David Hayes Agnew
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David Hayes Agnew was a prominent 19th-century American surgeon and medical educator renowned for his contributions to surgical practice and teaching at the University of Pennsylvania.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| David Hayes Agnew canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5282819 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: David Hayes Agnew Context triple: [The Agnew Clinic, depicts, David Hayes Agnew]
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A.
John A. Anderson
John A. Anderson was a seismologist and instrument designer known for co-developing the Wood–Anderson torsion seismometer, an early and influential instrument for measuring earthquake ground motion.
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B.
James Agnew
James Agnew was a British Army officer and general during the American Revolutionary War, noted for his leadership in several key battles before being killed at the Battle of Germantown.
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C.
Harold Agnew
Harold Agnew was an American physicist and weapons designer best known for his role in the Manhattan Project and later as director of the Los Alamos National Laboratory.
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D.
Theodore Spiros Agnew
Theodore Spiros Agnew was the Greek immigrant father of U.S. Vice President Spiro Agnew, known primarily through his son's political prominence.
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E.
Spiro Agnew
Spiro Agnew was the 39th vice president of the United States, known for his combative rhetoric and for resigning from office in 1973 amid a bribery and tax evasion scandal.
- 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: David Hayes Agnew Target entity description: David Hayes Agnew was a prominent 19th-century American surgeon and medical educator renowned for his contributions to surgical practice and teaching at the University of Pennsylvania.
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A.
John A. Anderson
John A. Anderson was a seismologist and instrument designer known for co-developing the Wood–Anderson torsion seismometer, an early and influential instrument for measuring earthquake ground motion.
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B.
James Agnew
James Agnew was a British Army officer and general during the American Revolutionary War, noted for his leadership in several key battles before being killed at the Battle of Germantown.
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C.
Harold Agnew
Harold Agnew was an American physicist and weapons designer best known for his role in the Manhattan Project and later as director of the Los Alamos National Laboratory.
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D.
Theodore Spiros Agnew
Theodore Spiros Agnew was the Greek immigrant father of U.S. Vice President Spiro Agnew, known primarily through his son's political prominence.
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E.
Spiro Agnew
Spiro Agnew was the 39th vice president of the United States, known for his combative rhetoric and for resigning from office in 1973 amid a bribery and tax evasion scandal.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
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medical educator ⓘ surgeon ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | cerebral hemorrhage ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1818-11-24 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1892-03-22 ⓘ |
| depictedIn | The Agnew Clinic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| educatedAt | University of Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| employer |
University of Pennsylvania
ⓘ
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | 19th century ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | European American ⓘ |
| familyName | Agnew NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
medical education
ⓘ
surgery ⓘ |
| genre | medical textbook ⓘ |
| givenName | David NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart | Agnew Clinic amphitheater (as namesake) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPortraitBy | Thomas Eakins NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | development of American surgical education ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memberOf |
American Surgical Association
NERFINISHED
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College of Physicians of Philadelphia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | David Hayes Agnew NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | English ⓘ |
| notableFor |
contributions to 19th-century American surgery
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role in the treatment of President James A. Garfield ⓘ teaching at the University of Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| notableStudent | John Ashhurst Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork | The Principles and Practice of Surgery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
medical educator
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physician ⓘ surgeon ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Lancaster County, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
chair of surgery
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professor of surgery ⓘ |
| residence | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| subjectOf | The Agnew Clinic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workLocation | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: David Hayes Agnew Description of subject: David Hayes Agnew was a prominent 19th-century American surgeon and medical educator renowned for his contributions to surgical practice and teaching at the University of Pennsylvania.
Referenced by (3)
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