John R. Commons
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John R. Commons was an influential American institutional economist known for his work on labor economics, social reform, and the development of institutional economics in the early 20th century.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: John R. Commons Context triple: [President of the American Economic Association, hasNotableOfficeHolder, John R. Commons]
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Richard T. Ely
Richard T. Ely was an influential American economist and social reformer known for helping establish economics as an academic discipline in the United States and for advocating progressive social policies.
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Wesley Clair Mitchell
Wesley Clair Mitchell was an influential American economist and pioneer in the empirical study of business cycles, known for helping establish modern economic research institutions.
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Dwight B. Waldo
Dwight B. Waldo was an American educator and academic administrator best known as the founding president of Western Michigan University.
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Charles A. Beard
Charles A. Beard was a prominent early 20th-century American historian known for his economic interpretation of the U.S. Constitution and his influential progressive approach to historiography.
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Lester Frank Ward
Lester Frank Ward was an American sociologist and botanist often regarded as a founding figure of American sociology, known for his progressive ideas about social planning and the role of education and government in promoting social welfare.
- 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: John R. Commons Target entity description: John R. Commons was an influential American institutional economist known for his work on labor economics, social reform, and the development of institutional economics in the early 20th century.
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A.
Richard T. Ely
Richard T. Ely was an influential American economist and social reformer known for helping establish economics as an academic discipline in the United States and for advocating progressive social policies.
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B.
Wesley Clair Mitchell
Wesley Clair Mitchell was an influential American economist and pioneer in the empirical study of business cycles, known for helping establish modern economic research institutions.
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C.
Dwight B. Waldo
Dwight B. Waldo was an American educator and academic administrator best known as the founding president of Western Michigan University.
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D.
Charles A. Beard
Charles A. Beard was a prominent early 20th-century American historian known for his economic interpretation of the U.S. Constitution and his influential progressive approach to historiography.
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E.
Lester Frank Ward
Lester Frank Ward was an American sociologist and botanist often regarded as a founding figure of American sociology, known for his progressive ideas about social planning and the role of education and government in promoting social welfare.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
economist
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human ⓘ institutional economist ⓘ labor economist ⓘ social reformer ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1862-10-13 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1945-05-11 ⓘ |
| describedBySource | history of economic thought literature ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Johns Hopkins University
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Oberlin College NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer | University of Wisconsin–Madison NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | Progressive Era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Commons NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
economic history
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economics ⓘ industrial relations ⓘ institutional economics ⓘ labor economics ⓘ |
| givenName | John NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAcademicDiscipline | political economy ⓘ |
| hasStudent |
Edwin E. Witte
NERFINISHED
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Selig Perlman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
American labor policy
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New Deal labor legislation NERFINISHED ⓘ Wisconsin School of institutional economics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
analysis of collective action in economics
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contributions to social reform ⓘ development of institutional economics ⓘ research on labor relations ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | American Economic Association NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement | institutional economics ⓘ |
| name | John R. Commons NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableWork |
History of Labour in the United States
NERFINISHED
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Industrial Goodwill NERFINISHED ⓘ Institutional Economics NERFINISHED ⓘ Labor and Administration NERFINISHED ⓘ Legal Foundations of Capitalism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
author
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policy advisor ⓘ university teacher ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Hollansburg, Ohio, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalActivity | advised Wisconsin state government on labor legislation ⓘ |
| residence | Madison, Wisconsin, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| workLocation | Madison, Wisconsin, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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