Samuel Eliot Morison Award for Naval Literature
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The Samuel Eliot Morison Award for Naval Literature is a prestigious literary prize recognizing outstanding works on naval history and maritime affairs.
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| Samuel Eliot Morison Award for Naval Literature canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Samuel Eliot Morison Award for Naval Literature Context triple: [The Last Stand of the Tin Can Sailors, awarded, Samuel Eliot Morison Award for Naval Literature]
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Francis Parkman Prize
The Francis Parkman Prize is a prestigious American literary award given annually for the best book in American history.
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B.
Bancroft Prize
The Bancroft Prize is a prestigious American award given annually by Columbia University for outstanding books in the fields of American history, diplomacy, or international relations.
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C.
Albert J. Beveridge Award
The Albert J. Beveridge Award is a prestigious prize given by the American Historical Association for outstanding books in American history.
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D.
George Washington Book Prize
The George Washington Book Prize is a prestigious literary award honoring outstanding works on the founding era of the United States.
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E.
Arthur Ross Book Award
The Arthur Ross Book Award is a prestigious literary prize presented by the Council on Foreign Relations that honors outstanding nonfiction works on U.S. foreign policy and international relations.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Samuel Eliot Morison Award for Naval Literature Target entity description: The Samuel Eliot Morison Award for Naval Literature is a prestigious literary prize recognizing outstanding works on naval history and maritime affairs.
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A.
Francis Parkman Prize
The Francis Parkman Prize is a prestigious American literary award given annually for the best book in American history.
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B.
Bancroft Prize
The Bancroft Prize is a prestigious American award given annually by Columbia University for outstanding books in the fields of American history, diplomacy, or international relations.
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C.
Albert J. Beveridge Award
The Albert J. Beveridge Award is a prestigious prize given by the American Historical Association for outstanding books in American history.
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D.
George Washington Book Prize
The George Washington Book Prize is a prestigious literary award honoring outstanding works on the founding era of the United States.
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E.
Arthur Ross Book Award
The Arthur Ross Book Award is a prestigious literary prize presented by the Council on Foreign Relations that honors outstanding nonfiction works on U.S. foreign policy and international relations.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
literary award
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naval history award ⓘ |
| associatedOrganization | Naval Order of the United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardFor |
outstanding books on maritime affairs
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outstanding books on naval history ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| domain |
military history
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naval warfare ⓘ |
| eligibility | authors of distinguished works on naval or maritime subjects ⓘ |
| field |
maritime history
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naval history ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| genre | non-fiction ⓘ |
| hasAwardType | book award ⓘ |
| honours |
excellence in maritime historical writing
ⓘ
excellence in naval historical writing ⓘ |
| inception | 1977 ⓘ |
| languageOfWorksAwarded | English ⓘ |
| locationOfAwarding | New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Samuel Eliot Morison NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfterOccupation |
United States Navy rear admiral
NERFINISHED
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maritime historian ⓘ naval historian ⓘ |
| notableRecipient |
Craig L. Symonds
NERFINISHED
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Evan Thomas NERFINISHED ⓘ Ian W. Toll NERFINISHED ⓘ James D. Hornfischer NERFINISHED ⓘ Norman Polmar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| presentedBy | New York Commandery of the Naval Order of the United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sponsor | New York Commandery of the Naval Order of the United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Subject: Samuel Eliot Morison Award for Naval Literature Description of subject: The Samuel Eliot Morison Award for Naval Literature is a prestigious literary prize recognizing outstanding works on naval history and maritime affairs.
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