Benjamin McLane Spock
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Benjamin McLane Spock was an influential American pediatrician and author whose book "The Common Sense Book of Baby and Child Care" revolutionized parenting practices in the 20th century.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Benjamin McLane Spock canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11809793 — 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: Benjamin McLane Spock Context triple: [Benjamin Spock, fullName, Benjamin McLane Spock]
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A.
John Sheldon
John Sheldon was a colonial militia leader from Deerfield, Massachusetts, known for his role in defending the town during the 1704 Deerfield Massacre and later diplomatic missions to negotiate the release of captives.
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B.
John Dossett
John Dossett is an American stage actor known for his prominent roles in Broadway musicals and plays.
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C.
Robert De Witt
Robert De Witt is a person notable enough to be recognized as a namesake of the surname De Witt.
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D.
Ezra Newman
Ezra Newman was an American physicist and relativist known for his influential contributions to general relativity, including the formulation of the Kerr–Newman black hole solution.
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E.
Sheldon Peck
Sheldon Peck was a 19th-century American folk artist and portrait painter known for his distinctive primitive style and abolitionist activities.
- 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: Benjamin McLane Spock Target entity description: Benjamin McLane Spock was an influential American pediatrician and author whose book "The Common Sense Book of Baby and Child Care" revolutionized parenting practices in the 20th century.
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A.
John Sheldon
John Sheldon was a colonial militia leader from Deerfield, Massachusetts, known for his role in defending the town during the 1704 Deerfield Massacre and later diplomatic missions to negotiate the release of captives.
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B.
John Dossett
John Dossett is an American stage actor known for his prominent roles in Broadway musicals and plays.
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C.
Robert De Witt
Robert De Witt is a person notable enough to be recognized as a namesake of the surname De Witt.
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D.
Ezra Newman
Ezra Newman was an American physicist and relativist known for his influential contributions to general relativity, including the formulation of the Kerr–Newman black hole solution.
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E.
Sheldon Peck
Sheldon Peck was a 19th-century American folk artist and portrait painter known for his distinctive primitive style and abolitionist activities.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
author
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human ⓘ pediatrician ⓘ political activist ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Olympic gold medal ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | cardiovascular disease ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1903-05-02 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1998-03-15 ⓘ |
| describedBySource | The Common Sense Book of Baby and Child Care revolutionized parenting practices in the 20th century ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons
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Yale School of Medicine ⓘ Yale University ⓘ |
| employer | Case Western Reserve University ⓘ |
| familyName | Spock ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
child development
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parenting ⓘ pediatrics ⓘ |
| fullName | Benjamin McLane Spock ⓘ |
| genre | non-fiction ⓘ |
| givenName | Benjamin ⓘ |
| influenced |
20th-century parenting practices
ⓘ
popular attitudes toward child-rearing in the United States ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memberOfSportsTeam |
Yale Bulldogs men’s rowing team
ⓘ
linked to:
Yale Bulldogs men’s rowing
|
| movement | anti–Vietnam War movement ⓘ |
| notableIdea | more permissive, child-centered parenting ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Baby and Child Care
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The Common Sense Book of Baby and Child Care ⓘ |
| numberOfChildren | 2 ⓘ |
| occupation |
author
ⓘ
pediatrician ⓘ political activist ⓘ professor ⓘ |
| participantIn | 1924 Summer Olympics ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
New Haven, Connecticut, United States
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linked to:
New Haven, Connecticut
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| placeOfDeath | La Jolla, California, United States ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | left-wing politics ⓘ |
| positionHeld | professor of child development ⓘ |
| religion | Unitarian Universalism ⓘ |
| residence |
Cleveland, Ohio
ⓘ
La Jolla, California ⓘ
linked to:
La Jolla, California, United States
New York City ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| sport | rowing ⓘ |
| spouse |
Jane Cheney Spock
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Mary Morgan ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Benjamin McLane Spock Description of subject: Benjamin McLane Spock was an influential American pediatrician and author whose book "The Common Sense Book of Baby and Child Care" revolutionized parenting practices in the 20th century.
Referenced by (2)
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