Francis Bellamy
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Francis Bellamy was an American Christian socialist minister and writer best known for composing the original version of the United States Pledge of Allegiance in 1892.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Francis Bellamy canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T643302 — 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.
Target entity: Francis Bellamy Context triple: [Pledge of Allegiance, author, Francis Bellamy]
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William English Walling
William English Walling was an American labor reformer, socialist, and journalist who played a key role in early 20th-century civil rights activism.
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Henry Billings Brown
Henry Billings Brown was an Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court best known for authoring the decision that upheld racial segregation under the “separate but equal” doctrine.
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C.
Charles Peckham Day
Charles Peckham Day is an American actor, comedian, writer, and producer best known for co-creating and starring as Charlie Kelly on the television series "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia."
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D.
George Foster Peabody
George Foster Peabody was an American banker and philanthropist renowned for his support of education and public service, for whom the prestigious Peabody Awards in broadcasting are named.
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E.
Samuel Gridley Howe
Samuel Gridley Howe was a 19th-century American physician, abolitionist, and pioneering educator best known for his work with the blind and as the first director of the Perkins School for the Blind.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Francis Bellamy Target entity description: Francis Bellamy was an American Christian socialist minister and writer best known for composing the original version of the United States Pledge of Allegiance in 1892.
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A.
William English Walling
William English Walling was an American labor reformer, socialist, and journalist who played a key role in early 20th-century civil rights activism.
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B.
Henry Billings Brown
Henry Billings Brown was an Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court best known for authoring the decision that upheld racial segregation under the “separate but equal” doctrine.
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C.
Charles Peckham Day
Charles Peckham Day is an American actor, comedian, writer, and producer best known for co-creating and starring as Charlie Kelly on the television series "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia."
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D.
George Foster Peabody
George Foster Peabody was an American banker and philanthropist renowned for his support of education and public service, for whom the prestigious Peabody Awards in broadcasting are named.
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E.
Samuel Gridley Howe
Samuel Gridley Howe was a 19th-century American physician, abolitionist, and pioneering educator best known for his work with the blind and as the first director of the Perkins School for the Blind.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian socialist
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human ⓘ minister ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1855-05-18 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1931-08-28 ⓘ |
| denomination |
Baptists
ⓘ
surface form:
Baptist
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| educatedAt |
Rochester Theological Seminary
ⓘ
University of Rochester ⓘ |
| employer |
The Youth's Companion
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surface form:
Youth's Companion
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| ethnicGroup | European American ⓘ |
| familyName | Bellamy ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
education and civic ritual
ⓘ
journalism ⓘ religious ministry ⓘ |
| genre |
political writing
ⓘ
religious writing ⓘ |
| givenName | Francis ⓘ |
| hasOccupation | public speaker ⓘ |
| hasPart |
authored the phrase "one nation indivisible" in the Pledge of Allegiance
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authored the phrase "with liberty and justice for all" in the Pledge of Allegiance ⓘ |
| influencedBy | social gospel movement ⓘ |
| knownFor | composing the original Pledge of Allegiance ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Republican Party
ⓘ
surface form:
Republican Party (United States)
|
| movement | Christian socialism ⓘ |
| notableIdea | use of a national pledge to promote patriotism in schools ⓘ |
| notableWork | original version of the Pledge of Allegiance ⓘ |
| occupation |
editor
ⓘ
minister ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Mount Morris, New York ⓘ |
| placeOfBurial | Rome, New York ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Tampa, Florida ⓘ |
| politicalIdeology |
Christian socialism
ⓘ
socialism ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Baptist minister ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| residence |
Boston, Massachusetts
ⓘ
Tampa, Florida ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse |
Harriet Benton
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Marie Morin ⓘ |
| workLocation | Boston, Massachusetts ⓘ |
| yearComposedPledgeOfAllegiance | 1892 ⓘ |
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Referenced by (5)
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