Theotonio dos Santos
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Theotonio dos Santos was a Brazilian Marxist economist and sociologist known as one of the principal architects of dependency theory in Latin American social thought.
All labels observed (1)
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| Theotonio dos Santos canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10165332 — 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: Theotonio dos Santos Context triple: [dependency theory, associatedWith, Theotonio dos Santos]
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A.
Edmundo Bettencourt
Edmundo Bettencourt was a prominent Portuguese singer and guitarist renowned for his influential role in the development and interpretation of Fado de Coimbra.
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B.
Delmiro Gouveia
Delmiro Gouveia is a municipality in northeastern Brazil known for its historical association with early industrial development and the pioneering entrepreneur Delmiro Augusto da Cruz Gouveia.
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C.
Henrique Alvim Corrêa
Henrique Alvim Corrêa was a Brazilian illustrator and painter best known for his dark, visionary artwork created for early editions of H.G. Wells’s science fiction.
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D.
Amílcar Falcão
Amílcar Falcão is a Portuguese academic and pharmacist who serves as rector of the historic University of Coimbra.
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E.
Costa Pinheiro
Costa Pinheiro was a Portuguese artist known for his contributions to contemporary painting and public art installations.
- 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: Theotonio dos Santos Target entity description: Theotonio dos Santos was a Brazilian Marxist economist and sociologist known as one of the principal architects of dependency theory in Latin American social thought.
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A.
Edmundo Bettencourt
Edmundo Bettencourt was a prominent Portuguese singer and guitarist renowned for his influential role in the development and interpretation of Fado de Coimbra.
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B.
Delmiro Gouveia
Delmiro Gouveia is a municipality in northeastern Brazil known for its historical association with early industrial development and the pioneering entrepreneur Delmiro Augusto da Cruz Gouveia.
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C.
Henrique Alvim Corrêa
Henrique Alvim Corrêa was a Brazilian illustrator and painter best known for his dark, visionary artwork created for early editions of H.G. Wells’s science fiction.
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D.
Amílcar Falcão
Amílcar Falcão is a Portuguese academic and pharmacist who serves as rector of the historic University of Coimbra.
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E.
Costa Pinheiro
Costa Pinheiro was a Portuguese artist known for his contributions to contemporary painting and public art installations.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Marxist theorist
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dependency theorist ⓘ economist ⓘ human ⓘ sociologist ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Brazil ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1936-11-11 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2018-02-27 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Federal University of Minas Gerais NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer |
Universidad Central de Venezuela
NERFINISHED
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Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México NERFINISHED ⓘ Universidad de Chile NERFINISHED ⓘ Universidade Federal Fluminense NERFINISHED ⓘ Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | dos Santos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
development studies
ⓘ
economics ⓘ political economy ⓘ sociology ⓘ |
| givenName | Theotonio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ideology |
Marxism
ⓘ
socialism ⓘ |
| influenced |
Latin American dependency theorists
ⓘ
critical development studies ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Karl Marx
ⓘ
Raúl Prebisch NERFINISHED ⓘ Vladimir Lenin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
Portuguese
ⓘ
Spanish ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Latin American Social Sciences Council
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
World System Analysis school of thought NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement |
Latin American critical theory
ⓘ
Marxism ⓘ dependency theory ⓘ |
| name | Theotonio dos Santos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | Brazilian ⓘ |
| notableIdea |
dependency theory
ⓘ
theory of dependent development ⓘ |
| notableWork |
A Teoria da Dependência: Balanço e Perspectivas
NERFINISHED
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Dependência e Desenvolvimento na América Latina NERFINISHED ⓘ Imperialismo e Dependência NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
researcher
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university professor ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Carangola, Minas Gerais, Brazil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Brazil
NERFINISHED
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Chile NERFINISHED ⓘ Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ Venezuela NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: Theotonio dos Santos Description of subject: Theotonio dos Santos was a Brazilian Marxist economist and sociologist known as one of the principal architects of dependency theory in Latin American social thought.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.