Fredrik Barth
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Fredrik Barth was a prominent Norwegian social anthropologist known for his influential work on ethnicity, social organization, and the dynamics of cultural boundaries.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Fredrik Barth canonical | 2 |
| Maurice Bloch | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6869705 — 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: Fredrik Barth Context triple: [Huxley Memorial Medal, notableRecipient, Fredrik Barth]
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A.
Kirkpatrick Durham
Kirkpatrick Durham is a village and civil parish in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, historically associated with the parish of Kirkpatrick.
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B.
Raymond Firth
Raymond Firth was a prominent New Zealand-born social anthropologist best known for his influential work on economic anthropology and his studies of Tikopia society.
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C.
Clifford Geertz
Clifford Geertz was an influential American anthropologist known for his interpretive approach to culture and his concept of "thick description" in the study of symbols and meaning.
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D.
Hans Gerth
Hans Gerth was a German sociologist and social psychologist known for his work on political sociology and for co-editing and translating Max Weber’s major writings into English.
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E.
Wolfram Eberhard
Wolfram Eberhard was a German sociologist and sinologist known for his influential studies on Chinese society, folklore, and comparative civilization.
- 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: Fredrik Barth Target entity description: Fredrik Barth was a prominent Norwegian social anthropologist known for his influential work on ethnicity, social organization, and the dynamics of cultural boundaries.
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A.
Kirkpatrick Durham
Kirkpatrick Durham is a village and civil parish in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, historically associated with the parish of Kirkpatrick.
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B.
Raymond Firth
Raymond Firth was a prominent New Zealand-born social anthropologist best known for his influential work on economic anthropology and his studies of Tikopia society.
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C.
Clifford Geertz
Clifford Geertz was an influential American anthropologist known for his interpretive approach to culture and his concept of "thick description" in the study of symbols and meaning.
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D.
Hans Gerth
Hans Gerth was a German sociologist and social psychologist known for his work on political sociology and for co-editing and translating Max Weber’s major writings into English.
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E.
Wolfram Eberhard
Wolfram Eberhard was a German sociologist and sinologist known for his influential studies on Chinese society, folklore, and comparative civilization.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
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social anthropologist ⓘ |
| academicDegree | PhD in anthropology ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Norway ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1928-12-22 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2016-01-24 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
University of Cambridge
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linked to:
Cambridge University
University of Chicago ⓘ University of Oslo ⓘ |
| employer |
Emory University
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Harvard University ⓘ University of Bergen ⓘ University of Oslo ⓘ |
| familyName | Barth ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
anthropology of South Asia
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anthropology of the Middle East ⓘ economic anthropology ⓘ ethnicity studies ⓘ political anthropology ⓘ social anthropology ⓘ |
| givenName | Fredrik ⓘ |
| knownFor |
analysis of cultural boundaries
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processual approaches in anthropology ⓘ studies of social organization ⓘ theory of ethnic groups and boundaries ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
English
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Norwegian ⓘ
linked to:
Norwegian language
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| name | Fredrik Barth ⓘ |
| nationality | Norwegian ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Balinese Worlds
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Ethnic Groups and Boundaries ⓘ Models of Social Organization ⓘ Nomads of South Persia ⓘ Political Leadership among Swat Pathans ⓘ Process and Form in Social Life ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Germany
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Leipzig ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Norway
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Oslo ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
founding professor at the Department of Social Anthropology, University of Bergen
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professor of social anthropology ⓘ |
| researchFocus |
boundary maintenance between groups
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ecological relationships in social systems ⓘ ethnic identity as a social process ⓘ micro-level social interaction ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| studied |
Balinese society
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Basseri nomads in Iran ⓘ Kurds in the Middle East ⓘ Pathans in Swat, Pakistan ⓘ |
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linked to: Fredrik Barth