David Lowenthal
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David Lowenthal was an American historian and geographer best known for his influential work on heritage studies, particularly his book "The Past is a Foreign Country."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| David Lowenthal canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11874248 — 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: David Lowenthal Context triple: [Carl O. Sauer, hasNotableStudent, David Lowenthal]
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A.
Michael Kammen
Michael Kammen was an American historian renowned for his work on U.S. cultural history and collective memory, and a Pulitzer Prize-winning author.
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B.
Sebastian Brock
Sebastian Brock is a leading British scholar of Syriac studies, renowned for his translations and research on early Syriac Christian literature.
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C.
Robert Homans
Robert Homans was an American character actor of the early 20th century, known for his numerous supporting roles in Hollywood films.
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D.
Brian Fagan
Brian Fagan is a British-born archaeologist and prolific author known for his popular books on ancient civilizations, climate history, and the human past.
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E.
Hayden White
Hayden White was an American historian and literary theorist best known for his work on the narrative and rhetorical structures of historical writing, especially in his influential book "Metahistory."
- 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: David Lowenthal Target entity description: David Lowenthal was an American historian and geographer best known for his influential work on heritage studies, particularly his book "The Past is a Foreign Country."
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A.
Michael Kammen
Michael Kammen was an American historian renowned for his work on U.S. cultural history and collective memory, and a Pulitzer Prize-winning author.
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B.
Sebastian Brock
Sebastian Brock is a leading British scholar of Syriac studies, renowned for his translations and research on early Syriac Christian literature.
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C.
Robert Homans
Robert Homans was an American character actor of the early 20th century, known for his numerous supporting roles in Hollywood films.
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D.
Brian Fagan
Brian Fagan is a British-born archaeologist and prolific author known for his popular books on ancient civilizations, climate history, and the human past.
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E.
Hayden White
Hayden White was an American historian and literary theorist best known for his work on the narrative and rhetorical structures of historical writing, especially in his influential book "Metahistory."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geographer
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heritage studies scholar ⓘ historian ⓘ human ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
British Academy Medal
NERFINISHED
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Royal Geographical Society Victoria Medal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| describedBySource |
The Heritage Crusade and the Spoils of History
NERFINISHED
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The Past is a Foreign Country NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Harvard University
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University of California, Berkeley ⓘ University of Wisconsin–Madison ⓘ |
| employer |
University College London
NERFINISHED
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University of the West Indies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Lowenthal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
environmental history
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heritage studies ⓘ historical geography ⓘ |
| genre |
academic writing
ⓘ
non-fiction ⓘ |
| givenName | David NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAcademicDiscipline |
geography
ⓘ
history ⓘ |
| influenced |
cultural geography
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heritage studies ⓘ public history ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| mainInterest |
collective memory
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cultural heritage ⓘ perception of the past ⓘ |
| name | David Lowenthal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableIdea |
heritage as a contemporary use of the past
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the past as a foreign country NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
The Heritage Crusade and the Spoils of History
NERFINISHED
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The Past is a Foreign Country NERFINISHED ⓘ The Past is a Foreign Country – Revisited NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
geographer
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historian ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
emeritus professor of geography
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professor of geography ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Barbados
NERFINISHED
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London, England ⓘ
surface form:
London
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: David Lowenthal Description of subject: David Lowenthal was an American historian and geographer best known for his influential work on heritage studies, particularly his book "The Past is a Foreign Country."
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.