David Schneider
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David Schneider was an influential American anthropologist known for his groundbreaking work on kinship and the cultural construction of relatedness.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| David Schneider canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7631481 — 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: David Schneider Context triple: [The Elementary Structures of Kinship, influenced, David Schneider]
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A.
Max Schneider
Max Schneider is an American actor, singer, and songwriter best known for his roles on Nickelodeon and his pop music released under the name MAX.
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B.
Eric D. Schneider
Eric D. Schneider was a scientist and author known for his work on thermodynamics and complex systems, particularly in collaboration with Dorion Sagan.
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C.
Norbert J. Schneider
Norbert J. Schneider is a composer best known for his film score work, including the music for the 1993 war film "Stalingrad."
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D.
Ben Schneider
Ben Schneider is an American singer-songwriter and visual artist best known as the founder, lead vocalist, and primary songwriter of the indie folk band Lord Huron.
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E.
Douglas Schwartz
Douglas Schwartz is a film producer known for his work on the inspirational biographical drama "Soul Surfer."
- 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 Schneider Target entity description: David Schneider was an influential American anthropologist known for his groundbreaking work on kinship and the cultural construction of relatedness.
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A.
Max Schneider
Max Schneider is an American actor, singer, and songwriter best known for his roles on Nickelodeon and his pop music released under the name MAX.
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B.
Eric D. Schneider
Eric D. Schneider was a scientist and author known for his work on thermodynamics and complex systems, particularly in collaboration with Dorion Sagan.
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C.
Norbert J. Schneider
Norbert J. Schneider is a composer best known for his film score work, including the music for the 1993 war film "Stalingrad."
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D.
Ben Schneider
Ben Schneider is an American singer-songwriter and visual artist best known as the founder, lead vocalist, and primary songwriter of the indie folk band Lord Huron.
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E.
Douglas Schwartz
Douglas Schwartz is a film producer known for his work on the inspirational biographical drama "Soul Surfer."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (24)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | anthropologist ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline | cultural anthropology ⓘ |
| areaOfInfluence | social theory of relatedness ⓘ |
| citizenship |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| describedAs |
groundbreaking theorist of kinship
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influential American anthropologist ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
anthropology
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kinship studies ⓘ symbolic anthropology ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| influenced |
feminist anthropology
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kinship theory in anthropology ⓘ studies of relatedness ⓘ |
| knownFor |
critique of Euro-American kinship concepts
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theory of the cultural construction of relatedness ⓘ work on kinship ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| movement | symbolic anthropology ⓘ |
| nationality |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| notableIdea |
distinction between biological and cultural relatedness as culturally constructed
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kinship as a cultural system ⓘ |
| occupation | professor ⓘ |
| workFocus |
American kinship
ⓘ
comparative kinship ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: David Schneider Description of subject: David Schneider was an influential American anthropologist known for his groundbreaking work on kinship and the cultural construction of relatedness.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.