Bollingen Foundation
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The Bollingen Foundation was a mid-20th-century American philanthropic organization best known for its influential support of the arts, humanities, and scholarly publishing, including major works in psychology, literature, and cultural studies.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Bollingen Foundation canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Bollingen Foundation Context triple: [Bollingen Prize for Poetry, sponsor, Bollingen Foundation]
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Ernst Göhner Foundation
The Ernst Göhner Foundation is a major Swiss charitable foundation that supports cultural, social, educational, and environmental projects, funded by the legacy of entrepreneur Ernst Göhner.
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Francqui Foundation
The Francqui Foundation is a Belgian organization that promotes scientific research and academic excellence, notably by awarding prestigious national prizes to outstanding scholars.
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C.
Faurschou Foundation
Faurschou Foundation is a contemporary art foundation and gallery known for presenting ambitious international exhibitions and representing prominent artists such as Cai Guo-Qiang.
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D.
Silviahemmet Foundation
The Silviahemmet Foundation is a Swedish organization dedicated to improving the quality of life and care for people with dementia and their families through education, research, and specialized care initiatives.
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E.
Lannan Foundation
Lannan Foundation is a private family foundation that supports contemporary literature, arts, and social justice initiatives through grants, prizes, and public programs.
- 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: Bollingen Foundation Target entity description: The Bollingen Foundation was a mid-20th-century American philanthropic organization best known for its influential support of the arts, humanities, and scholarly publishing, including major works in psychology, literature, and cultural studies.
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A.
Ernst Göhner Foundation
The Ernst Göhner Foundation is a major Swiss charitable foundation that supports cultural, social, educational, and environmental projects, funded by the legacy of entrepreneur Ernst Göhner.
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B.
Francqui Foundation
The Francqui Foundation is a Belgian organization that promotes scientific research and academic excellence, notably by awarding prestigious national prizes to outstanding scholars.
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C.
Faurschou Foundation
Faurschou Foundation is a contemporary art foundation and gallery known for presenting ambitious international exhibitions and representing prominent artists such as Cai Guo-Qiang.
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D.
Silviahemmet Foundation
The Silviahemmet Foundation is a Swedish organization dedicated to improving the quality of life and care for people with dementia and their families through education, research, and specialized care initiatives.
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E.
Lannan Foundation
Lannan Foundation is a private family foundation that supports contemporary literature, arts, and social justice initiatives through grants, prizes, and public programs.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | philanthropic foundation ⓘ |
| BollingenPrizeAdministeredBy | Library of Congress NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| BollingenPrizeFirstAwarded | 1949 ⓘ |
| collaboratedWith |
Pantheon Books
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Princeton University Press NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| dissolved | 1968 ⓘ |
| endowed | Bollingen Prize for Poetry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
arts
ⓘ
cultural studies ⓘ humanities ⓘ literary studies ⓘ psychology ⓘ scholarly publishing ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Mary Conover Mellon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Paul Mellon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inception | 1945 ⓘ |
| knownFor |
advancing interdisciplinary humanities research
ⓘ
supporting modernist literature ⓘ supporting publication of Jung’s collected works in English ⓘ |
| laterBollingenPrizeAdministeredBy | Yale University Library NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalForm | private foundation ⓘ |
| locatedIn | New York City ⓘ |
| mission | to foster scholarship and creative work in the arts and humanities ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Bollingen, Switzerland
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Carl Jung’s retreat at Bollingen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Bollingen Series
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bollingen Series XLVI: The Collected Works of C. G. Jung NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryActivity |
grant-making
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publishing support ⓘ |
| sponsored |
Bollingen Series of books
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
translations of major works in cultural history ⓘ translations of major works in literature ⓘ translations of major works in philosophy ⓘ translations of major works in psychology ⓘ |
| successor | Andrew W. Mellon Foundation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supportedAuthor |
Carl Gustav Jung
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Erich Neumann NERFINISHED ⓘ T. S. Eliot NERFINISHED ⓘ W. H. Auden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supportedField |
analytical psychology
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art history ⓘ classical studies ⓘ comparative religion ⓘ literary criticism ⓘ mythology ⓘ |
| supportedInstitution | Princeton University Press NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | mid-20th century ⓘ |
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