Torrey Botanical Club
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The Torrey Botanical Club is one of the oldest botanical societies in the United States, dedicated to the study and promotion of plant science, particularly in the New York region.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Torrey Botanical Club canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11389387 — 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: Torrey Botanical Club Context triple: [Nathaniel Lord Britton, memberOf, Torrey Botanical Club]
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A.
Olbrich Botanical Society
The Olbrich Botanical Society is a nonprofit organization that manages and supports the development, operations, and programming of Olbrich Botanical Gardens in Madison, Wisconsin.
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B.
Massachusetts Horticultural Society
The Massachusetts Horticultural Society is one of the oldest horticultural organizations in the United States, dedicated to advancing the art and science of gardening, landscape design, and plant cultivation.
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C.
Botanical Society of America
The Botanical Society of America is a professional scientific organization dedicated to advancing the study and understanding of plants and botanical sciences.
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D.
American Acclimatization Society
The American Acclimatization Society was a 19th-century New York–based group dedicated to introducing non-native European plants and animals to North America, most notoriously responsible for releasing European starlings into the United States.
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E.
Liriodendron Foundation
The Liriodendron Foundation is a nonprofit organization dedicated to preserving and promoting the historic Liriodendron Mansion as a cultural, educational, and community resource.
- 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: Torrey Botanical Club Target entity description: The Torrey Botanical Club is one of the oldest botanical societies in the United States, dedicated to the study and promotion of plant science, particularly in the New York region.
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A.
Olbrich Botanical Society
The Olbrich Botanical Society is a nonprofit organization that manages and supports the development, operations, and programming of Olbrich Botanical Gardens in Madison, Wisconsin.
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B.
Massachusetts Horticultural Society
The Massachusetts Horticultural Society is one of the oldest horticultural organizations in the United States, dedicated to advancing the art and science of gardening, landscape design, and plant cultivation.
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C.
Botanical Society of America
The Botanical Society of America is a professional scientific organization dedicated to advancing the study and understanding of plants and botanical sciences.
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D.
American Acclimatization Society
The American Acclimatization Society was a 19th-century New York–based group dedicated to introducing non-native European plants and animals to North America, most notoriously responsible for releasing European starlings into the United States.
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E.
Liriodendron Foundation
The Liriodendron Foundation is a nonprofit organization dedicated to preserving and promoting the historic Liriodendron Mansion as a cultural, educational, and community resource.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
botanical society
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scientific society ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Columbia University (historically through John Torrey)
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linked to:
Columbia College, Columbia University
New York Botanical Garden ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| discipline |
ecology
ⓘ
plant taxonomy ⓘ systematic botany ⓘ |
| field |
botany
ⓘ
plant science ⓘ |
| focusesOn | flora of the New York region ⓘ |
| foundedIn | 1867 ⓘ |
| foundedInCentury | 19th century ⓘ |
| hasAbbreviation | Torrey Bot. Club ⓘ |
| hasActivity |
maintenance of botanical records for the New York region
ⓘ
publication of botanical monographs ⓘ |
| hasFormerName |
Torrey Botanical Club (journal)
ⓘ
linked to:
Journal of the Torrey Botanical Society
|
| hasMemberType |
amateur botanists
ⓘ
professional botanists ⓘ students ⓘ |
| hasPublication | Journal of the Torrey Botanical Society ⓘ |
| hasPublicationFrequency | quarterly (for its journal) ⓘ |
| hasScope | regional and international botanical research ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | New York City ⓘ |
| isOneOf | oldest botanical societies in the United States ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| namedAfter | John Torrey ⓘ |
| nonProfitStatus | nonprofit organization ⓘ |
| organizes |
field trips
ⓘ
lectures ⓘ scientific meetings ⓘ |
| publishes | peer-reviewed botanical research ⓘ |
| purpose |
promotion of plant science
ⓘ
study of local flora ⓘ support of botanical research ⓘ |
| regionServed |
New York metropolitan area
ⓘ
Northeastern United States ⓘ |
| supports |
botanical education
ⓘ
conservation of plant diversity ⓘ |
| typeOfMembership |
individual memberships
ⓘ
institutional memberships ⓘ |
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Subject: Torrey Botanical Club Description of subject: The Torrey Botanical Club is one of the oldest botanical societies in the United States, dedicated to the study and promotion of plant science, particularly in the New York region.
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