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Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).

Phrase: Lester Frank Ward | Statement: [Herbert Spencer, influenced, Lester Frank Ward]

Target entity: Lester Frank Ward
Context triple: [Herbert Spencer, influenced, Lester Frank Ward]

• A. William Graham Sumner
  William Graham Sumner was an influential American sociologist and classical liberal thinker known for his defense of laissez-faire economics and his association with Social Darwinist ideas in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
• B. Herbert Spencer
  Herbert Spencer was a 19th-century English philosopher and sociologist best known for applying evolutionary theory to social and ethical issues and popularizing the concept of "survival of the fittest."
• C. Franz Boas
  Franz Boas was a pioneering German-American anthropologist often regarded as the "father of American anthropology" for his foundational work in cultural relativism and field-based ethnographic research.
• D. Alfred L. Kroeber
  Alfred L. Kroeber was a pioneering American anthropologist known for his influential work on Native American cultures, linguistic anthropology, and the development of cultural anthropology in the United States.
• E. Ralph Linton
  Ralph Linton was an American anthropologist known for his work on culture and personality and for helping popularize key concepts such as status and role in social anthropology.
• F. None of above. chosen
• G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. 
You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. 
# Instructions
Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. 
Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential.
# Response Format
Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"

Entity: Lester Frank Ward
Triple: [Herbert Spencer, influenced, 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.

Target entity: Lester Frank Ward
Target entity description: 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.

• A. William Graham Sumner
  William Graham Sumner was an influential American sociologist and classical liberal thinker known for his defense of laissez-faire economics and his association with Social Darwinist ideas in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
• B. Herbert Spencer
  Herbert Spencer was a 19th-century English philosopher and sociologist best known for applying evolutionary theory to social and ethical issues and popularizing the concept of "survival of the fittest."
• C. Franz Boas
  Franz Boas was a pioneering German-American anthropologist often regarded as the "father of American anthropology" for his foundational work in cultural relativism and field-based ethnographic research.
• D. Alfred L. Kroeber
  Alfred L. Kroeber was a pioneering American anthropologist known for his influential work on Native American cultures, linguistic anthropology, and the development of cultural anthropology in the United States.
• E. Ralph Linton
  Ralph Linton was an American anthropologist known for his work on culture and personality and for helping popularize key concepts such as status and role in social anthropology.
• F. None of above. chosen