Antonia Maury
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Antonia Maury was an American astronomer and stellar spectroscopist known for her pioneering work on stellar classification and the detailed analysis of binary star systems.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Antonia Maury canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1165373 — 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: Antonia Maury Context triple: [Edward Charles Pickering, notableStudent, Antonia Maury]
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A.
Marie Jacquelin
Marie Jacquelin was the mother of the renowned French landscape architect André Le Nôtre, famed for designing the gardens of the Palace of Versailles.
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B.
Marie De Forest
Marie De Forest, better known as Marie Mosquini, was an American silent film actress who frequently appeared in Hal Roach comedies during the 1910s and 1920s.
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C.
Mary Easty
Mary Easty was a respected Salem, Massachusetts woman who was falsely accused of witchcraft and executed during the 1692 Salem witch trials, later remembered for her dignified plea for justice.
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D.
Marion Bessay
Marion Bessay is a screenwriter known for her work on the film "Only Lovers Left Alive."
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E.
Lucile Rosson
Lucile Rosson was the wife of American film director Victor Fleming, known for his work during Hollywood’s Golden Age.
- 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: Antonia Maury Target entity description: Antonia Maury was an American astronomer and stellar spectroscopist known for her pioneering work on stellar classification and the detailed analysis of binary star systems.
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A.
Marie Jacquelin
Marie Jacquelin was the mother of the renowned French landscape architect André Le Nôtre, famed for designing the gardens of the Palace of Versailles.
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B.
Marie De Forest
Marie De Forest, better known as Marie Mosquini, was an American silent film actress who frequently appeared in Hal Roach comedies during the 1910s and 1920s.
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C.
Mary Easty
Mary Easty was a respected Salem, Massachusetts woman who was falsely accused of witchcraft and executed during the 1692 Salem witch trials, later remembered for her dignified plea for justice.
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D.
Marion Bessay
Marion Bessay is a screenwriter known for her work on the film "Only Lovers Left Alive."
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E.
Lucile Rosson
Lucile Rosson was the wife of American film director Victor Fleming, known for his work during Hollywood’s Golden Age.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
astronomer
ⓘ
human ⓘ stellar spectroscopist ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Annie J. Cannon Award in Astronomy ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1866-03-21 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1952-01-08 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Vassar College ⓘ |
| employer |
Harvard College Observatory
ⓘ
Harvard University ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | American ⓘ |
| familyName | Maury ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
astronomy
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binary star systems ⓘ stellar classification ⓘ stellar spectroscopy ⓘ |
| fullName | Antonia Caetana de Paiva Pereira Maury ⓘ |
| givenName | Antonia ⓘ |
| influenced |
Ejnar Hertzsprung
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development of the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram ⓘ |
| knownFor |
detailed analysis of binary star systems
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pioneering work on stellar classification ⓘ refined stellar spectral subclasses and luminosity criteria ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Harvard Computers program
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surface form:
Harvard Computers
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| notableStudent | students at Castle School in Tarrytown (general) ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Harvard spectral classification of stars
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surface form:
Maury stellar spectral classification system
detailed analysis of the binary star Zeta Ursae Majoris (Mizar) ⓘ |
| occupation |
astronomer
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teacher ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Cold Spring, New York
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surface form:
Cold Spring, New York, United States of America
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| placeOfDeath |
Dobbs Ferry, New York
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surface form:
Dobbs Ferry, New York, United States of America
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| relative |
Anna Draper
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Charles P. Maury ⓘ Henry Draper ⓘ John W. Draper ⓘ
surface form:
John William Draper
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| sexOrGender | female ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Cambridge, Massachusetts
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surface form:
Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States of America
Cold Spring, New York ⓘ
surface form:
Cold Spring, New York, United States of America
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subject surface form:
Harvard spectral classification