Charles E. Merriam
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Charles E. Merriam was an influential American political scientist and University of Chicago professor known for pioneering behavioralism and modern empirical approaches in political science.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Charles E. Merriam canonical | 3 |
| Charles Edward Merriam | 3 |
| Charles Merriam | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Charles E. Merriam Context triple: [Merriam Award, namedAfter, Charles E. Merriam]
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William C. Redfield
William C. Redfield was an American politician and businessman who became the inaugural U.S. Secretary of Commerce in the early 20th century.
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Bartlett S. Durham
Bartlett S. Durham was a 19th-century physician and landowner whose donated land for a railroad depot led to the founding and naming of the city of Durham, North Carolina.
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C.
Edmund G. Ross
Edmund G. Ross was a 19th-century U.S. senator from Kansas best known for casting the decisive vote against the impeachment of President Andrew Johnson, an act later celebrated in John F. Kennedy’s "Profiles in Courage."
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Frederick T. Gates
Frederick T. Gates was an American Baptist minister and influential philanthropic advisor to John D. Rockefeller who helped shape and direct major charitable initiatives in education, public health, and scientific research.
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E.
John Galen Howard
John Galen Howard was an influential American architect best known for shaping the early 20th-century architectural landscape of the University of California, Berkeley campus.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Charles E. Merriam Target entity description: Charles E. Merriam was an influential American political scientist and University of Chicago professor known for pioneering behavioralism and modern empirical approaches in political science.
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A.
William C. Redfield
William C. Redfield was an American politician and businessman who became the inaugural U.S. Secretary of Commerce in the early 20th century.
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B.
Bartlett S. Durham
Bartlett S. Durham was a 19th-century physician and landowner whose donated land for a railroad depot led to the founding and naming of the city of Durham, North Carolina.
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C.
Edmund G. Ross
Edmund G. Ross was a 19th-century U.S. senator from Kansas best known for casting the decisive vote against the impeachment of President Andrew Johnson, an act later celebrated in John F. Kennedy’s "Profiles in Courage."
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D.
Frederick T. Gates
Frederick T. Gates was an American Baptist minister and influential philanthropic advisor to John D. Rockefeller who helped shape and direct major charitable initiatives in education, public health, and scientific research.
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E.
John Galen Howard
John Galen Howard was an influential American architect best known for shaping the early 20th-century architectural landscape of the University of California, Berkeley campus.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
academic
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author ⓘ political scientist ⓘ politician ⓘ professor ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline | political science ⓘ |
| approach |
behavioral
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empirical ⓘ interdisciplinary ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Chicago School economics
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surface form:
Chicago school of political science
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| countryOfCitizenship |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| educatedAt |
Columbia University
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Humboldt University of Berlin ⓘ
surface form:
University of Berlin
University of Iowa ⓘ Sciences Po ⓘ
surface form:
École Libre des Sciences Politiques
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| employer | University of Chicago ⓘ |
| familyName | Merriam ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
political science
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political theory ⓘ public administration ⓘ |
| fullName |
Charles E. Merriam
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Charles Edward Merriam
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| givenName | Charles ⓘ |
| influenced |
David Easton
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Harold D. Lasswell ⓘ the behavioral revolution in political science ⓘ |
| knownFor |
founding the Chicago school of political science
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linking political science with public policy and administration ⓘ pioneering behavioralism in political science ⓘ promoting empirical methods in political science ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | American Political Science Association ⓘ |
| middleName | Edward ⓘ |
| movement | behavioralism ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableWork |
A History of American Political Theories
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New Aspects of Politics ⓘ Systematic Politics ⓘ The Making of Citizens ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
chair of the Department of Political Science at the University of Chicago
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member of the Chicago City Council ⓘ president of the American Political Science Association ⓘ professor of political science at the University of Chicago ⓘ |
| researchInterest |
civic education
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electoral behavior ⓘ empirical study of politics ⓘ public policy ⓘ |
| workLocation |
City of Chicago
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surface form:
Chicago
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