Michael Postan
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Michael Postan was a prominent 20th-century economic historian known for his influential work on medieval European economy and his role in shaping the field of economic history in Britain.
All labels observed (1)
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| Michael Postan canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9019524 — 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: Michael Postan Context triple: [Eileen Power, notableStudent, Michael Postan]
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A.
Andrew Rabinovich
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B.
Jonathan Bornstein
Jonathan Bornstein is an American soccer player and defender best known for his long career in Major League Soccer and appearances with the United States men's national team.
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C.
Neil Asher Silberman
Neil Asher Silberman is an American archaeologist and historian known for his work on biblical archaeology, the history of ancient Israel, and the interpretation of archaeological heritage for public audiences.
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D.
Michael Saltzman
Michael Saltzman is a screenwriter best known for co-writing the 2006 reboot of "The Pink Panther" starring Steve Martin.
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E.
Kenneth Sisam
Kenneth Sisam was a New Zealand-born scholar and editor of Old and Middle English literature, noted for his influential work at Oxford University Press.
- 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: Michael Postan Target entity description: Michael Postan was a prominent 20th-century economic historian known for his influential work on medieval European economy and his role in shaping the field of economic history in Britain.
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A.
Andrew Rabinovich
Andrew Rabinovich is a computer scientist and researcher known for his contributions to computer vision and deep learning, including influential work at Google.
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B.
Jonathan Bornstein
Jonathan Bornstein is an American soccer player and defender best known for his long career in Major League Soccer and appearances with the United States men's national team.
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C.
Neil Asher Silberman
Neil Asher Silberman is an American archaeologist and historian known for his work on biblical archaeology, the history of ancient Israel, and the interpretation of archaeological heritage for public audiences.
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D.
Michael Saltzman
Michael Saltzman is a screenwriter best known for co-writing the 2006 reboot of "The Pink Panther" starring Steve Martin.
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E.
Kenneth Sisam
Kenneth Sisam was a New Zealand-born scholar and editor of Old and Middle English literature, noted for his influential work at Oxford University Press.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British academic
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economic historian ⓘ historian of the Middle Ages ⓘ human ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline |
economics
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history ⓘ |
| areaOfInfluence | 20th-century economic history ⓘ |
| citizenshipStatus | naturalised British citizen ⓘ |
| contributedTo |
institutional analysis of medieval economies
ⓘ
quantitative approaches in economic history ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| educatedAt | London School of Economics ⓘ |
| employer |
University of Cambridge
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linked to:
Cambridge University
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| era | 20th century ⓘ |
| familyName | Postan ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
European economic history
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economic history ⓘ medieval economic history ⓘ |
| genre |
academic writing
ⓘ
economic history literature ⓘ |
| givenName | Michael ⓘ |
| hasNotableStudent | students who became leading economic historians in Britain ⓘ |
| inAcademicTradition | Cambridge school of economic history ⓘ |
| influenced |
British economic history
ⓘ
medieval studies ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
classical economic theory
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institutional economics ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | British Academy ⓘ |
| name | Michael Moïssey Postan ⓘ |
| notableFor |
shaping the field of economic history in Britain
ⓘ
studies of the medieval European economy ⓘ |
| notableWork |
The Cambridge Economic History of Europe
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The Medieval Economy and Society ⓘ |
| occupation |
author
ⓘ
professor ⓘ university teacher ⓘ |
| origin | Eastern Europe ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Professor of Economic History at the University of Cambridge ⓘ |
| studied |
feudal economy
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medieval agrarian structures ⓘ population and resources in medieval Europe ⓘ |
| taught | economic history ⓘ |
| taughtAt |
University of Cambridge
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linked to:
Cambridge University
|
| workLocation | Cambridge ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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