Ammon Hennacy
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Catholic Worker Movement activist
Christian anarchist
human
pacifist
social activist
tax resister
war resister
Ammon Hennacy was an American Christian anarchist, pacifist, and social activist known for his tax resistance, anti-war protests, and involvement with the Catholic Worker Movement.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Ammon Hennacy canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ammon Hennacy Context triple: [Christian anarchism, notableProponent, Ammon Hennacy]
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A.
Lenny Bruce
Lenny Bruce was a groundbreaking American stand-up comedian and social satirist known for his provocative, taboo-challenging routines that reshaped modern comedy and free-speech in performance.
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B.
Bob Black
Bob Black is an American anarchist writer and social critic best known for his essay "The Abolition of Work" and his critiques of contemporary capitalism and leftist politics.
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C.
Mort Sahl
Mort Sahl was a pioneering American stand-up comedian known for his sharp, politically charged, conversational style that helped transform modern comedy.
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D.
Mario Savio
Mario Savio was a prominent American political activist best known as a leading voice and orator of the 1960s student protest movement at the University of California, Berkeley.
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E.
George Carlin
George Carlin was an influential American stand-up comedian, social critic, and author known for his sharp wit, boundary-pushing routines, and incisive commentary on language, politics, and culture.
- 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: Ammon Hennacy Target entity description: Ammon Hennacy was an American Christian anarchist, pacifist, and social activist known for his tax resistance, anti-war protests, and involvement with the Catholic Worker Movement.
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A.
Lenny Bruce
Lenny Bruce was a groundbreaking American stand-up comedian and social satirist known for his provocative, taboo-challenging routines that reshaped modern comedy and free-speech in performance.
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B.
Bob Black
Bob Black is an American anarchist writer and social critic best known for his essay "The Abolition of Work" and his critiques of contemporary capitalism and leftist politics.
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C.
Mort Sahl
Mort Sahl was a pioneering American stand-up comedian known for his sharp, politically charged, conversational style that helped transform modern comedy.
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D.
Mario Savio
Mario Savio was a prominent American political activist best known as a leading voice and orator of the 1960s student protest movement at the University of California, Berkeley.
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E.
George Carlin
George Carlin was an influential American stand-up comedian, social critic, and author known for his sharp wit, boundary-pushing routines, and incisive commentary on language, politics, and culture.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Catholic Worker Movement activist
ⓘ
Christian anarchist ⓘ human ⓘ pacifist ⓘ social activist ⓘ tax resister ⓘ war resister ⓘ |
| advocated |
Christian-based anarchism
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nonviolent resistance ⓘ refusal to pay war taxes ⓘ simple living ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Catholic Worker Movement
ⓘ
surface form:
Catholic Worker houses of hospitality
Catholic Worker newspaper ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| familyName | Hennacy ⓘ |
| givenName | Ammon ⓘ |
| influenced | Christian anarchist movement in the United States ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Dorothy Day
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Leo Tolstoy ⓘ Peter Maurin ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Christian anarchist writings
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advocacy of nonviolence ⓘ anti-war protests ⓘ involvement with the Catholic Worker Movement ⓘ tax resistance ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| movement |
Catholic Worker Movement
ⓘ
Christian anarchism ⓘ pacifism ⓘ war tax resistance ⓘ |
| name | Ammon Hennacy self-link ⓘ |
| notableIdea |
individual tax resistance
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one-man revolution ⓘ |
| notableWork |
The Book of Ammon
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The One-Man Revolution in America ⓘ |
| occupation |
activist
ⓘ
writer ⓘ |
| opposed |
capital punishment
ⓘ
militarism ⓘ state authority ⓘ war ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | United States of America ⓘ |
| politicalIdeology |
Christian anarchism
ⓘ
anarchism ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Catholic Worker organizer ⓘ |
| religion |
Roman Catholicism
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surface form:
Catholicism
Christianity ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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