Roberta Brooke Russell
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Roberta Brooke Russell, better known as Brooke Astor, was a prominent American philanthropist and socialite renowned for her influential charitable work in New York City.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Roberta Brooke Russell canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T462841 — 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.
Target entity: Roberta Brooke Russell Context triple: [Brooke Astor, fullName, Roberta Brooke Russell]
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Muriel Whiting
Muriel Whiting was the wife of British Royal Air Force commander Hugh Dowding, 1st Baron Dowding, noted for his leadership during the Battle of Britain.
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Anne Spencer Morrow
Anne Spencer Morrow was an American author and aviator best known as the wife and flying partner of famed aviator Charles Lindbergh.
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Maud Ray Kent
Maud Ray Kent was a notable figure significant enough in her field or community to have the MAUD Committee named in her honor.
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Marie Spartali Stillman
Marie Spartali Stillman was a prominent 19th-century British Pre-Raphaelite painter known for her poetic, medieval-inspired portraits and figure compositions.
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Edith Emerson
Edith Emerson was a daughter of the American transcendentalist essayist and philosopher Ralph Waldo Emerson, known primarily through her connection to his family and correspondence.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Roberta Brooke Russell Target entity description: Roberta Brooke Russell, better known as Brooke Astor, was a prominent American philanthropist and socialite renowned for her influential charitable work in New York City.
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A.
Muriel Whiting
Muriel Whiting was the wife of British Royal Air Force commander Hugh Dowding, 1st Baron Dowding, noted for his leadership during the Battle of Britain.
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B.
Anne Spencer Morrow
Anne Spencer Morrow was an American author and aviator best known as the wife and flying partner of famed aviator Charles Lindbergh.
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C.
Maud Ray Kent
Maud Ray Kent was a notable figure significant enough in her field or community to have the MAUD Committee named in her honor.
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D.
Marie Spartali Stillman
Marie Spartali Stillman was a prominent 19th-century British Pre-Raphaelite painter known for her poetic, medieval-inspired portraits and figure compositions.
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E.
Edith Emerson
Edith Emerson was a daughter of the American transcendentalist essayist and philosopher Ralph Waldo Emerson, known primarily through her connection to his family and correspondence.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
New York socialite
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author ⓘ human ⓘ philanthropist ⓘ socialite ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Brooke Astor
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Brooke Astor ⓘ
surface form:
Mrs. Vincent Astor
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| awardReceived |
National Medal of Arts
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Presidential Medal of Freedom ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1902-03-30 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Portsmouth, New Hampshire
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surface form:
Portsmouth, New Hampshire, United States
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| burialPlace | Sleepy Hollow Cemetery, Sleepy Hollow, New York, United States ⓘ |
| child | Anthony Dryden Kuser ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| deathDate | 2007-08-13 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Miss Madeira’s School ⓘ |
| employer | Vincent Astor Foundation ⓘ |
| ethnicity | White American ⓘ |
| familyName | Russell ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
arts patronage
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charitable giving ⓘ urban renewal ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| genre | autobiography ⓘ |
| givenName | Roberta ⓘ |
| honor | Presidential Medal of Freedom ⓘ |
| knownFor |
support of New York Public Library
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support of cultural and social service institutions in New York City ⓘ support of the Metropolitan Museum of Art ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| middleName | Brooke ⓘ |
| name | Roberta Brooke Russell self-link ⓘ |
| notableFor |
leadership of the Vincent Astor Foundation
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philanthropy in New York City ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Footprints: An Autobiography
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Patchwork Child: Early Memories ⓘ |
| occupation |
philanthropist
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socialite ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
New York City
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surface form:
New York City, New York, United States
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| positionHeld | president of the Vincent Astor Foundation ⓘ |
| religion | Episcopalianism ⓘ |
| residence |
New York City
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surface form:
New York City, New York, United States
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| spouse |
Charles Henry Marshall
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John Dryden Kuser ⓘ Vincent Astor ⓘ
surface form:
William Vincent Astor
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Subject: Roberta Brooke Russell Description of subject: Roberta Brooke Russell, better known as Brooke Astor, was a prominent American philanthropist and socialite renowned for her influential charitable work in New York City.
Referenced by (4)
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