Edith Stuyvesant Dresser
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Edith Stuyvesant Dresser was an American socialite and philanthropist best known as the wife of George Washington Vanderbilt II and later as a prominent figure in managing and preserving the Biltmore Estate.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Edith Stuyvesant Dresser canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1442927 — 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: Edith Stuyvesant Dresser Context triple: [George Washington Vanderbilt II, spouse, Edith Stuyvesant Dresser]
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A.
Esther Stoddard Edwards
Esther Stoddard Edwards was the daughter of prominent American theologian Jonathan Edwards and a member of the influential Edwards-Stoddard New England clerical family.
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B.
Alexandra Emmet Schlesinger
Alexandra Emmet Schlesinger was the wife of American historian and public intellectual Arthur Schlesinger Jr.
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C.
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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D.
Elsie Clews Parsons
Elsie Clews Parsons was an influential American anthropologist and folklorist known for her pioneering work on Native American and African American cultures and for advancing feminist and progressive social ideas in the early 20th century.
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E.
Ruth Livingston Mills
Ruth Livingston Mills was a prominent American socialite and heiress of the Gilded Age, known for her influential role in New York high society and her association with the wealthy Livingston and Mills families.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Edith Stuyvesant Dresser Target entity description: Edith Stuyvesant Dresser was an American socialite and philanthropist best known as the wife of George Washington Vanderbilt II and later as a prominent figure in managing and preserving the Biltmore Estate.
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A.
Esther Stoddard Edwards
Esther Stoddard Edwards was the daughter of prominent American theologian Jonathan Edwards and a member of the influential Edwards-Stoddard New England clerical family.
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B.
Alexandra Emmet Schlesinger
Alexandra Emmet Schlesinger was the wife of American historian and public intellectual Arthur Schlesinger Jr.
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C.
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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D.
Elsie Clews Parsons
Elsie Clews Parsons was an influential American anthropologist and folklorist known for her pioneering work on Native American and African American cultures and for advancing feminist and progressive social ideas in the early 20th century.
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E.
Ruth Livingston Mills
Ruth Livingston Mills was a prominent American socialite and heiress of the Gilded Age, known for her influential role in New York high society and her association with the wealthy Livingston and Mills families.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
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philanthropist ⓘ socialite ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Edith Stuyvesant Gerry
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Edith Stuyvesant Vanderbilt ⓘ |
| associatedWithOrganization |
The Biltmore Company
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surface form:
Biltmore Company
|
| associatedWithPlace |
Asheville, North Carolina
ⓘ
Newport, Rhode Island ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1873-01-17 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Newport, Rhode Island
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surface form:
Newport, Rhode Island, United States
|
| burialPlace | St. Mary’s Episcopal Churchyard, Portsmouth, Rhode Island ⓘ |
| child | Cornelia Stuyvesant Vanderbilt ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1958-12-21 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Providence, Rhode Island, United States ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Miss Porter’s School ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | White American ⓘ |
| familyName | Dresser ⓘ |
| givenName | Edith ⓘ |
| hasAncestry | Stuyvesant family ⓘ |
| initiated | opening parts of Biltmore Estate to the public ⓘ |
| knownFor |
being the wife of George Washington Vanderbilt II
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charitable activities in Asheville, North Carolina ⓘ leadership in preserving Biltmore Estate after her husband's death ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| managed | Biltmore Estate finances after 1914 ⓘ |
| marriageEnd |
1914-03-06 (widowed from George Washington Vanderbilt II)
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1927 (divorced from Peter Goelet Gerry) ⓘ |
| marriageStart |
1898-06-01 (to George Washington Vanderbilt II)
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1925-10-22 (to Peter Goelet Gerry) ⓘ |
| memberOf | Newport social elite ⓘ |
| notableWork | management and preservation of the Biltmore Estate ⓘ |
| occupation |
estate manager
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philanthropist ⓘ |
| philanthropicFocus |
community welfare in western North Carolina
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education ⓘ healthcare ⓘ |
| relative | Peter Stuyvesant ⓘ |
| religion | Episcopalian ⓘ |
| residence |
Asheville, North Carolina
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surface form:
Asheville, North Carolina, United States
Biltmore Estate ⓘ Newport, Rhode Island ⓘ
surface form:
Newport, Rhode Island, United States
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| sexOrGender | female ⓘ |
| socialClass | American upper class ⓘ |
| spouse |
George Washington Vanderbilt II
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Peter Goelet Gerry ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
early 20th century
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late 19th century ⓘ |
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Subject: Edith Stuyvesant Dresser Description of subject: Edith Stuyvesant Dresser was an American socialite and philanthropist best known as the wife of George Washington Vanderbilt II and later as a prominent figure in managing and preserving the Biltmore Estate.
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