David Easton
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David Easton was a prominent Canadian-born political scientist best known for developing systems theory in political science and significantly shaping the field’s behavioral revolution.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| David Easton canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T202870 — 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: David Easton Context triple: [Merriam Award, notableRecipient, David Easton]
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A.
Gabriel A. Almond
Gabriel A. Almond was an influential American political scientist known for his pioneering work in comparative politics and political culture.
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B.
Robert A. Dahl
Robert A. Dahl was a highly influential American political scientist best known for his work on pluralist democracy and theories of political power.
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C.
Robert O. Keohane
Robert O. Keohane is a prominent American political scientist best known for his influential work on international relations theory, particularly neoliberal institutionalism and the role of international institutions in global governance.
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D.
Samuel P. Huntington
Samuel P. Huntington was an influential American political scientist best known for his theories on civil-military relations, political order, and the "clash of civilizations."
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E.
Samuel Huntington
Samuel Huntington was an American statesman, jurist, and signer of the Declaration of Independence who played a key leadership role in the early United States government.
- 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: David Easton Target entity description: David Easton was a prominent Canadian-born political scientist best known for developing systems theory in political science and significantly shaping the field’s behavioral revolution.
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A.
Gabriel A. Almond
Gabriel A. Almond was an influential American political scientist known for his pioneering work in comparative politics and political culture.
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B.
Robert A. Dahl
Robert A. Dahl was a highly influential American political scientist best known for his work on pluralist democracy and theories of political power.
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C.
Robert O. Keohane
Robert O. Keohane is a prominent American political scientist best known for his influential work on international relations theory, particularly neoliberal institutionalism and the role of international institutions in global governance.
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D.
Samuel P. Huntington
Samuel P. Huntington was an influential American political scientist best known for his theories on civil-military relations, political order, and the "clash of civilizations."
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E.
Samuel Huntington
Samuel Huntington was an American statesman, jurist, and signer of the Declaration of Independence who played a key leadership role in the early United States government.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
academic
ⓘ
person ⓘ political scientist ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline | political science ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
James Madison Award
ⓘ
surface form:
James Madison Award of the American Political Science Association
|
| citizenshipStatus | naturalized citizen of the United States ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | Canada ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Canada
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1917-06-24 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2014-07-19 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Harvard University
ⓘ
University of Toronto ⓘ |
| employer |
University of California, Irvine
ⓘ
University of Chicago ⓘ |
| era |
20th-century political philosophy
ⓘ
20th-century social science ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
political science
ⓘ
political theory ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hasAcademicRank | professor ⓘ |
| influenced |
behavioralism in political science
ⓘ
comparative politics ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Talcott Parsons ⓘ |
| knownFor |
behavioral revolution in political science
ⓘ
systems theory in political science ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| mainInterest |
political systems
ⓘ
political theory methodology ⓘ |
| memberOf | American Political Science Association ⓘ |
| movement | behavioralism ⓘ |
| notableWork |
A Framework for Political Analysis
ⓘ
A Framework for Political Analysis ⓘ
surface form:
A Systems Analysis of Political Life
The Political System ⓘ Varieties of Political Theory ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Toronto ⓘ |
| placeOfBurial |
Irvine
ⓘ
surface form:
Irvine, California
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| placeOfDeath |
Irvine
ⓘ
surface form:
Irvine, California
|
| positionHeld | president of the American Political Science Association ⓘ |
| theoryDeveloped |
concept of political system as allocation of values
ⓘ
input-output model of political systems ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: David Easton Description of subject: David Easton was a prominent Canadian-born political scientist best known for developing systems theory in political science and significantly shaping the field’s behavioral revolution.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Merriam Award