John Langdon Caskey
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John Langdon Caskey was an American archaeologist and classical scholar renowned for his influential excavations in Greece, particularly at prehistoric sites such as Lerna.
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| John Langdon Caskey canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9022836 — 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: John Langdon Caskey Context triple: [Lerna, excavationLeader, John Langdon Caskey]
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George Reynolds
George Reynolds was the 19th-century Mormon defendant whose challenge to federal anti-polygamy laws led to the landmark U.S. Supreme Court case Reynolds v. United States, which helped define the limits of religious freedom under the First Amendment.
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B.
Denton True Young
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C.
Monroe Cannon
Monroe Cannon is the daughter of singer Mariah Carey and entertainer Nick Cannon, known publicly through her parents' high-profile careers and media appearances.
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D.
William Sattler
William Sattler is a person notable enough to be recognized as a distinguished bearer of the Sattler surname, though specific widely known achievements or roles are not clearly documented.
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E.
Enos Loveland
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- 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: John Langdon Caskey Target entity description: John Langdon Caskey was an American archaeologist and classical scholar renowned for his influential excavations in Greece, particularly at prehistoric sites such as Lerna.
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A.
George Reynolds
George Reynolds was the 19th-century Mormon defendant whose challenge to federal anti-polygamy laws led to the landmark U.S. Supreme Court case Reynolds v. United States, which helped define the limits of religious freedom under the First Amendment.
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B.
Denton True Young
Denton True Young, better known as Cy Young, was a legendary American Major League Baseball pitcher whose record 511 career wins inspired the naming of the annual Cy Young Award for pitching excellence.
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C.
Monroe Cannon
Monroe Cannon is the daughter of singer Mariah Carey and entertainer Nick Cannon, known publicly through her parents' high-profile careers and media appearances.
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D.
William Sattler
William Sattler is a person notable enough to be recognized as a distinguished bearer of the Sattler surname, though specific widely known achievements or roles are not clearly documented.
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E.
Enos Loveland
Enos Loveland was an early settler and prominent local figure after whom the community of Loveland, Iowa, was named.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
archaeologist
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classical scholar ⓘ human ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | United States of America ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| countryOfDeath | Greece NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1908-12-30 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1981-07-16 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
University of Cincinnati
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Yale University ⓘ |
| employer |
American School of Classical Studies at Athens
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
University of Cincinnati NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Aegean prehistory
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Greek archaeology ⓘ classical archaeology ⓘ |
| genre |
archaeological report
ⓘ
classical studies ⓘ |
| hasAcademicAdvisor | Carl Blegen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
Elizabeth Caskey
NERFINISHED
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later generations of Aegean prehistorians ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Carl Blegen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memberOf |
American School of Classical Studies at Athens
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Archaeological Institute of America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
contributions to the study of Aegean prehistory
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excavations at prehistoric sites in Greece ⓘ research on the Early Bronze Age in Greece ⓘ work at the site of Lerna in the Argolid ⓘ |
| notableStudent | Elizabeth Caskey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Lerna: A Preclassical Site in the Argolid
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
excavations at Ayia Irini on Kea ⓘ excavations at Gordion ⓘ excavations at Keos ⓘ excavations at Lerna NERFINISHED ⓘ excavations at Troy ⓘ |
| occupation |
archaeologist
ⓘ
classical scholar ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Alexandria, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Athens, Greece NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
director of the American School of Classical Studies at Athens
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head of the Classics Department at the University of Cincinnati ⓘ professor at the University of Cincinnati ⓘ |
| spouse | Elizabeth Caskey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Argolid
NERFINISHED
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Greece NERFINISHED ⓘ Lerna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: John Langdon Caskey Description of subject: John Langdon Caskey was an American archaeologist and classical scholar renowned for his influential excavations in Greece, particularly at prehistoric sites such as Lerna.
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