David Rumsey
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David Rumsey is an American map collector and historian renowned for his extensive collection of historical maps and cartographic materials.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| David Rumsey canonical | 2 |
| David Rumsey Map Collection | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4260674 — 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 Rumsey Context triple: [David Rumsey Map Center, namedAfter, David Rumsey]
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A.
J. W. Arrowsmith
J. W. Arrowsmith was a prominent 19th-century British publishing firm based in Bristol, known for issuing popular novels and literary works.
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B.
William Tharp
William Tharp was a 19th-century American politician who served as the 36th Governor of Delaware.
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C.
Paul Fisher
Paul Fisher is a film director and screenwriter best known for his work on animated features such as The Lego Ninjago Movie.
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D.
Thomas Rivers
Thomas Rivers was a pioneering 19th-century English nurseryman and horticulturist renowned for developing and popularizing many new fruit tree varieties.
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E.
Robert Simonds
Robert Simonds is an American film producer and studio executive known for producing a string of successful Hollywood comedies and founding the media company STX Entertainment.
- 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 Rumsey Target entity description: David Rumsey is an American map collector and historian renowned for his extensive collection of historical maps and cartographic materials.
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A.
J. W. Arrowsmith
J. W. Arrowsmith was a prominent 19th-century British publishing firm based in Bristol, known for issuing popular novels and literary works.
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B.
William Tharp
William Tharp was a 19th-century American politician who served as the 36th Governor of Delaware.
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C.
Paul Fisher
Paul Fisher is a film director and screenwriter best known for his work on animated features such as The Lego Ninjago Movie.
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D.
Thomas Rivers
Thomas Rivers was a pioneering 19th-century English nurseryman and horticulturist renowned for developing and popularizing many new fruit tree varieties.
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E.
Robert Simonds
Robert Simonds is an American film producer and studio executive known for producing a string of successful Hollywood comedies and founding the media company STX Entertainment.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American historian of cartography
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historian ⓘ human ⓘ map collector ⓘ |
| advocatesFor | open access to digital map collections ⓘ |
| basedIn |
California
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linked to:
California, United States
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| collectionFocus |
16th century maps
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17th century maps ⓘ 18th century maps ⓘ 19th century maps ⓘ early 20th century maps ⓘ globes and sphere maps ⓘ maps of North America ⓘ maps of the United States ⓘ sea charts ⓘ urban maps ⓘ world atlases ⓘ |
| collectionHousedAt |
David Rumsey Map Center
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Stanford University ⓘ Stanford University Libraries ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
cartography
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historical geography ⓘ history of cartography ⓘ |
| founded |
David Rumsey Map Collection
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linked to:
David Rumsey Map Center
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| hasCollection |
atlases
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cartographic materials ⓘ globes ⓘ historical maps ⓘ |
| hasDigitalCollectionSize | tens of thousands of digitized maps ⓘ |
| hasDonated | large portions of his map collection ⓘ |
| hasDonatedTo | Stanford University ⓘ |
| hasPhysicalCollectionSize | tens of thousands of physical maps and related items ⓘ |
| hasPublishedOn |
historical map collections
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history of cartography ⓘ |
| hasWebsite | https://www.davidrumsey.com ⓘ |
| knownFor |
creating one of the largest private collections of historical maps
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digitization of historical maps ⓘ online access to cartographic collections ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memberOf |
board of trustees of the Stanford University Libraries (past or present)
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linked to:
Stanford University Board of Trustees
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| notableFor |
David Rumsey Map Collection
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linked to:
David Rumsey Map Center
|
| notableProject | online David Rumsey Map Collection ⓘ |
| occupation |
historian
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map collector ⓘ real estate developer ⓘ |
| usesTechnology |
georeferencing of historical maps
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high-resolution map scanning ⓘ online map visualization tools ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: David Rumsey Description of subject: David Rumsey is an American map collector and historian renowned for his extensive collection of historical maps and cartographic materials.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: David Rumsey