Margaret Cavendish, Duchess of Newcastle-upon-Tyne
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Margaret Cavendish, Duchess of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, was a 17th-century English writer, philosopher, and early feminist known for her pioneering works in natural philosophy, science fiction, and literary prose.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Margaret Cavendish, Duchess of Newcastle-upon-Tyne canonical | 7 |
| Margaret Cavendish | 6 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Margaret Cavendish, Duchess of Newcastle-upon-Tyne Context triple: [Cavendish family, notableMember, Margaret Cavendish, Duchess of Newcastle-upon-Tyne]
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Anne Browne
Anne Browne was the mother of John Winthrop, the first governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony and a key figure in early New England history.
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Maud, Countess of Huntingdon
Maud, Countess of Huntingdon was an Anglo-Norman noblewoman and heiress whose marriage to David I of Scotland helped strengthen his claim to the Scottish throne and linked the Scottish crown to powerful English aristocratic lineages.
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Margaret Blagge
Margaret Blagge was an English gentlewoman at the court of Charles II, noted for her piety and for being the first wife of statesman Sidney Godolphin, 1st Earl of Godolphin.
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Marquise du Châtelet
The Marquise du Châtelet (Émilie du Châtelet) was an 18th-century French mathematician, physicist, and philosopher best known for her influential translation and commentary on Newton’s Principia and her intellectual partnership with Voltaire.
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Cordelia Whewell
Cordelia Whewell was the wife of 19th-century English polymath and philosopher William Whewell, known primarily through her marriage into his intellectual and academic circle.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Margaret Cavendish, Duchess of Newcastle-upon-Tyne Target entity description: Margaret Cavendish, Duchess of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, was a 17th-century English writer, philosopher, and early feminist known for her pioneering works in natural philosophy, science fiction, and literary prose.
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A.
Anne Browne
Anne Browne was the mother of John Winthrop, the first governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony and a key figure in early New England history.
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B.
Maud, Countess of Huntingdon
Maud, Countess of Huntingdon was an Anglo-Norman noblewoman and heiress whose marriage to David I of Scotland helped strengthen his claim to the Scottish throne and linked the Scottish crown to powerful English aristocratic lineages.
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C.
Margaret Blagge
Margaret Blagge was an English gentlewoman at the court of Charles II, noted for her piety and for being the first wife of statesman Sidney Godolphin, 1st Earl of Godolphin.
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D.
Marquise du Châtelet
The Marquise du Châtelet (Émilie du Châtelet) was an 18th-century French mathematician, physicist, and philosopher best known for her influential translation and commentary on Newton’s Principia and her intellectual partnership with Voltaire.
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E.
Cordelia Whewell
Cordelia Whewell was the wife of 19th-century English polymath and philosopher William Whewell, known primarily through her marriage into his intellectual and academic circle.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (58)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
duchess
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early feminist writer ⓘ human ⓘ noblewoman ⓘ philosopher ⓘ playwright ⓘ poet ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Royal Society
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surface form:
Royal Society of London
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| birthName | Margaret Lucas ⓘ |
| centuryOfActivity | 17th century ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | England ⓘ |
| countryOfDeath | England ⓘ |
| criticized | mechanical philosophy ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1623 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1673 ⓘ |
| event | visited the Royal Society in 1667 ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
drama
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literature ⓘ natural philosophy ⓘ philosophy ⓘ poetry ⓘ science fiction ⓘ |
| fullName |
Margaret Cavendish, Duchess of Newcastle-upon-Tyne
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Margaret Cavendish
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| genre |
drama
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poetry ⓘ prose ⓘ science fiction ⓘ utopian fiction ⓘ |
| historicalContext | English Civil War era ⓘ |
| honorificTitle | Duchess of Newcastle-upon-Tyne ⓘ |
| knownFor |
autobiographical writing
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early advocacy of women’s education and intellectual participation ⓘ one of the earliest writers of science fiction in English ⓘ pioneering work in natural philosophy ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| livedIn |
Newcastle House, London
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exile in France ⓘ |
| memberOf | House of Cavendish ⓘ |
| nationality | English ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Observations upon Experimental Philosophy
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Philosophical and Physical Opinions ⓘ Plays ⓘ Poems and Fancies ⓘ The Blazing World ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition | early modern philosophy ⓘ |
| philosophicalView |
materialism
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vitalism ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Colchester
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Essex ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
London, England
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surface form:
London
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| politicalAlignment | Royalist ⓘ |
| relative | Lucas family of Colchester ⓘ |
| spouse |
Marquis of Newcastle
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surface form:
William Cavendish, 1st Duke of Newcastle-upon-Tyne
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| wroteAbout |
gender roles
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metaphysics ⓘ politics ⓘ science and experimentation ⓘ |
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