John Law
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John Law is a sociologist and science and technology studies scholar known for his work on actor-network theory and for translating key works such as Bruno Latour’s "The Pasteurization of France" into English.
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| John Law canonical | 2 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: John Law Context triple: [The Pasteurization of France, translatedBy, John Law]
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John Law
John Law was a Scottish economist and financier who became a powerful advisor in France, where he implemented radical monetary and banking reforms that led to the infamous Mississippi Bubble during the Regency period.
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Jean-Baptiste Colbert
Jean-Baptiste Colbert was a 17th-century French statesman and finance minister under King Louis XIV, known for strengthening royal power and developing mercantilist economic policies.
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Jean Colbert
Jean Colbert is a personal name most notably associated with individuals bearing the Colbert surname, though no single widely recognized historical or public figure by this exact name is prominent in major records.
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Jacques Necker
Jacques Necker was an influential Swiss-born banker and statesman who served as finance minister to King Louis XVI of France in the years leading up to the French Revolution.
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François-Joachim de Pierre de Bernis
François-Joachim de Pierre de Bernis was an 18th-century French cardinal, diplomat, and statesman who served as Louis XV’s foreign minister and later as ambassador to the Holy See.
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- 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: John Law Target entity description: John Law is a sociologist and science and technology studies scholar known for his work on actor-network theory and for translating key works such as Bruno Latour’s "The Pasteurization of France" into English.
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John Law
John Law was a Scottish economist and financier who became a powerful advisor in France, where he implemented radical monetary and banking reforms that led to the infamous Mississippi Bubble during the Regency period.
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B.
Jean-Baptiste Colbert
Jean-Baptiste Colbert was a 17th-century French statesman and finance minister under King Louis XIV, known for strengthening royal power and developing mercantilist economic policies.
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C.
Jean Colbert
Jean Colbert is a personal name most notably associated with individuals bearing the Colbert surname, though no single widely recognized historical or public figure by this exact name is prominent in major records.
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D.
Jacques Necker
Jacques Necker was an influential Swiss-born banker and statesman who served as finance minister to King Louis XVI of France in the years leading up to the French Revolution.
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E.
François-Joachim de Pierre de Bernis
François-Joachim de Pierre de Bernis was an 18th-century French cardinal, diplomat, and statesman who served as Louis XV’s foreign minister and later as ambassador to the Holy See.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
human
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science and technology studies scholar ⓘ sociologist ⓘ |
| citizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
actor-network theory
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science and technology studies ⓘ sociology ⓘ |
| hasGender | male ⓘ |
| hasNotableConcept |
after method
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heterogeneous engineering NERFINISHED ⓘ modes of ordering ⓘ |
| hasNotableWork |
"Actor Network Theory and After"
NERFINISHED
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"After Method: Mess in Social Science Research" NERFINISHED ⓘ "Aircraft Stories: Decentering the Object in Technoscience" NERFINISHED ⓘ "Organizing Modernity" NERFINISHED ⓘ "Power, Action and Belief: A New Sociology of Knowledge" NERFINISHED ⓘ "The Sociology of Monsters: Essays on Power, Technology and Domination" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
actor-network theory scholarship
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science and technology studies ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Bruno Latour
NERFINISHED
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Michel Callon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
contributions to actor-network theory
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translation of Bruno Latour’s "The Pasteurization of France" into English ⓘ work in science and technology studies ⓘ |
| languageOfTranslation | English ⓘ |
| nationality | British ⓘ |
| occupation |
academic
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university professor ⓘ |
| researchInterest |
material-semiotic analysis
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methodology in social science ⓘ organizational studies ⓘ post-ANT approaches ⓘ technology and society ⓘ |
| theoreticalApproach |
actor-network theory
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post-structuralism in sociology ⓘ |
| translatedAuthor | Bruno Latour NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| translatedWork | "The Pasteurization of France" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writesInLanguage | English ⓘ |
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