Adam Kuper
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Adam Kuper is a prominent British anthropologist known for his influential work on the history and theory of social anthropology.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Adam Kuper canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6869710 — 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: Adam Kuper Context triple: [Huxley Memorial Medal, notableRecipient, Adam Kuper]
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A.
Mark Rampion
Mark Rampion is a central character in Aldous Huxley’s novel "Point Counter Point," often seen as a semi-autobiographical figure representing the author’s artistic and philosophical ideals.
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B.
Noel Barber
Noel Barber was a British journalist and novelist known for his adventurous reporting and bestselling historical romances, often drawing on his experiences during World War II.
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C.
William Burnie
William Burnie is the person after whom the Australian city of Burnie in Tasmania is named.
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D.
Clive Loader
Clive Loader is a retired senior Royal Air Force officer who served as Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief of RAF Fighter Command.
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E.
Phil Woolpert
Phil Woolpert was a prominent American college basketball coach best known for leading the University of San Francisco to multiple national championships in the 1950s.
- 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: Adam Kuper Target entity description: Adam Kuper is a prominent British anthropologist known for his influential work on the history and theory of social anthropology.
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A.
Mark Rampion
Mark Rampion is a central character in Aldous Huxley’s novel "Point Counter Point," often seen as a semi-autobiographical figure representing the author’s artistic and philosophical ideals.
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B.
Noel Barber
Noel Barber was a British journalist and novelist known for his adventurous reporting and bestselling historical romances, often drawing on his experiences during World War II.
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C.
William Burnie
William Burnie is the person after whom the Australian city of Burnie in Tasmania is named.
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D.
Clive Loader
Clive Loader is a retired senior Royal Air Force officer who served as Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief of RAF Fighter Command.
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E.
Phil Woolpert
Phil Woolpert was a prominent American college basketball coach best known for leading the University of San Francisco to multiple national championships in the 1950s.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
anthropologist
ⓘ
human ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Huxley Memorial Medal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Cambridge University
ⓘ
surface form:
University of Cambridge
University of the Witwatersrand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer |
Brunel University
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
London School of Economics NERFINISHED ⓘ University of Leiden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Kuper NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
anthropological theory
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history of anthropology ⓘ social anthropology ⓘ |
| givenName | Adam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAcademicDiscipline |
anthropology
ⓘ
social sciences ⓘ |
| hasRole | editor of encyclopedias on social sciences ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
A. R. Radcliffe-Brown
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bronisław Malinowski NERFINISHED ⓘ Claude Lévi-Strauss NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | British Academy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Adam Kuper NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
theory of social anthropology
ⓘ
work on the history of social anthropology ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Anthropology and Anthropologists
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Culture: The Anthropologists' Account NERFINISHED ⓘ Key Concepts in the Social Sciences (editor) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Chosen Primate NERFINISHED ⓘ The Invention of Primitive Society NERFINISHED ⓘ The Reinvention of Primitive Society NERFINISHED ⓘ The Social Anthropology of Radcliffe-Brown NERFINISHED ⓘ Wives for Cattle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
anthropologist
ⓘ
university professor ⓘ |
| placeOfActivity |
South Africa
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Centennial Professor of Anthropology at the London School of Economics
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Professor of Anthropology at Brunel University ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse | Jessica Kuper NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writesAbout |
concept of culture in anthropology
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evolutionary perspectives in anthropology ⓘ history of anthropological thought ⓘ kinship and marriage systems ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Adam Kuper Description of subject: Adam Kuper is a prominent British anthropologist known for his influential work on the history and theory of social anthropology.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.