Donald W. Sherburne
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Donald W. Sherburne was an American philosopher and prominent interpreter of Alfred North Whitehead’s process philosophy.
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| Donald W. Sherburne canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2538242 — 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: Donald W. Sherburne Context triple: [Process and Reality, correctedEditionEditor, Donald W. Sherburne]
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A.
Elbert A. Smith
Elbert A. Smith was an American religious leader and writer who served as a prominent apostle and later Presiding Patriarch in the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (now Community of Christ).
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B.
Robert F. Colesberry
Robert F. Colesberry was an American film and television producer and director best known for helping shape the visual style and production of acclaimed series like *The Wire* and *Homicide: Life on the Street*.
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C.
Charles R. Boling
Charles R. Boling was a prominent supporter and benefactor of the University of Tennessee whose contributions led to the major campus venue Thompson–Boling Arena bearing his name.
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D.
Harry M. Wegeforth
Harry M. Wegeforth was an American physician and civic leader best known for establishing and guiding the early development of the San Diego Zoo into a major zoological institution.
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E.
Clifford B. Harmon
Clifford B. Harmon was an American aviation pioneer and real estate developer best known for promoting early aeronautics and establishing awards that recognized achievements in flight.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Donald W. Sherburne Target entity description: Donald W. Sherburne was an American philosopher and prominent interpreter of Alfred North Whitehead’s process philosophy.
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A.
Elbert A. Smith
Elbert A. Smith was an American religious leader and writer who served as a prominent apostle and later Presiding Patriarch in the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (now Community of Christ).
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B.
Robert F. Colesberry
Robert F. Colesberry was an American film and television producer and director best known for helping shape the visual style and production of acclaimed series like *The Wire* and *Homicide: Life on the Street*.
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C.
Charles R. Boling
Charles R. Boling was a prominent supporter and benefactor of the University of Tennessee whose contributions led to the major campus venue Thompson–Boling Arena bearing his name.
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D.
Harry M. Wegeforth
Harry M. Wegeforth was an American physician and civic leader best known for establishing and guiding the early development of the San Diego Zoo into a major zoological institution.
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E.
Clifford B. Harmon
Clifford B. Harmon was an American aviation pioneer and real estate developer best known for promoting early aeronautics and establishing awards that recognized achievements in flight.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
American philosopher
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human ⓘ philosopher ⓘ |
| citizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1929-07-21 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2014-09-19 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Colgate University
NERFINISHED
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Syracuse University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer | Vanderbilt University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Sherburne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
philosophy
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process philosophy ⓘ |
| givenName | Donald NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAcademicDiscipline |
history of philosophy
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metaphysics ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| mainInterest |
Alfred North Whitehead
NERFINISHED
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process metaphysics ⓘ |
| memberOf | Metaphysical Society of America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
interpretation of Alfred North Whitehead’s process philosophy
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work on Alfred North Whitehead ⓘ |
| notableWork |
A Key to Whitehead’s Process and Reality
NERFINISHED
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Whitehead’s Philosophy: Selected Essays, 1935–1970 (editor) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation | philosopher ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Auburn, New York, United States of America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Nashville, Tennessee, United States of America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | president of the Metaphysical Society of America ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| workLocation | Vanderbilt University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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