Jedediah Purdy
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Jedediah Purdy is an American legal scholar and writer known for his work on democracy, environmental politics, and political economy.
All labels observed (1)
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| Jedediah Purdy canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Jedediah Purdy Context triple: [The New Republic, hasContributor, Jedediah Purdy]
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A.
Jedediah Leland
Jedediah Leland is a key supporting character in the film "Citizen Kane," serving as Charles Foster Kane’s longtime friend and moral conscience who ultimately critiques Kane’s corruption and lost ideals.
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B.
Jedediah
Jedediah is a miniature cowboy figure who comes to life and provides comic relief and adventurous chaos in the "Night at the Museum" film series.
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C.
Eliab Harvey
Eliab Harvey was an English naval officer and politician best known for commanding HMS Temeraire at the Battle of Trafalgar.
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D.
Jesse Franklin
Jesse Franklin was an early 19th-century American politician who served as a U.S. Senator and later as Governor of North Carolina.
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E.
Zachariah Rigby
Zachariah Rigby is a vengeful former member of a serial-killing duo in the dark comedy crime film "Seven Psychopaths."
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Jedediah Purdy Target entity description: Jedediah Purdy is an American legal scholar and writer known for his work on democracy, environmental politics, and political economy.
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A.
Jedediah Leland
Jedediah Leland is a key supporting character in the film "Citizen Kane," serving as Charles Foster Kane’s longtime friend and moral conscience who ultimately critiques Kane’s corruption and lost ideals.
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B.
Jedediah
Jedediah is a miniature cowboy figure who comes to life and provides comic relief and adventurous chaos in the "Night at the Museum" film series.
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C.
Eliab Harvey
Eliab Harvey was an English naval officer and politician best known for commanding HMS Temeraire at the Battle of Trafalgar.
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D.
Jesse Franklin
Jesse Franklin was an early 19th-century American politician who served as a U.S. Senator and later as Governor of North Carolina.
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E.
Zachariah Rigby
Zachariah Rigby is a vengeful former member of a serial-killing duo in the dark comedy crime film "Seven Psychopaths."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
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law professor ⓘ legal scholar ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Harvard College
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linked to:
Harvard University
Yale Law School ⓘ |
| employer |
Columbia Law School
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Duke University School of Law ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
constitutional law
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democratic theory ⓘ environmental law ⓘ environmental politics ⓘ legal theory ⓘ political economy ⓘ |
| genre |
essays
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legal non-fiction ⓘ political philosophy ⓘ |
| hasAcademicDiscipline |
environmental studies
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law ⓘ political theory ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| notableFor |
work on democracy
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work on environmental politics ⓘ work on political economy ⓘ |
| notableWork |
A Tolerable Anarchy
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After Nature ⓘ Being America ⓘ For Common Things ⓘ The Meaning of Property ⓘ This Land Is Our Land ⓘ Two Cheers for Politics ⓘ |
| occupation |
law professor
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legal scholar ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
professor of law at Columbia Law School
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professor of law at Duke University School of Law ⓘ |
| writesAbout |
American politics
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capitalism ⓘ democracy ⓘ environmental politics ⓘ political economy ⓘ property law ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Jedediah Purdy Description of subject: Jedediah Purdy is an American legal scholar and writer known for his work on democracy, environmental politics, and political economy.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.