John Peabody Harrington
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John Peabody Harrington was an American linguist and ethnographer renowned for his extensive documentation of Native American languages and cultures, particularly in California.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| John Peabody Harrington canonical | 10 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: John Peabody Harrington Context triple: [Gabrielino-Fernandeño, documentedBy, John Peabody Harrington]
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John Galen Howard
John Galen Howard was an influential American architect best known for shaping the early 20th-century architectural landscape of the University of California, Berkeley campus.
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G. E. H. Palmer
G. E. H. Palmer was a British scholar and translator best known for co-translating the influential Eastern Orthodox spiritual anthology *The Philokalia* into English.
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Frank B. Jewett
Frank B. Jewett was an American electrical engineer and physicist who served as the first president of Bell Telephone Laboratories and played a major role in organizing U.S. scientific research during World War II.
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Edward Everett Horton
Edward Everett Horton was an American character actor and comedian best known for his droll, fussy persona in classic Hollywood films and early television.
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Henry Oscar Houghton
Henry Oscar Houghton was a 19th-century American printer, publisher, and politician best known for co-founding the influential publishing house Houghton Mifflin.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: John Peabody Harrington Target entity description: John Peabody Harrington was an American linguist and ethnographer renowned for his extensive documentation of Native American languages and cultures, particularly in California.
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A.
John Galen Howard
John Galen Howard was an influential American architect best known for shaping the early 20th-century architectural landscape of the University of California, Berkeley campus.
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B.
G. E. H. Palmer
G. E. H. Palmer was a British scholar and translator best known for co-translating the influential Eastern Orthodox spiritual anthology *The Philokalia* into English.
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C.
Frank B. Jewett
Frank B. Jewett was an American electrical engineer and physicist who served as the first president of Bell Telephone Laboratories and played a major role in organizing U.S. scientific research during World War II.
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D.
Edward Everett Horton
Edward Everett Horton was an American character actor and comedian best known for his droll, fussy persona in classic Hollywood films and early television.
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E.
Henry Oscar Houghton
Henry Oscar Houghton was a 19th-century American printer, publisher, and politician best known for co-founding the influential publishing house Houghton Mifflin.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American linguist
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anthropologist ⓘ ethnographer ⓘ human ⓘ linguist ⓘ |
| archivesAt |
National Anthropological Archives
NERFINISHED
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Smithsonian Institution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| describedAs |
meticulous fieldworker
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prolific collector of linguistic data ⓘ |
| employer |
Bureau of American Ethnology
NERFINISHED
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Smithsonian Institution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Harrington NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Native American linguistics
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anthropology ⓘ documentation of endangered languages ⓘ ethnography ⓘ |
| givenName | John NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNotableStudentOrAssistant | various Native American language consultants ⓘ |
| knownFor |
extensive documentation of Native American cultures
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extensive documentation of Native American languages ⓘ large archival collections of linguistic field notes ⓘ work on California Native American languages ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| middleName | Peabody NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | John Peabody Harrington NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
collecting massive quantities of linguistic data
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working with last speakers of many Native American languages ⓘ |
| notableWork |
ethnographic notes on Native American cultures
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field notes on Native American languages ⓘ |
| occupation |
anthropologist
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ethnographer ⓘ linguist ⓘ |
| placeOfActivity |
American Southwest
NERFINISHED
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California NERFINISHED ⓘ Pacific Northwest NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| researchFocus |
ethnographic documentation of Native American communities
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lexicography of Native American languages ⓘ morphology of Native American languages ⓘ phonetics of Native American languages ⓘ |
| studied |
Athabaskan languages
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California indigenous languages ⓘ Chumashan languages NERFINISHED ⓘ Native American languages ⓘ Salinan language NERFINISHED ⓘ Takic languages NERFINISHED ⓘ Yokuts languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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