Benton MacKaye
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Benton MacKaye was an American forester, conservationist, and regional planner best known for conceiving the idea of the Appalachian Trail as both a long-distance footpath and a tool for social and environmental reform.
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| Benton MacKaye canonical | 8 |
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Target entity: Benton MacKaye Context triple: [Appalachian Trail, creator, Benton MacKaye]
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Gifford Pinchot
Gifford Pinchot was an American forester and politician who pioneered the conservation movement and became the first Chief of the U.S. Forest Service.
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Frederick Law Olmsted
Frederick Law Olmsted was a pioneering 19th-century American landscape architect best known for designing major urban parks such as New York City's Central Park and Boston's Emerald Necklace.
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James Gamble Rogers
James Gamble Rogers was an American architect best known for designing many of Yale University's Collegiate Gothic buildings in the early 20th century.
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John Muir
John Muir was a pioneering Scottish-American naturalist, writer, and conservationist whose advocacy helped establish the U.S. national parks system and the modern environmental movement.
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Andrew Jackson Downing
Andrew Jackson Downing was a pioneering 19th-century American landscape designer and writer who helped shape the principles of landscape architecture and suburban garden design in the United States.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Benton MacKaye Target entity description: Benton MacKaye was an American forester, conservationist, and regional planner best known for conceiving the idea of the Appalachian Trail as both a long-distance footpath and a tool for social and environmental reform.
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A.
Gifford Pinchot
Gifford Pinchot was an American forester and politician who pioneered the conservation movement and became the first Chief of the U.S. Forest Service.
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B.
Frederick Law Olmsted
Frederick Law Olmsted was a pioneering 19th-century American landscape architect best known for designing major urban parks such as New York City's Central Park and Boston's Emerald Necklace.
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C.
James Gamble Rogers
James Gamble Rogers was an American architect best known for designing many of Yale University's Collegiate Gothic buildings in the early 20th century.
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D.
John Muir
John Muir was a pioneering Scottish-American naturalist, writer, and conservationist whose advocacy helped establish the U.S. national parks system and the modern environmental movement.
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E.
Andrew Jackson Downing
Andrew Jackson Downing was a pioneering 19th-century American landscape designer and writer who helped shape the principles of landscape architecture and suburban garden design in the United States.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American
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conservationist ⓘ environmentalist ⓘ forester ⓘ human ⓘ regional planner ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Appalachian Trail Conference ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1879-03-06 ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1975-12-11 ⓘ |
| designed | concept of the Appalachian Trail ⓘ |
| familyName | MacKaye ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
conservation
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environmentalism ⓘ forestry ⓘ regional planning ⓘ |
| fullName | Benton MacKaye self-link ⓘ |
| genre | nonfiction ⓘ |
| givenName | Benton ⓘ |
| hasInterest |
land-use planning
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outdoor recreation ⓘ social reform ⓘ wilderness preservation ⓘ |
| influenced |
United States conservation movement
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surface form:
American conservation movement
development of the Appalachian Trail ⓘ regional planning in the United States ⓘ |
| knownFor |
advocacy of wilderness conservation
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conceptualizing the Appalachian Trail ⓘ promoting regional planning ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| movement |
conservation movement
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regional planning movement ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableIdea |
Appalachian Trail as a long-distance footpath
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Appalachian Trail as a tool for environmental reform ⓘ Appalachian Trail as a tool for social reform ⓘ |
| notableWork |
An Appalachian Trail: A Project in Regional Planning
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The New Exploration: A Philosophy of Regional Planning ⓘ |
| occupation |
conservationist
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forester ⓘ planner ⓘ regional planner ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | United States of America ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | United States of America ⓘ |
| proposedIn | An Appalachian Trail: A Project in Regional Planning ⓘ |
| visionForAppalachianTrail |
integration of recreation, conservation, and regional planning
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network of camps and communities along the trail ⓘ |
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