Irene Lewisohn
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Irene Lewisohn was an American arts patron and educator who played a key role in developing early 20th-century theater and dance training in New York City.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Irene Lewisohn canonical | 2 |
| Alice Lewisohn | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3017603 — 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: Irene Lewisohn Context triple: [The Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre, founder, Irene Lewisohn]
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Helene Shapiro
Helene Shapiro is an American mathematician known for her work in linear algebra and matrix theory, and as a student of Olga Taussky-Todd.
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B.
Ruth Weinstein
Ruth Weinstein is one of the children of disgraced American film producer Harvey Weinstein.
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Irene Mayer
Irene Mayer was the daughter of Hollywood studio mogul Louis B. Mayer and a notable figure in the American film community through her marriage to producer David O. Selznick.
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D.
Louise Mueller
Louise Mueller is a notable individual who shares the surname Mueller and has achieved sufficient recognition to be distinguished among its bearers.
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E.
Anna Strunsky Walling
Anna Strunsky Walling was an early 20th-century American socialist, feminist, and writer active in progressive and suffrage movements.
- 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: Irene Lewisohn Target entity description: Irene Lewisohn was an American arts patron and educator who played a key role in developing early 20th-century theater and dance training in New York City.
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A.
Helene Shapiro
Helene Shapiro is an American mathematician known for her work in linear algebra and matrix theory, and as a student of Olga Taussky-Todd.
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B.
Ruth Weinstein
Ruth Weinstein is one of the children of disgraced American film producer Harvey Weinstein.
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C.
Irene Mayer
Irene Mayer was the daughter of Hollywood studio mogul Louis B. Mayer and a notable figure in the American film community through her marriage to producer David O. Selznick.
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D.
Louise Mueller
Louise Mueller is a notable individual who shares the surname Mueller and has achieved sufficient recognition to be distinguished among its bearers.
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E.
Anna Strunsky Walling
Anna Strunsky Walling was an early 20th-century American socialist, feminist, and writer active in progressive and suffrage movements.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
arts patron
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educator ⓘ human ⓘ philanthropist ⓘ |
| activeInPeriod | early 20th century ⓘ |
| basedIn | New York City ⓘ |
| coFounded |
Neighborhood Playhouse
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Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre ⓘ |
| collaboratedWith | Alice Lewisohn ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Jewish American ⓘ |
| familyName | Lewisohn ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
arts education
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dance ⓘ theater ⓘ |
| founded | Neighborhood Playhouse with her sister Alice Lewisohn ⓘ |
| genre |
community theater
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educational theater ⓘ |
| givenName | Irene ⓘ |
| hasRole |
arts organizer
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dance program director ⓘ theater producer ⓘ |
| influenced |
American dance education
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American theater education ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| movement | settlement house movement ⓘ |
| name | Irene Lewisohn ⓘ |
| notableFor |
developing early 20th-century dance training in New York City
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developing early 20th-century theater training in New York City ⓘ integrating arts and social reform ⓘ supporting training for actors and dancers ⓘ |
| notableWork | Neighborhood Playhouse ⓘ |
| occupation |
arts patron
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educator ⓘ philanthropist ⓘ |
| placeOfActivity |
Manhattan
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New York City ⓘ |
| residence | New York City ⓘ |
| sibling | Alice Lewisohn ⓘ |
| socialContribution | providing arts education to working-class communities in New York City ⓘ |
| supported |
community-based arts programs
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experimental theater ⓘ modern dance ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Irene Lewisohn Description of subject: Irene Lewisohn was an American arts patron and educator who played a key role in developing early 20th-century theater and dance training in New York City.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Irene Lewisohn