Henry Fairfield Osborn
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Henry Fairfield Osborn was an American paleontologist and museum president best known for his influential work on dinosaur classification and the early description of iconic species like Tyrannosaurus rex.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Henry Fairfield Osborn canonical | 8 |
| Henry Fairfield Osborn Jr. | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Henry Fairfield Osborn Context triple: [Tyrannosaurus, describedBy, Henry Fairfield Osborn]
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Ernest S. Marsh
Ernest S. Marsh is a historic steam locomotive that operates as one of the primary trains on the Disneyland Railroad at Disneyland in California.
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Barnum Brown
Barnum Brown was an American paleontologist best known for discovering the first documented remains of Tyrannosaurus rex and for his extensive fossil-collecting work in the early 20th century.
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Othniel Charles Marsh
Othniel Charles Marsh was a pioneering 19th-century American paleontologist known for his extensive dinosaur discoveries and his central role in the “Bone Wars” fossil-hunting rivalry.
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Frank Hamilton Cushing
Frank Hamilton Cushing was a pioneering American anthropologist and ethnologist best known for his immersive fieldwork among the Zuni people in the late 19th century.
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Edward Drinker Cope
Edward Drinker Cope was a prominent 19th-century American paleontologist and comparative anatomist known for his extensive fossil discoveries and his role in the "Bone Wars" rivalry with Othniel Charles Marsh.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Henry Fairfield Osborn Target entity description: Henry Fairfield Osborn was an American paleontologist and museum president best known for his influential work on dinosaur classification and the early description of iconic species like Tyrannosaurus rex.
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A.
Ernest S. Marsh
Ernest S. Marsh is a historic steam locomotive that operates as one of the primary trains on the Disneyland Railroad at Disneyland in California.
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B.
Barnum Brown
Barnum Brown was an American paleontologist best known for discovering the first documented remains of Tyrannosaurus rex and for his extensive fossil-collecting work in the early 20th century.
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C.
Othniel Charles Marsh
Othniel Charles Marsh was a pioneering 19th-century American paleontologist known for his extensive dinosaur discoveries and his central role in the “Bone Wars” fossil-hunting rivalry.
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D.
Frank Hamilton Cushing
Frank Hamilton Cushing was a pioneering American anthropologist and ethnologist best known for his immersive fieldwork among the Zuni people in the late 19th century.
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E.
Edward Drinker Cope
Edward Drinker Cope was a prominent 19th-century American paleontologist and comparative anatomist known for his extensive fossil discoveries and his role in the "Bone Wars" rivalry with Othniel Charles Marsh.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
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museum president ⓘ paleontologist ⓘ university professor ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline |
biology
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geology ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Bone Wars era of American paleontology
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expansion of fossil collections at the American Museum of Natural History ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1857-08-08 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Fairfield, Connecticut
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surface form:
Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
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| child |
Henry Fairfield Osborn
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Henry Fairfield Osborn Jr.
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| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1935-11-06 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Princeton University ⓘ |
| employer |
American Museum of Natural History
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Columbia University ⓘ |
| endTime | 1933 (presidency of American Museum of Natural History) ⓘ |
| era |
early 20th century science
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late 19th century science ⓘ |
| familyName | Osborn ⓘ |
| father | William Henry Osborn ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
dinosaur classification
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paleontology ⓘ vertebrate paleontology ⓘ |
| givenName | Henry ⓘ |
| influenced | development of vertebrate paleontology in the United States ⓘ |
| knownFor |
influential work on dinosaur taxonomy
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leadership of the American Museum of Natural History ⓘ |
| memberOf |
American Philosophical Society
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National Academy of Sciences ⓘ
surface form:
National Academy of Sciences (United States)
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| name | Henry Fairfield Osborn self-link ⓘ |
| notablePublication |
"Origin and Evolution of Life"
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"The Age of Mammals in Europe, Asia and North America" ⓘ "The Titanotheres of Ancient Wyoming, Dakota, and Nebraska" ⓘ |
| notableWork |
early scientific description of Tyrannosaurus rex
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research on ceratopsian dinosaurs ⓘ work on mammalian evolution ⓘ |
| occupation |
geologist
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museum director ⓘ paleontologist ⓘ university professor ⓘ zoologist ⓘ |
| 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 American Museum of Natural History ⓘ |
| religion |
Presbyterian
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surface form:
Presbyterianism
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| spouse | Lucretia Thatcher Perry ⓘ |
| startTime | 1908 (presidency of American Museum of Natural History) ⓘ |
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Subject: Henry Fairfield Osborn Description of subject: Henry Fairfield Osborn was an American paleontologist and museum president best known for his influential work on dinosaur classification and the early description of iconic species like Tyrannosaurus rex.
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