Harvard University seal
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The Harvard University seal is the official emblem of Harvard, featuring the Latin motto "Veritas" on a shield and symbolizing the institution’s commitment to truth and scholarship.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Harvard University seal canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2707007 — 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: Harvard University seal Context triple: [Veritas, usedOn, Harvard University seal]
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A.
Georgetown University seal
The Georgetown University seal is the official emblem of Georgetown University, featuring symbolic imagery and Latin mottos that represent the institution’s Jesuit heritage and academic mission.
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B.
John Harvard statue
The John Harvard statue is a famous bronze monument in Harvard Yard that has become an iconic symbol of Harvard University and a popular tourist attraction.
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C.
Seal of Maryland
The Seal of Maryland is the official emblem of the U.S. state of Maryland, featuring heraldic imagery representing its colonial history and the Calvert and Crossland family arms.
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D.
Seal of the United States Department of Education
The Seal of the United States Department of Education is the official emblem used on the department’s documents, publications, and signage to symbolize federal authority over national education policy.
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E.
Princeton University FitzRandolph Gate
Princeton University’s FitzRandolph Gate is the iconic wrought-iron main entrance to the campus, symbolically marking the boundary between the university and the town of Princeton.
- 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: Harvard University seal Target entity description: The Harvard University seal is the official emblem of Harvard, featuring the Latin motto "Veritas" on a shield and symbolizing the institution’s commitment to truth and scholarship.
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A.
Georgetown University seal
The Georgetown University seal is the official emblem of Georgetown University, featuring symbolic imagery and Latin mottos that represent the institution’s Jesuit heritage and academic mission.
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B.
John Harvard statue
The John Harvard statue is a famous bronze monument in Harvard Yard that has become an iconic symbol of Harvard University and a popular tourist attraction.
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C.
Seal of Maryland
The Seal of Maryland is the official emblem of the U.S. state of Maryland, featuring heraldic imagery representing its colonial history and the Calvert and Crossland family arms.
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D.
Seal of the United States Department of Education
The Seal of the United States Department of Education is the official emblem used on the department’s documents, publications, and signage to symbolize federal authority over national education policy.
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E.
Princeton University FitzRandolph Gate
Princeton University’s FitzRandolph Gate is the iconic wrought-iron main entrance to the campus, symbolically marking the boundary between the university and the town of Princeton.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
coat of arms
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emblem ⓘ insignia ⓘ official seal ⓘ symbol ⓘ university seal ⓘ visual identity element ⓘ |
| appliesTo | Harvard University as a whole ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Harvard Corporation
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Harvard governance ⓘ |
| color |
black (in many renderings)
ⓘ
crimson (in many renderings) ⓘ white (in many renderings) ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| depicts |
open books
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shield ⓘ the word "VERITAS" ⓘ |
| distinctFrom |
Harvard College shield
ⓘ
linked to:
Harvard University coat of arms
Harvard University logo ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
inscription "VERITAS"
ⓘ
shield field ⓘ three open books ⓘ |
| heritage | colonial American academic tradition ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Cambridge, Massachusetts ⓘ |
| medium |
digital graphics
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engraving ⓘ print ⓘ stone carving ⓘ |
| motto | Veritas ⓘ |
| mottoLanguage | Latin ⓘ |
| mottoTranslation | Truth ⓘ |
| partOf | Harvard University visual identity ⓘ |
| scriptText |
VERITAS
ⓘ
linked to:
Veritas
|
| symbolizes |
Harvard University’s commitment to truth
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Harvard University’s identity ⓘ academic excellence ⓘ learning ⓘ scholarship ⓘ truth ⓘ |
| theme |
intellectual integrity
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pursuit of knowledge ⓘ |
| usedBy | Harvard University ⓘ |
| usedFor |
branding
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ceremonial purposes ⓘ diplomas ⓘ formal publications ⓘ official documents ⓘ |
| writingSystem | Latin alphabet ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Harvard University seal Description of subject: The Harvard University seal is the official emblem of Harvard, featuring the Latin motto "Veritas" on a shield and symbolizing the institution’s commitment to truth and scholarship.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Veritas (through Harvard University)