Jim Bridger
E291091
Jim Bridger was a famed 19th-century American mountain man, explorer, and fur trapper known for his extensive knowledge of the Western frontier.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bridger | 2 |
| Jim Bridger canonical | 2 |
| Ephraim Bridger | 1 |
| James Felix Bridger | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2658884 — 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: Jim Bridger Context triple: [Hugh Glass, wasLeftForDeadBy, Jim Bridger]
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A.
Kit Carson
Kit Carson was a 19th-century American frontiersman, explorer, and military scout renowned for his role in westward expansion and the mapping of the American West.
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B.
John W. Gunnison
John W. Gunnison was a 19th-century U.S. Army officer and explorer known for surveying routes in the American West before his death during an expedition in Utah.
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C.
William A. Clark
William A. Clark was a wealthy 19th-century American copper magnate and U.S. senator from Montana, often cited as an archetype of the Gilded Age industrialist and political power broker.
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William S. Clark
William S. Clark was an American educator and agricultural scientist best known in Japan for inspiring students with the motto "Boys, be ambitious" during his tenure at Sapporo Agricultural College in the 19th century.
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E.
Zebulon Pike
Zebulon Pike was an early 19th-century American explorer and U.S. Army officer best known for his expeditions into the American West, including the discovery of the peak in Colorado that now bears his name, Pike's Peak.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Jim Bridger Target entity description: Jim Bridger was a famed 19th-century American mountain man, explorer, and fur trapper known for his extensive knowledge of the Western frontier.
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A.
Kit Carson
Kit Carson was a 19th-century American frontiersman, explorer, and military scout renowned for his role in westward expansion and the mapping of the American West.
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B.
John W. Gunnison
John W. Gunnison was a 19th-century U.S. Army officer and explorer known for surveying routes in the American West before his death during an expedition in Utah.
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C.
William A. Clark
William A. Clark was a wealthy 19th-century American copper magnate and U.S. senator from Montana, often cited as an archetype of the Gilded Age industrialist and political power broker.
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D.
William S. Clark
William S. Clark was an American educator and agricultural scientist best known in Japan for inspiring students with the motto "Boys, be ambitious" during his tenure at Sapporo Agricultural College in the 19th century.
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E.
Zebulon Pike
Zebulon Pike was an early 19th-century American explorer and U.S. Army officer best known for his expeditions into the American West, including the discovery of the peak in Colorado that now bears his name, Pike's Peak.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
explorer
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frontiersman ⓘ fur trapper ⓘ mountain man ⓘ person ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Bozeman Trail
ⓘ
Bridger Pass ⓘ Oregon Trail ⓘ Overland Trail ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1804-03-17 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Richmond
ⓘ
surface form:
Richmond, Virginia
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| burialPlace | Mount Washington Cemetery, Independence, Missouri ⓘ |
| coFounderOf |
Fort Bridger, Wyoming
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surface form:
Fort Bridger
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| deathDate | 1881-07-17 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Kansas City, Missouri, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
Kansas City, Missouri
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| employer | Rocky Mountain Fur Company ⓘ |
| era | 19th century ⓘ |
| ethnicity | European American ⓘ |
| exploredRegion |
Bighorn Mountains
ⓘ
Great Basin ⓘ
surface form:
Great Salt Lake region
Montana Territory ⓘ Rocky Mountains ⓘ Utah Territory ⓘ Wyoming Territory ⓘ Yellowstone National Park ⓘ
surface form:
Yellowstone region
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| familyName |
Jim Bridger
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Bridger
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| fullName |
Jim Bridger
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
James Felix Bridger
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| givenName | James ⓘ |
| knownFor |
exploration of the American West
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guiding emigrant wagon trains ⓘ knowledge of the Western frontier ⓘ work as a U.S. Army scout ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Fort Bridger, Wyoming
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surface form:
Fort Bridger, Wyoming Territory
|
| militaryRole | civilian scout for the U.S. Army ⓘ |
| namesakeOf |
Bridger Range
ⓘ
surface form:
Bridger Mountains
Bridger–Teton National Forest ⓘ
surface form:
Bridger National Forest
Bridger–Teton National Forest ⓘ
surface form:
Bridger-Teton National Forest
Fort Bridger, Wyoming ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableFor |
acting as a guide for the U.S. military
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mapping and describing routes through the Rocky Mountains ⓘ |
| occupation |
explorer
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fur trapper ⓘ guide ⓘ interpreter ⓘ mountain man ⓘ scout ⓘ |
| participatedIn | fur trade in the American West ⓘ |
| residence |
Fort Bridger, Wyoming
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surface form:
Fort Bridger
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Subject: Jim Bridger Description of subject: Jim Bridger was a famed 19th-century American mountain man, explorer, and fur trapper known for his extensive knowledge of the Western frontier.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.