American Ethnological Society
E482789
The American Ethnological Society is a scholarly organization dedicated to the anthropological and ethnological study of human cultures and societies.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| American Ethnological Society canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4934412 — 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: American Ethnological Society Context triple: [Julian Steward, memberOf, American Ethnological Society]
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A.
American Anthropological Association
The American Anthropological Association is the primary professional organization for anthropologists in the United States, dedicated to advancing the study of humanity through research, education, and ethical practice.
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B.
Society for the Anthropology of North America
The Society for the Anthropology of North America is a scholarly section devoted to advancing anthropological research and understanding of social and cultural life in North America.
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C.
Society for Cultural Anthropology
The Society for Cultural Anthropology is a scholarly organization dedicated to advancing the study and critical analysis of culture within the broader field of anthropology.
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D.
National Association for the Practice of Anthropology
The National Association for the Practice of Anthropology is a professional organization that promotes and supports the application of anthropological knowledge and methods to real-world problems in diverse practical settings.
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E.
Society for Applied Anthropology
The Society for Applied Anthropology is a professional organization that promotes the practical application of anthropological and related social science knowledge to address real-world social problems.
- 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: American Ethnological Society Target entity description: The American Ethnological Society is a scholarly organization dedicated to the anthropological and ethnological study of human cultures and societies.
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A.
American Anthropological Association
The American Anthropological Association is the primary professional organization for anthropologists in the United States, dedicated to advancing the study of humanity through research, education, and ethical practice.
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B.
Society for the Anthropology of North America
The Society for the Anthropology of North America is a scholarly section devoted to advancing anthropological research and understanding of social and cultural life in North America.
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C.
Society for Cultural Anthropology
The Society for Cultural Anthropology is a scholarly organization dedicated to advancing the study and critical analysis of culture within the broader field of anthropology.
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D.
National Association for the Practice of Anthropology
The National Association for the Practice of Anthropology is a professional organization that promotes and supports the application of anthropological knowledge and methods to real-world problems in diverse practical settings.
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E.
Society for Applied Anthropology
The Society for Applied Anthropology is a professional organization that promotes the practical application of anthropological and related social science knowledge to address real-world social problems.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
learned society
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nonprofit organization ⓘ scholarly organization ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline |
humanities
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social sciences ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| field |
anthropology
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cultural anthropology ⓘ ethnology ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
cultural diversity
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ethnographic research ⓘ human cultures ⓘ social organization ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Albert Gallatin
NERFINISHED
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John Russell Bartlett NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasActivity |
awarding prizes and honors
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organizing academic conferences ⓘ publishing scholarly work ⓘ sponsoring lectures ⓘ |
| hasAward |
AES book prize
NERFINISHED
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AES junior scholar award NERFINISHED ⓘ AES senior scholar award NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMembershipType |
graduate students
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professional anthropologists ⓘ scholars of related disciplines ⓘ |
| hasPart | American Ethnologist NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | New York City ⓘ |
| inception | 1842 ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| location | New York City ⓘ |
| memberOf | American Anthropological Association NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notablePublication | American Ethnologist NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| organizes | AES annual meeting ⓘ |
| publicationType | academic journal ⓘ |
| publishes | American Ethnologist NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
advancement of ethnological knowledge
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promotion of anthropological research ⓘ support of scholarly exchange on human cultures ⓘ |
| shortName | AES NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| topic |
comparative study of societies
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ethnographic theory ⓘ globalization and culture ⓘ political and economic anthropology ⓘ race, ethnicity, and identity ⓘ religion and ritual ⓘ |
| website | https://americanethnologist.org ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: American Ethnological Society Description of subject: The American Ethnological Society is a scholarly organization dedicated to the anthropological and ethnological study of human cultures and societies.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.