Abraham Maslow
E18349
Abraham Maslow was an American psychologist best known for developing the hierarchy of needs theory, which emphasizes human motivation and self-actualization.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Abraham Maslow canonical | 13 |
| Maslow | 2 |
| Abraham Harold Maslow | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T147716 — 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: Abraham Maslow Context triple: [Carl Rogers, influenced, Abraham Maslow]
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A.
Carl Rogers
Carl Rogers was an influential American psychologist and one of the founders of humanistic psychology, best known for developing client-centered (person-centered) therapy.
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B.
Maurice Milgram
Maurice Milgram was a French computer scientist and academic known for his contributions to pattern recognition and for supervising Yann LeCun’s doctoral research.
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C.
Erich Neumann
Erich Neumann was a German economist and Nazi official who held senior positions in the Third Reich’s economic administration and participated in high-level policy meetings during World War II.
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D.
Viktor Frankl
Viktor Frankl was an Austrian neurologist, psychiatrist, and Holocaust survivor best known for founding logotherapy and writing the influential memoir "Man's Search for Meaning."
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E.
Luke Nosek
Luke Nosek is a Polish-American entrepreneur and venture capitalist best known as one of the co-founders of PayPal and a member of the original "PayPal Mafia."
- 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: Abraham Maslow Target entity description: Abraham Maslow was an American psychologist best known for developing the hierarchy of needs theory, which emphasizes human motivation and self-actualization.
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A.
Carl Rogers
Carl Rogers was an influential American psychologist and one of the founders of humanistic psychology, best known for developing client-centered (person-centered) therapy.
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B.
Maurice Milgram
Maurice Milgram was a French computer scientist and academic known for his contributions to pattern recognition and for supervising Yann LeCun’s doctoral research.
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C.
Erich Neumann
Erich Neumann was a German economist and Nazi official who held senior positions in the Third Reich’s economic administration and participated in high-level policy meetings during World War II.
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D.
Viktor Frankl
Viktor Frankl was an Austrian neurologist, psychiatrist, and Holocaust survivor best known for founding logotherapy and writing the influential memoir "Man's Search for Meaning."
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E.
Luke Nosek
Luke Nosek is a Polish-American entrepreneur and venture capitalist best known as one of the co-founders of PayPal and a member of the original "PayPal Mafia."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
academic
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human ⓘ psychologist ⓘ |
| academicDegree |
PhD in psychology
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bachelor's degree in psychology ⓘ master's degree in psychology ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1908-04-01 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Brooklyn
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surface form:
Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States
|
| causeOfDeath | heart attack ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1970-06-08 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Menlo Park, California
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surface form:
Menlo Park, California, United States
|
| described | self-actualizing people ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
City College of New York
ⓘ
University of Wisconsin–Madison ⓘ |
| employer |
Brandeis University
ⓘ
Brooklyn College ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Jewish Americans
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surface form:
Jewish American
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| familyName |
Abraham Maslow
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Maslow
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| fieldOfWork |
humanistic psychology
ⓘ
motivation theory ⓘ personality psychology ⓘ psychology ⓘ |
| fullName |
Abraham Maslow
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Abraham Harold Maslow
|
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Abraham ⓘ |
| hasChild |
Ann Maslow
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Ann Maslow ⓘ
surface form:
Ellen Maslow
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| influenced |
education theory
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management theory ⓘ organizational psychology ⓘ positive psychology ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Gestalt psychology
ⓘ
psychoanalysis ⓘ |
| knownFor |
concept of self-actualization
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hierarchy of needs ⓘ theory of human motivation ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| movement | humanistic psychology ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableWork |
A Theory of Human Motivation
ⓘ
Motivation and Personality ⓘ Toward a Psychology of Being ⓘ |
| placeOfBurial | Alta Mesa Memorial Park ⓘ |
| positionHeld | professor of psychology ⓘ |
| religion | Judaism ⓘ |
| spouse | Bertha Goodman Maslow ⓘ |
| theoryDeveloped |
hierarchy of needs
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surface form:
Maslow's hierarchy of needs
peak experiences concept ⓘ self-actualization theory ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Waltham, Massachusetts
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surface form:
Waltham, Massachusetts, United States
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Abraham Maslow Description of subject: Abraham Maslow was an American psychologist best known for developing the hierarchy of needs theory, which emphasizes human motivation and self-actualization.
Referenced by (16)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Abraham Harold Maslow
this entity surface form:
Maslow
this entity surface form:
Maslow