Tatiana Proskouriakoff
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Tatiana Proskouriakoff was a pioneering Russian-American archaeologist and epigrapher whose work was crucial in deciphering Maya hieroglyphic writing and reconstructing Maya history.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tatiana Proskouriakoff canonical | 4 |
| Tatiana Avenirovna Proskouriakoff | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6561366 — 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: Tatiana Proskouriakoff Context triple: [Maya epigraphy, hasKeyFigure, Tatiana Proskouriakoff]
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A.
Cornelia Morton
Cornelia Morton was the wife of prominent American politician Charles L. McNary, who served as a long-time U.S. Senator from Oregon and Republican Senate Minority Leader.
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B.
Ada Douglas Wetherill
Ada Douglas Wetherill was the English wife of Maharaja Duleep Singh, the last Maharaja of the Sikh Empire, known for her connection to his exiled royal household in Britain.
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C.
Edith Wetmore
Edith Wetmore was a member of the prominent Wetmore family, known for its social standing and influence in American high society.
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D.
Jane Ellen Harrison
Jane Ellen Harrison was a pioneering British classical scholar and one of the founders of modern studies of Greek religion and mythology.
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E.
Carl Blegen
Carl Blegen was an American archaeologist renowned for his influential excavations at Troy and Pylos, which significantly advanced the study of Bronze Age Greece.
- 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: Tatiana Proskouriakoff Target entity description: Tatiana Proskouriakoff was a pioneering Russian-American archaeologist and epigrapher whose work was crucial in deciphering Maya hieroglyphic writing and reconstructing Maya history.
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A.
Cornelia Morton
Cornelia Morton was the wife of prominent American politician Charles L. McNary, who served as a long-time U.S. Senator from Oregon and Republican Senate Minority Leader.
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B.
Ada Douglas Wetherill
Ada Douglas Wetherill was the English wife of Maharaja Duleep Singh, the last Maharaja of the Sikh Empire, known for her connection to his exiled royal household in Britain.
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C.
Edith Wetmore
Edith Wetmore was a member of the prominent Wetmore family, known for its social standing and influence in American high society.
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D.
Jane Ellen Harrison
Jane Ellen Harrison was a pioneering British classical scholar and one of the founders of modern studies of Greek religion and mythology.
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E.
Carl Blegen
Carl Blegen was an American archaeologist renowned for his influential excavations at Troy and Pylos, which significantly advanced the study of Bronze Age Greece.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Mesoamericanist
ⓘ
archaeologist ⓘ epigrapher ⓘ person ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Order of the Quetzal (Guatemala)
ⓘ
linked to:
Order of the Quetzal
|
| birthDate | 1909-01-23 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Tomsk, Russian Empire ⓘ |
| burialPlace |
Copán, Honduras
ⓘ
linked to:
Copán
|
| countryOfCitizenship |
Russian Empire
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1985-08-30 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
ⓘ
linked to:
Cambridge, Massachusetts
|
| educatedAt |
Pennsylvania State College
ⓘ
linked to:
Pennsylvania State University
Pennsylvania State University College of Arts and Architecture ⓘ |
| employer |
Carnegie Institution of Washington
ⓘ
Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology ⓘ |
| era | 20th century ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Russian ⓘ |
| familyName | Proskouriakoff ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Maya studies
ⓘ
archaeology ⓘ epigraphy ⓘ |
| fullName |
Tatiana Avenirovna Proskouriakoff
ⓘ
linked to:
Tatiana Proskouriakoff
|
| gender | female ⓘ |
| givenName |
Tatiana
ⓘ
linked to:
Tatyana
|
| influenced |
Maya epigraphy
ⓘ
Mesoamerican archaeology ⓘ |
| knownFor |
architectural reconstructions of Maya sites
ⓘ
decipherment of Maya hieroglyphic writing ⓘ historical reconstruction of Classic Maya dynasties ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
English
ⓘ
Russian ⓘ |
| madeDiscovery | identification of birth, accession, and death dates in Maya inscriptions ⓘ |
| migratedTo | United States of America ⓘ |
| notableWork |
A Study of Classic Maya Sculpture
ⓘ
An Album of Maya Architecture ⓘ Maya History ⓘ |
| occupation |
archaeologist
ⓘ
architectural illustrator ⓘ epigrapher ⓘ |
| residence | Cambridge, Massachusetts ⓘ |
| significantEvent | demonstrated that many Maya inscriptions record historical events ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Copán
ⓘ
Maya region ⓘ
linked to:
Maya area
Piedras Negras ⓘ Yaxchilán ⓘ |
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Input
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Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Tatiana Proskouriakoff