Harriet Low
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Harriet Low was a 19th-century American diarist best known for her detailed journals documenting social life and foreign trade communities in Macau and China.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Harriet Low canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2985229 — 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: Harriet Low Context triple: [Low family, member, Harriet Low]
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A.
Anne Heywood
Anne Heywood is a British actress known for her film and television roles from the 1950s through the 1970s, often portraying strong, complex female characters.
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B.
Muriel Whiting
Muriel Whiting was the wife of British Royal Air Force commander Hugh Dowding, 1st Baron Dowding, noted for his leadership during the Battle of Britain.
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C.
Harriet Eckersall
Harriet Eckersall was the wife of the influential British economist and demographer Thomas Robert Malthus.
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D.
Ruth Sherwood
Ruth Sherwood is a witty, ambitious writer from Ohio who moves to New York City with her sister Eileen in the musical "Wonderful Town," often serving as the show's sharp-tongued, comedic lead.
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E.
Mary Jane Ward
Mary Jane Ward was an American novelist best known for her semi-autobiographical work "The Snake Pit," which exposed the harsh realities of mid-20th-century psychiatric institutions.
- 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: Harriet Low Target entity description: Harriet Low was a 19th-century American diarist best known for her detailed journals documenting social life and foreign trade communities in Macau and China.
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A.
Anne Heywood
Anne Heywood is a British actress known for her film and television roles from the 1950s through the 1970s, often portraying strong, complex female characters.
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B.
Muriel Whiting
Muriel Whiting was the wife of British Royal Air Force commander Hugh Dowding, 1st Baron Dowding, noted for his leadership during the Battle of Britain.
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C.
Harriet Eckersall
Harriet Eckersall was the wife of the influential British economist and demographer Thomas Robert Malthus.
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D.
Ruth Sherwood
Ruth Sherwood is a witty, ambitious writer from Ohio who moves to New York City with her sister Eileen in the musical "Wonderful Town," often serving as the show's sharp-tongued, comedic lead.
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E.
Mary Jane Ward
Mary Jane Ward was an American novelist best known for her semi-autobiographical work "The Snake Pit," which exposed the harsh realities of mid-20th-century psychiatric institutions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American
ⓘ
diarist ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| centuryOfActivity | 19th century ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| describedIn | historical studies of 19th-century China trade ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | American ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
foreign trade history
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social history ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| genre |
diary
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memoir ⓘ travel writing ⓘ |
| hasRole |
chronicler of daily life in Macau
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observer of expatriate communities ⓘ |
| knownFor |
accounts of foreign trade communities in China
ⓘ
detailed diaries of social life in Macau ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| notableWork |
China journals
ⓘ
Macau journals ⓘ |
| occupation |
diarist
ⓘ
writer ⓘ |
| placeOfActivity |
China
ⓘ
Macau ⓘ |
| sourceOfInformationFor |
history of American presence in China
ⓘ
history of Western communities in Macau ⓘ |
| workFocusesOn |
daily life of Western residents in Asia
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foreign merchant communities in China ⓘ social customs in Macau ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Harriet Low Description of subject: Harriet Low was a 19th-century American diarist best known for her detailed journals documenting social life and foreign trade communities in Macau and China.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.