Department of History, University of California, Berkeley
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The Department of History at the University of California, Berkeley is a leading academic department renowned for its influential scholarship and teaching across a wide range of historical fields and periods.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Department of History, University of California, Berkeley canonical | 2 |
| Department of History, UC Berkeley | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4713647 — 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: Department of History, University of California, Berkeley Context triple: [Sather Professorships at the University of California, Berkeley, associatedWith, Department of History, University of California, Berkeley]
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Department of Anthropology at the University of California, Berkeley
The Department of Anthropology at the University of California, Berkeley is a leading academic center for anthropological research and education, renowned for its influential scholarship across cultural, archaeological, biological, and linguistic anthropology.
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Harvard University Department of History
The Harvard University Department of History is a leading academic department within Harvard University renowned for its research and teaching on global, political, social, and intellectual history.
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C.
University of California, Berkeley Department of Political Science
The University of California, Berkeley Department of Political Science is a leading academic department renowned for its influential scholarship and teaching across comparative politics, international relations, political theory, and American politics.
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D.
Department of History (Brandeis University)
The Department of History at Brandeis University is an academic unit that offers undergraduate and graduate programs focused on historical research, critical analysis, and global perspectives on the past.
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E.
Department of History
The Department of History at Savitribai Phule Pune University is an academic unit dedicated to teaching and research in historical studies, particularly focusing on Indian and regional history.
- 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: Department of History, University of California, Berkeley Target entity description: The Department of History at the University of California, Berkeley is a leading academic department renowned for its influential scholarship and teaching across a wide range of historical fields and periods.
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A.
Department of Anthropology at the University of California, Berkeley
The Department of Anthropology at the University of California, Berkeley is a leading academic center for anthropological research and education, renowned for its influential scholarship across cultural, archaeological, biological, and linguistic anthropology.
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B.
Harvard University Department of History
The Harvard University Department of History is a leading academic department within Harvard University renowned for its research and teaching on global, political, social, and intellectual history.
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C.
University of California, Berkeley Department of Political Science
The University of California, Berkeley Department of Political Science is a leading academic department renowned for its influential scholarship and teaching across comparative politics, international relations, political theory, and American politics.
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D.
Department of History (Brandeis University)
The Department of History at Brandeis University is an academic unit that offers undergraduate and graduate programs focused on historical research, critical analysis, and global perspectives on the past.
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E.
Department of History
The Department of History at Jadavpur University is an academic unit dedicated to teaching and research in historical studies, known for its strong scholarship and contributions to the humanities.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
academic department
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university history department ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline | humanities ⓘ |
| affiliation | University of California system ⓘ |
| campus | UC Berkeley campus ⓘ |
| city | Berkeley ⓘ |
| country |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| employerOf | history faculty at University of California, Berkeley ⓘ |
| fieldOfStudy | history ⓘ |
| hasMission | teaching and research in history ⓘ |
| hasType | public university department ⓘ |
| knownFor |
influential historical scholarship
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strong graduate training in history ⓘ wide range of historical fields and periods ⓘ |
| languageOfInstruction | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Berkeley, California
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linked to:
Berkeley
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| offersDegree |
B.A. in history
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Ph.D. in history ⓘ |
| offersProgram |
M.A. in history
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Ph.D. in history ⓘ undergraduate history major ⓘ undergraduate history minor ⓘ |
| parentOrganization |
College of Letters and Science, University of California, Berkeley
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linked to:
College of Letters and Science (UC Berkeley)
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| partOf | University of California, Berkeley ⓘ |
| region | San Francisco Bay Area ⓘ |
| reputation |
internationally recognized history department
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leading history department in the United States ⓘ |
| researchArea |
African history
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Asian history ⓘ European history ⓘ Latin American history ⓘ Middle Eastern history ⓘ United States history ⓘ ancient history ⓘ cultural history ⓘ early modern history ⓘ economic history ⓘ gender history ⓘ global and transnational history ⓘ history of science ⓘ intellectual history ⓘ medieval history ⓘ modern history ⓘ political history ⓘ social history ⓘ |
| state |
California
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linked to:
California, United States
|
| website | https://history.berkeley.edu ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Department of History, University of California, Berkeley Description of subject: The Department of History at the University of California, Berkeley is a leading academic department renowned for its influential scholarship and teaching across a wide range of historical fields and periods.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Sather Professorships at the University of California, Berkeley
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associatedWith
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Department of History, University of California, Berkeley
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Sather Professorship of History
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partOf
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Department of History, University of California, Berkeley
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linked to: Department of History, University of California, Berkeley