts, United States ⓘ
linked to:
Boston, Massachusetts
Washington, D.C., United States ⓘ
linked to:
Washington, D.C.
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| sexOrGender | female ⓘ |
| spouse | Charles Henry Hawes ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Athens
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Crete ⓘ Gournia ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Harriet Boyd Hawes Description of subject: Harriet Boyd Hawes was an American archaeologist and pioneering woman in Aegean prehistory, renowned for her early 20th-century excavations of Minoan sites in Crete.
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