Benedict Anderson
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Benedict Anderson was a prominent political scientist and historian best known for his influential book "Imagined Communities," which transformed the study of nationalism.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Benedict Anderson canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Benedict Anderson Context triple: [Perry Anderson, sibling, Benedict Anderson]
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Barrington Moore Jr.
Barrington Moore Jr. was an American political sociologist and historian best known for his comparative analysis of social origins of dictatorship and democracy and the role of class structures in political development.
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Ernest Gellner
Ernest Gellner was a Czech-British philosopher and social anthropologist best known for his influential theories on nationalism, modernity, and the relationship between culture and social organization.
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Perry Anderson
Perry Anderson is a British historian and essayist known for his influential Marxist analyses of Western society, politics, and intellectual history, particularly through his long association with the New Left Review.
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Eric Wolf
Eric Wolf was an influential anthropologist known for integrating Marxist perspectives into the study of peasant societies, power, and global historical processes.
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Marshall Sahlins
Marshall Sahlins was a prominent American cultural anthropologist known for his influential work on kinship, exchange, and the critique of economic and evolutionary theories in anthropology.
- 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: Benedict Anderson Target entity description: Benedict Anderson was a prominent political scientist and historian best known for his influential book "Imagined Communities," which transformed the study of nationalism.
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A.
Barrington Moore Jr.
Barrington Moore Jr. was an American political sociologist and historian best known for his comparative analysis of social origins of dictatorship and democracy and the role of class structures in political development.
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B.
Ernest Gellner
Ernest Gellner was a Czech-British philosopher and social anthropologist best known for his influential theories on nationalism, modernity, and the relationship between culture and social organization.
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C.
Perry Anderson
Perry Anderson is a British historian and essayist known for his influential Marxist analyses of Western society, politics, and intellectual history, particularly through his long association with the New Left Review.
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D.
Eric Wolf
Eric Wolf was an influential anthropologist known for integrating Marxist perspectives into the study of peasant societies, power, and global historical processes.
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E.
Marshall Sahlins
Marshall Sahlins was a prominent American cultural anthropologist known for his influential work on kinship, exchange, and the critique of economic and evolutionary theories in anthropology.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
person
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political scientist ⓘ |
| almaMater |
Cornell University
NERFINISHED
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King’s College, Cambridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorOf |
Imagined Communities: Reflections on the Origin and Spread of Nationalism
NERFINISHED
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Java in a Time of Revolution: Occupation and Resistance, 1944–1946 NERFINISHED ⓘ Language and Power: Exploring Political Cultures in Indonesia NERFINISHED ⓘ The Fate of Rural Hell: Asceticism and Desire in Buddhist Thailand NERFINISHED ⓘ The Spectre of Comparisons: Essays on the Intersection of History and Southeast Asia NERFINISHED ⓘ Under Three Flags: Anarchism and the Anti-Colonial Imagination NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | heart failure ⓘ |
| citizenship |
Ireland
NERFINISHED
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United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| countryOfBirth | China NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfDeath | Indonesia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1936-08-26 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2015-12-13 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Cambridge University
NERFINISHED
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Cornell University ⓘ |
| employer | Cornell University ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
history
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nationalism studies ⓘ political science ⓘ |
| fullName | Benedict Richard O’Gorman Anderson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
historical analysis
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political theory ⓘ |
| influenced |
cultural studies
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nationalism studies ⓘ postcolonial studies ⓘ |
| knownFor |
scholarship on Southeast Asia
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studies of nationalism ⓘ theory of imagined communities ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| mainInterest |
Southeast Asian politics
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comparative politics ⓘ nationalism ⓘ |
| notableConcept | imagined community ⓘ |
| notableWork | Imagined Communities NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation | university professor ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Kunming NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Batu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Aaron L. Binenkorb Professor of International Studies at Cornell University
NERFINISHED
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Professor of International Studies at Cornell University ⓘ |
| regionOfStudy |
Indonesia
NERFINISHED
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Southeast Asia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sibling | Perry Anderson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workInstitution | Cornell University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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