Robert Scot
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Robert Scot was an American engraver who served as the first Chief Engraver of the United States Mint, creating many early U.S. coin designs.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Robert Scot canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13426510 — 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: Robert Scot Context triple: [Draped Bust dollar, designerAttribution, Robert Scot]
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A.
William Robertson
William Robertson was an influential 18th-century Scottish historian and Presbyterian minister whose works and leadership at the University of Edinburgh made him a central figure of the Scottish Enlightenment.
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B.
John Scott
John Scott was a notable historical figure whose legacy is honored through the John Scott Medal, an award recognizing significant contributions to science and the useful arts.
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C.
John Scott
John Scott is a British composer and conductor known for his prolific work on film and television scores.
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D.
John Scott
John Scott was an 18th-century English poet and essayist known for his landscape poetry and for creating the ornamental retreat now called Scott’s Grotto.
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E.
John Scott
John Scott, later known as Lord Eldon, was a prominent British lawyer and Conservative Lord Chancellor of England in the late 18th and early 19th centuries, noted for his influential but often slow-moving equity jurisprudence.
- 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: Robert Scot Target entity description: Robert Scot was an American engraver who served as the first Chief Engraver of the United States Mint, creating many early U.S. coin designs.
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A.
William Robertson
William Robertson was an influential 18th-century Scottish historian and Presbyterian minister whose works and leadership at the University of Edinburgh made him a central figure of the Scottish Enlightenment.
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B.
John Scott
John Scott is a British composer and conductor known for his prolific work on film and television scores.
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C.
John Scott
John Scott was an 18th-century English poet and essayist known for his landscape poetry and for creating the ornamental retreat now called Scott’s Grotto.
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D.
John Scott
John Scott was a notable historical figure whose legacy is honored through the John Scott Medal, an award recognizing significant contributions to science and the useful arts.
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E.
John Scott
John Scott, later known as Lord Eldon, was a prominent British lawyer and Conservative Lord Chancellor of England in the late 18th and early 19th centuries, noted for his influential but often slow-moving equity jurisprudence.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Chief Engraver of the United States Mint
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engraver ⓘ human ⓘ medalist ⓘ |
| activeIn |
early 19th century
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late 18th century ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| employer | United States Mint NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
banknote and security engraving
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coin engraving ⓘ medal engraving ⓘ |
| genre | numismatic art ⓘ |
| hasEmployer | United States federal government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRole |
designer of national coinage
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engraver of official government dies ⓘ |
| hasWorkType |
die engraving
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obverse coin designs ⓘ reverse coin designs ⓘ |
| influenced | subsequent United States Mint engravers ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being the first Chief Engraver of the United States Mint
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designing many early United States coin types ⓘ standardizing early federal coin iconography ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Capped Bust right eagle design
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Draped Bust dime design NERFINISHED ⓘ Draped Bust dollar design NERFINISHED ⓘ Draped Bust half dime design NERFINISHED ⓘ Draped Bust half dollar design NERFINISHED ⓘ Draped Bust quarter design NERFINISHED ⓘ Flowing Hair dollar design (revisions and adaptations) NERFINISHED ⓘ Great Seal of the United States engraving (die engraving work) NERFINISHED ⓘ Heraldic eagle reverse designs on U.S. coins ⓘ Liberty motif adaptations on U.S. coinage ⓘ early U.S. gold coin designs ⓘ early U.S. medals and award pieces ⓘ early U.S. pattern coin designs ⓘ early U.S. silver coin designs ⓘ early United States half cent designs ⓘ early United States large cent designs ⓘ |
| occupation |
engraver
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medalist ⓘ |
| partOf | early United States numismatic history ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Chief Engraver of the United States Mint NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
NERFINISHED
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United States Mint in Philadelphia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Robert Scot Description of subject: Robert Scot was an American engraver who served as the first Chief Engraver of the United States Mint, creating many early U.S. coin designs.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.