The Story of Mankind
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The Story of Mankind is a 1921 children's history book by Hendrik Willem van Loon that presents an accessible, illustrated narrative of world history for young readers.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Story of Mankind canonical | 1 |
| The Story of Mankind (book) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6875606 — 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: The Story of Mankind Context triple: [Newbery Medal, firstAwardedWork, The Story of Mankind]
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A.
The Story of Mankind
The Story of Mankind is a 1957 fantasy-comedy film that uses a celestial trial to explore key events and figures throughout human history.
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B.
The Outline of History
The Outline of History is a sweeping early-20th-century universal history book by H. G. Wells that attempts to narrate the story of humanity from prehistoric times to the modern era.
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C.
A Short History of the World
A Short History of the World is a concise, popular history book by H. G. Wells that surveys human history from prehistoric times to the modern era.
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D.
Der Mensch in der Geschichte
Der Mensch in der Geschichte is a major 19th-century anthropological work by Adolf Bastian that explores the psychological and cultural development of humankind across different societies.
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E.
A Study of History
A Study of History is Arnold J. Toynbee’s multi-volume comparative analysis of the rise and fall of civilizations, proposing that societies grow and decline in response to challenges.
- 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: The Story of Mankind Target entity description: The Story of Mankind is a 1921 children's history book by Hendrik Willem van Loon that presents an accessible, illustrated narrative of world history for young readers.
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A.
The Story of Mankind
The Story of Mankind is a 1957 fantasy-comedy film that uses a celestial trial to explore key events and figures throughout human history.
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B.
The Outline of History
The Outline of History is a sweeping early-20th-century universal history book by H. G. Wells that attempts to narrate the story of humanity from prehistoric times to the modern era.
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C.
A Short History of the World
A Short History of the World is a concise, popular history book by H. G. Wells that surveys human history from prehistoric times to the modern era.
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D.
Der Mensch in der Geschichte
Der Mensch in der Geschichte is a major 19th-century anthropological work by Adolf Bastian that explores the psychological and cultural development of humankind across different societies.
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E.
A Study of History
A Study of History is Arnold J. Toynbee’s multi-volume comparative analysis of the rise and fall of civilizations, proposing that societies grow and decline in response to challenges.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
ⓘ
children's book ⓘ history book ⓘ |
| adaptationType | film ⓘ |
| author | Hendrik Willem van Loon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awarded | Newbery Medal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardYear | 1922 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| coversPeriod | prehistory to modern era ⓘ |
| currentStatusInUS | public domain ⓘ |
| distinction | first book to win the Newbery Medal ⓘ |
| educationalLevel |
middle school
ⓘ
upper elementary ⓘ |
| educationalUse | supplementary reading for history education ⓘ |
| firstNewberyMedalist | true ⓘ |
| format |
digital editions
ⓘ
hardcover ⓘ paperback ⓘ |
| genre |
children's literature
ⓘ
popular history ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation | The Story of Mankind (1957 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasChapterOrganization | topical and chronological chapters ⓘ |
| hasEdition | revised editions ⓘ |
| hasIllustrations | true ⓘ |
| hasSequel | The Home of Mankind NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
interconnectedness of world cultures
ⓘ
progress of human civilization ⓘ |
| illustratedBy | Hendrik Willem van Loon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includes |
drawings
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maps ⓘ timelines ⓘ |
| influenced | later children's world history books ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
children
ⓘ
young readers ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | prose ⓘ |
| notableAspect | author-illustrated history for children ⓘ |
| notableFor | accessible narrative of world history for children ⓘ |
| originalCopyrightStatus | copyrighted ⓘ |
| placeOfPublication | New York City ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1921 ⓘ |
| publisher | Boni and Liveright NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| structure | chronological narrative ⓘ |
| style | conversational ⓘ |
| subject | world history ⓘ |
| targetAgeRange | middle-grade readers ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Story of Mankind Description of subject: The Story of Mankind is a 1921 children's history book by Hendrik Willem van Loon that presents an accessible, illustrated narrative of world history for young readers.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
The Story of Mankind (book)