Humanist of the Year
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Humanist of the Year is an annual honor bestowed by the American Humanist Association to recognize individuals who have made outstanding contributions to the promotion of humanist values, reason, and secular ethics.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Humanist of the Year canonical | 6 |
| Humanist of the Year (American Humanist Association) | 2 |
| American Humanist Association awards | 1 |
| American Humanist Association awards program | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Humanist of the Year Context triple: [Bill Nye, awardReceived, Humanist of the Year]
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A.
National Humanities Medal
The National Humanities Medal is a prestigious United States honor awarded by the President to individuals or groups whose work has deepened the nation’s understanding and appreciation of the humanities.
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B.
Ambassador of Conscience Award
The Ambassador of Conscience Award is Amnesty International’s highest honor, given to individuals and groups who demonstrate exceptional courage and leadership in standing up for human rights.
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C.
Lannan Cultural Freedom Prize
The Lannan Cultural Freedom Prize is an award presented by the Lannan Foundation to honor individuals whose work courageously advances social justice, human rights, and freedom of expression.
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D.
Homo Homini Award
The Homo Homini Award is a human rights prize presented by the Czech organization People in Need to individuals or groups who have made significant contributions to the promotion of human rights, democracy, and nonviolent solutions to political conflicts.
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E.
Peabody Institutional Award
The Peabody Institutional Award is a special honor presented by the Peabody Awards to recognize outstanding, long-term contributions to broadcasting and digital media by an organization or institution.
- 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: Humanist of the Year Target entity description: Humanist of the Year is an annual honor bestowed by the American Humanist Association to recognize individuals who have made outstanding contributions to the promotion of humanist values, reason, and secular ethics.
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A.
National Humanities Medal
The National Humanities Medal is a prestigious United States honor awarded by the President to individuals or groups whose work has deepened the nation’s understanding and appreciation of the humanities.
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B.
Ambassador of Conscience Award
The Ambassador of Conscience Award is Amnesty International’s highest honor, given to individuals and groups who demonstrate exceptional courage and leadership in standing up for human rights.
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C.
Lannan Cultural Freedom Prize
The Lannan Cultural Freedom Prize is an award presented by the Lannan Foundation to honor individuals whose work courageously advances social justice, human rights, and freedom of expression.
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D.
Homo Homini Award
The Homo Homini Award is a human rights prize presented by the Czech organization People in Need to individuals or groups who have made significant contributions to the promotion of human rights, democracy, and nonviolent solutions to political conflicts.
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E.
Peabody Institutional Award
The Peabody Institutional Award is a special honor presented by the Peabody Awards to recognize outstanding, long-term contributions to broadcasting and digital media by an organization or institution.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
annual award
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award ⓘ humanist award ⓘ |
| associatedMovement |
humanism
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secular humanism ⓘ |
| awardFor |
promotion of humanist values
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promotion of reason ⓘ promotion of secular ethics ⓘ |
| country |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| field |
ethics
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rationalism ⓘ secular humanism ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| genre | humanism ⓘ |
| hasAwardTitle | Humanist of the Year ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | English ⓘ |
| hasWebsite | https://americanhumanist.org ⓘ |
| inception | 1953 ⓘ |
| isPartOf |
American Humanist Association awards
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linked to:
Humanist of the Year
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| notableRecipient |
Alice Walker
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Bill Nye ⓘ
linked to:
William Sanford Nye
Carl Sagan ⓘ Gloria Steinem ⓘ Isaac Asimov ⓘ Kurt Vonnegut ⓘ Margaret Atwood ⓘ Neil deGrasse Tyson ⓘ P.Z. Myers ⓘ Rebecca Goldstein ⓘ Richard Dawkins ⓘ Salman Rushdie ⓘ Steven Pinker ⓘ |
| organizer | American Humanist Association ⓘ |
| presentedBy | American Humanist Association ⓘ |
| presenter | American Humanist Association ⓘ |
| purpose |
to recognize individuals who have made outstanding contributions to the promotion of humanist values
ⓘ
to recognize individuals who have made outstanding contributions to the promotion of reason ⓘ to recognize individuals who have made outstanding contributions to the promotion of secular ethics ⓘ |
| recognizes | individuals ⓘ |
| selectionCriteria |
contributions to humanist thought and activism
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promotion of science and reason in public life ⓘ public advocacy of secularism ⓘ |
| sponsor | American Humanist Association ⓘ |
| typicalVenue | American Humanist Association annual conference ⓘ |
| valuePromoted |
human rights
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scientific skepticism ⓘ separation of church and state ⓘ social justice ⓘ |
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Subject: Humanist of the Year Description of subject: Humanist of the Year is an annual honor bestowed by the American Humanist Association to recognize individuals who have made outstanding contributions to the promotion of humanist values, reason, and secular ethics.
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