David Rittenhouse
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David Rittenhouse was an American astronomer, inventor, and statesman of the 18th century, renowned for his work in astronomy and for serving as the first director of the United States Mint.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| David Rittenhouse canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: David Rittenhouse Context triple: [Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, burialPlaceOf, David Rittenhouse]
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Charles Harrison Mason
Charles Harrison Mason was an influential African American Holiness–Pentecostal minister who became the leading figure of early Pentecostalism in the United States.
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Charles Mason
Charles Mason was an 18th-century English astronomer and surveyor best known for co-surveying the Mason–Dixon Line that defined part of the boundary between the American colonies.
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C.
William Cranch Bond
William Cranch Bond was a 19th-century American astronomer and the first director of the Harvard College Observatory, noted for his pioneering observational work and several important celestial discoveries.
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D.
James Edward Keeler
James Edward Keeler was an American astronomer noted for his pioneering spectroscopic studies of Saturn’s rings and for his influential role in late 19th-century astrophysical research.
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William Cranch
William Cranch was an early American jurist who served as Chief Judge of the U.S. Circuit Court of the District of Columbia and was known for reporting and compiling decisions of the U.S. Supreme Court.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: David Rittenhouse Target entity description: David Rittenhouse was an American astronomer, inventor, and statesman of the 18th century, renowned for his work in astronomy and for serving as the first director of the United States Mint.
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A.
Charles Harrison Mason
Charles Harrison Mason was an influential African American Holiness–Pentecostal minister who became the leading figure of early Pentecostalism in the United States.
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B.
Charles Mason
Charles Mason was an 18th-century English astronomer and surveyor best known for co-surveying the Mason–Dixon Line that defined part of the boundary between the American colonies.
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C.
William Cranch Bond
William Cranch Bond was a 19th-century American astronomer and the first director of the Harvard College Observatory, noted for his pioneering observational work and several important celestial discoveries.
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D.
James Edward Keeler
James Edward Keeler was an American astronomer noted for his pioneering spectroscopic studies of Saturn’s rings and for his influential role in late 19th-century astrophysical research.
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E.
William Cranch
William Cranch was an early American jurist who served as Chief Judge of the U.S. Circuit Court of the District of Columbia and was known for reporting and compiling decisions of the U.S. Supreme Court.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American patriot
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astronomer ⓘ human ⓘ inventor ⓘ statesman ⓘ |
| appointedBy | George Washington ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia ⓘ |
| contributedTo | scientific instrumentation for the American Revolution ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Kingdom of Great Britain
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United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1732-04-08 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1796-06-26 ⓘ |
| educatedIn | self-taught in mathematics and astronomy ⓘ |
| endTime | 1795-06-30 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | German-American ⓘ |
| familyName | Rittenhouse ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
astronomy
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instrument making ⓘ optics ⓘ |
| fullName | David Rittenhouse self-link ⓘ |
| givenName | David ⓘ |
| honorificEponym |
Rittenhouse Gap, Pennsylvania
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Rittenhouse Square area ⓘ
surface form:
Rittenhouse Square
Rittenhouse crater on the Moon ⓘ |
| knownFor |
being the first director of the United States Mint
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construction of orreries ⓘ observations of the transit of Venus ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | American Philosophical Society ⓘ |
| notableAchievement |
helped establish the boundary between Pennsylvania and Maryland
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surveyed parts of the Mason–Dixon Line region ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Orrery
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surface form:
Rittenhouse orrery
astronomical observations of 1769 transit of Venus ⓘ |
| occupation |
astronomer
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clockmaker ⓘ inventor ⓘ mathematician ⓘ public official ⓘ surveyor ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
American Revolutionary War
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surface form:
American Revolution
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| placeOfBirth |
Rittenhouse Town, Pennsylvania Colony
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near Germantown, Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Philadelphia
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surface form:
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
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| positionHeld |
Director of the United States Mint
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Pennsylvania state official ⓘ President of the American Philosophical Society ⓘ Treasurer of Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| religion | Quaker background ⓘ |
| residence |
Philadelphia
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surface form:
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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| startTime | 1792-04-14 ⓘ |
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Subject: David Rittenhouse Description of subject: David Rittenhouse was an American astronomer, inventor, and statesman of the 18th century, renowned for his work in astronomy and for serving as the first director of the United States Mint.
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