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Charles Francis Brush (Q1064423)

jan Charles Francis Brush

Wikidata · N-Triples

jan Charles Francis Brush li jan. ona li jan mije tan ma Mewika. ona li kama lon sike 1849 lon ma tomo Euclid lon tenpo mun 3 lon tenpo suno 17. ona li moli lon sike 1929 lon ma tomo Cleveland lon tenpo mun 6 lon tenpo suno 15. sijelo ona li lon ma lape pi nimi "Lake View Cemetery".

jan Charles Francis Brush1 li jan2. ona li jan mije3 tan ma Mewika4. ona li kama lon sike 18495 lon ma tomo Euclid6 lon tenpo mun 3 lon tenpo suno 17. ona li moli lon sike 19297 lon ma tomo Cleveland8 lon tenpo mun 6 lon tenpo suno 15. sijelo ona li lon ma lape pi nimi "Lake View Cemetery"9.

http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1064423 http://www.wikidata.org/prop/direct/P31 http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q5 . http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1064423 http://www.wikidata.org/prop/direct/P21 http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q6581097 . http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1064423 http://www.wikidata.org/prop/direct/P27 http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q30 . http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1064423 http://www.wikidata.org/prop/direct/P569 "1849-03-17T00:00:00Z"^^http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#dateTime . http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1064423 http://www.wikidata.org/prop/direct/P19 http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q983758 . http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1064423 http://www.wikidata.org/prop/direct/P570 "1929-06-15T00:00:00Z"^^http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#dateTime . http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1064423 http://www.wikidata.org/prop/direct/P20 http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q37320 . http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1064423 http://www.wikidata.org/prop/direct/P119 http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q3372820 .

jan Brush li jan pali sin li jan lawa esun li jan sona pi ilo wawa. ona li kama sona lon tomo sona suli pi nimi "University of Michigan" en tomo sona suli pi nimi "Case Western Reserve University" en tomo sona pi nimi "East Technical High School".

jan Brush li jan pali sin10 li jan lawa esun11 li jan sona pi ilo wawa12. ona li kama sona lon tomo sona suli pi nimi "University of Michigan"13 en tomo sona suli pi nimi "Case Western Reserve University"14 en tomo sona pi nimi "East Technical High School"15.

http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1064423 http://www.wikidata.org/prop/direct/P106 http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q715679 . http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1064423 http://www.wikidata.org/prop/direct/P106 http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q131524 . http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1064423 http://www.wikidata.org/prop/direct/P106 http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1326886 . http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1064423 http://www.wikidata.org/prop/direct/P69 http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q230492 . http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1064423 http://www.wikidata.org/prop/direct/P69 http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1047060 . http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1064423 http://www.wikidata.org/prop/direct/P69 http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q5329490 .

ona li kama jo e pana pi nimi "Rumford Prize" lon sike 1899. ona li kama jo e pana pi nimi "Edison Medal" lon sike 1913. ona li kama jo e pana tan kulupu pi nimi "National Inventors Hall of Fame" lon sike 2006. ona li kama jo e pana pi nimi "Franklin Medal" lon sike 1928.

ona li kama jo e pana pi nimi "Rumford Prize"16 lon sike 189917. ona li kama jo e pana pi nimi "Edison Medal"18 lon sike 191319. ona li kama jo e pana tan kulupu pi nimi "National Inventors Hall of Fame"20 lon sike 200621. ona li kama jo e pana pi nimi "Franklin Medal"22 lon sike 192823.

http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1064423 http://www.wikidata.org/prop/direct/P166 http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2096481 . http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1064423 http://www.wikidata.org/prop/P166 http://www.wikidata.org/entity/statement/Q1064423-df45bdf6-4727-4dad-8977-2cbf13b3284d . http://www.wikidata.org/entity/statement/Q1064423-df45bdf6-4727-4dad-8977-2cbf13b3284d http://www.wikidata.org/prop/qualifier/P585 "1899-01-01T00:00:00Z"^^http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#dateTime . http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1064423 http://www.wikidata.org/prop/direct/P166 http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q678263 . http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1064423 http://www.wikidata.org/prop/P166 http://www.wikidata.org/entity/statement/Q1064423-756B01E6-1CAD-4731-B371-9E826838AD1B . http://www.wikidata.org/entity/statement/Q1064423-756B01E6-1CAD-4731-B371-9E826838AD1B http://www.wikidata.org/prop/qualifier/P585 "1913-01-01T00:00:00Z"^^http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#dateTime . http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1064423 http://www.wikidata.org/prop/direct/P166 http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1366018 . http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1064423 http://www.wikidata.org/prop/P166 http://www.wikidata.org/entity/statement/Q1064423-697D8412-44E9-47F6-8F55-0E1F78C79A05 . http://www.wikidata.org/entity/statement/Q1064423-697D8412-44E9-47F6-8F55-0E1F78C79A05 http://www.wikidata.org/prop/qualifier/P585 "2006-01-01T00:00:00Z"^^http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#dateTime . http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1064423 http://www.wikidata.org/prop/direct/P166 http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q3141777 . http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1064423 http://www.wikidata.org/prop/P166 http://www.wikidata.org/entity/statement/Q1064423-1BE46293-43AD-427B-AC6C-0955ED9A7A1F . http://www.wikidata.org/entity/statement/Q1064423-1BE46293-43AD-427B-AC6C-0955ED9A7A1F http://www.wikidata.org/prop/qualifier/P585 "1928-01-01T00:00:00Z"^^http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#dateTime .

ona li lon kulupu pi nimi "American Academy of Arts and Sciences". ona li lon kulupu pi nimi "American Philosophical Society" tan sike 1910. ona li lon kulupu pi nimi "Royal Society".

ona li lon kulupu pi nimi "American Academy of Arts and Sciences"24. ona li lon kulupu pi nimi "American Philosophical Society"25 tan sike 191026. ona li lon kulupu pi nimi "Royal Society"27.

http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1064423 http://www.wikidata.org/prop/direct/P463 http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q463303 . http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1064423 http://www.wikidata.org/prop/direct/P463 http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q466089 . http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1064423 http://www.wikidata.org/prop/P463 http://www.wikidata.org/entity/statement/Q1064423-576675D3-17E4-4E27-8CBD-E94147D4A5CE . http://www.wikidata.org/entity/statement/Q1064423-576675D3-17E4-4E27-8CBD-E94147D4A5CE http://www.wikidata.org/prop/qualifier/P580 "1910-01-01T00:00:00Z"^^http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#dateTime . http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1064423 http://www.wikidata.org/prop/direct/P463 http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q123885 .

mama mije ona li jan Isaac Elbert Brush. mama meli ona li jan Delia Williams Brush. jan lili ona li jan Edna Brush Perkins. nimi mama ona li "Charles Francis Brush Loy".

mama mije ona li jan Isaac Elbert Brush28. mama meli ona li jan Delia Williams Brush29. jan lili ona li jan Edna Brush Perkins30. nimi mama ona li "Charles Francis Brush Loy"31.

http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1064423 http://www.wikidata.org/prop/direct/P22 http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q108639139 . http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1064423 http://www.wikidata.org/prop/direct/P25 http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q108639356 . http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1064423 http://www.wikidata.org/prop/direct/P40 http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q104803444 . http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1064423 http://www.wikidata.org/prop/direct/P1477 "Charles Francis Brush Loy"@en .

jan Humphry Davy li pana e sona tawa ona. ona li pali lon ma Mewika.

jan Humphry Davy32 li pana e sona tawa ona. ona li pali lon ma Mewika33.

http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1064423 http://www.wikidata.org/prop/direct/P737 http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q131761 . http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1064423 http://www.wikidata.org/prop/direct/P937 http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q30 .

lipu Toki Pona

jan Charles Francis Brush li jan. ona li jan mije tan ma Mewika. ona li kama lon sike 1849 lon ma tomo Euclid lon tenpo mun 3 lon tenpo suno 17. ona li moli lon sike 1929 lon ma tomo Cleveland lon tenpo mun 6 lon tenpo suno 15. sijelo ona li lon ma lape pi nimi "Lake View Cemetery".

jan Brush li jan pali sin li jan lawa esun li jan sona pi ilo wawa. ona li kama sona lon tomo sona suli pi nimi "University of Michigan" en tomo sona suli pi nimi "Case Western Reserve University" en tomo sona pi nimi "East Technical High School".

ona li kama jo e pana pi nimi "Rumford Prize" lon sike 1899. ona li kama jo e pana pi nimi "Edison Medal" lon sike 1913. ona li kama jo e pana tan kulupu pi nimi "National Inventors Hall of Fame" lon sike 2006. ona li kama jo e pana pi nimi "Franklin Medal" lon sike 1928.

ona li lon kulupu pi nimi "American Academy of Arts and Sciences". ona li lon kulupu pi nimi "American Philosophical Society" tan sike 1910. ona li lon kulupu pi nimi "Royal Society".

mama mije ona li jan Isaac Elbert Brush. mama meli ona li jan Delia Williams Brush. jan lili ona li jan Edna Brush Perkins. nimi mama ona li "Charles Francis Brush Loy".

jan Humphry Davy li pana e sona tawa ona. ona li pali lon ma Mewika.


lipu poki: Wikidata Triples


sona ante: Assumptions

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Footnotes

  1. Q1064423 → rdfs:label → "Charles Francis Brush" (view) — label

  2. Q1064423 → P31 → Q5 (view) — instance of: human

  3. Q1064423 → P21 → Q6581097 (view) — sex or gender: male

  4. Q1064423 → P27 → Q30 (view) — country of citizenship: United States

  5. Q1064423 → P569 → 1849-03-17 (view) — date of birth

  6. Q1064423 → P19 → Q983758 (view) — place of birth: Euclid

  7. Q1064423 → P570 → 1929-06-15 (view) — date of death

  8. Q1064423 → P20 → Q37320 (view) — place of death: Cleveland

  9. Q1064423 → P119 → Q3372820 (view) — place of burial: Lake View Cemetery

  10. Q1064423 → P106 → Q715679 (view) — occupation: patent inventor

  11. Q1064423 → P106 → Q131524 (view) — occupation: entrepreneur

  12. Q1064423 → P106 → Q1326886 (view) — occupation: electrical engineer

  13. Q1064423 → P69 → Q230492 (view) — educated at: University of Michigan

  14. Q1064423 → P69 → Q1047060 (view) — educated at: Case Western Reserve University

  15. Q1064423 → P69 → Q5329490 (view) — educated at: East Technical High School

  16. Q1064423 → P166 → Q2096481 (view) — award received: Rumford Prize

  17. stmt → P585 → 1899 (view) — point in time

  18. Q1064423 → P166 → Q678263 (view) — award received: Edison Medal

  19. stmt → P585 → 1913 (view) — point in time

  20. Q1064423 → P166 → Q1366018 (view) — award received: National Inventors Hall of Fame

  21. stmt → P585 → 2006 (view) — point in time

  22. Q1064423 → P166 → Q3141777 (view) — award received: Franklin Medal

  23. stmt → P585 → 1928 (view) — point in time

  24. Q1064423 → P463 → Q463303 (view) — member of: American Academy of Arts and Sciences

  25. Q1064423 → P463 → Q466089 (view) — member of: American Philosophical Society

  26. stmt → P580 → 1910 (view) — start time

  27. Q1064423 → P463 → Q123885 (view) — member of: Royal Society

  28. Q1064423 → P22 → Q108639139 (view) — father: Isaac Elbert Brush

  29. Q1064423 → P25 → Q108639356 (view) — mother: Delia Williams Brush

  30. Q1064423 → P40 → Q104803444 (view) — child: Edna Brush Perkins

  31. Q1064423 → P1477 → "Charles Francis Brush Loy" (view) — birth name

  32. Q1064423 → P737 → Q131761 (view) — influenced by: Humphry Davy

  33. Q1064423 → P937 → Q30 (view) — work location: United States

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danbri commented Nov 27, 2025

Notes:

Grok had trouble with the "Loy" name, ascribing it to his mother, but we also see "family name" from Gemini and Claude. The original Claude translation guessed short-term use name or nickname(?), "nimi pi tenpo lili: Charles Francis Brush Loy". The phrase I left in here while focusing on markdown was:

“nimi mama ona li ‘Charles Francis Brush Loy’” → “Her/his parent’s name is ‘Charles Francis Brush Loy’.”

Presumably this is hitting the limits of LLM knowledge of Wikidata schemas, although it wouldn't be hard to give a helping hand.

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danbri commented Nov 27, 2025

Spec: From Toki Pona + Triples to an integrated markdown page

Toki Pona + Wikidata Provenance Spec
Input
N-Triples from https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:EntityData/{QID}.nt
Output Structure

[Name]

Wikidata · N-Triples

Plain TP sentence(s).

Same TP with hyperlinks1 and footnotes.

...more

blocks...

lipu Toki Pona

All plain TP concatenated (for copy-paste).


lipu poki: Wikidata Triples


sona ante: Assumptions

Only use supplied triples — no external knowledge
Hyperlink all proper names to Wikidata entities
Include P31 (instance of)

Toki Pona Rules

Classifiers required: jan, ma, ma tomo, tomo, kulupu, pana, etc. before names
Quote multi-word names: ma lape pi nimi "Lake View Cemetery"
No quotes for single-word names: ma Mewika, ma tomo Cleveland
Paraphrase concepts: cemetery → ma lape, university → tomo sona suli, inventor → jan pali sin
Digits only in names/dates: sike 1849 OK; ona li sike 80 not OK

Formatting

No code fences inside


Blank line after
Blank line before

Footnotes: numeric for triples, alphabetic for assumptions
Wrap entire output in triple backticks

Footnotes

  1. S → P → O (view) — property: value

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danbri commented Nov 27, 2025

Spec: from Wikidata triples to Toki Pona

Originally I used:

Write this out in TOKI PONA language, extended to allow Wikidata URLs for entities and relationships. Use whatever approximations and idioms make sense to capture the basics of the entity. It is OK to admit tedious, bulky, boring, uninteresting or verbose information. We want TOKI PONA speakers to have a high level understanding of the entity, grounded in factual data from Wikidata. DO NOT AUGMENT WITH INFORMATION FROM ELSEWHERE.

... where the input was simply copied from Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:EntityData/Q1064423.nt

I then followed that with

Reformat into flowing paragraphs, encoded as Markdown including hyperlinks (labels on hyperlinks can be in English or other natural language, or Toki Pona). Give me the markdown as a fenced code block so I can copy/paste it fully.

Merging those (fixing typo, 'admit' -> 'omit'; ahem):

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danbri commented Nov 27, 2025

Spec (triples to Markdown, and markdown formatting)

Write out a description of the Wikidata entity described by the W3C RDF triples copied below. Your output should be in TOKI PONA language, extended to allow Wikidata URLs for entities and relationships. Use whatever approximations and idioms make sense to capture the basics of the entity. It is OK to omit tedious, bulky, boring, uninteresting or verbose information. We want TOKI PONA speakers to have a high level understanding of the entity, grounded in factual data from Wikidata. DO NOT AUGMENT WITH INFORMATION FROM ELSEWHERE.
Format your results into flowing paragraphs, encoded as Markdown including hyperlinks (labels on hyperlinks can be in English or other natural language, or Toki Pona). The markdown must be formatted specifically as follows.

Spec: From Toki Pona + Triples to an integrated markdown page

Toki Pona + Wikidata Provenance Spec
Input
N-Triples from https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:EntityData/{QID}.nt
Output Structure

[Name]

Wikidata · N-Triples

Plain TP sentence(s).

Same TP with hyperlinks1 and footnotes.

...more

blocks...

lipu Toki Pona

All plain TP concatenated (for copy-paste).


lipu poki: Wikidata Triples


sona ante: Assumptions

Only use supplied triples — no external knowledge
Hyperlink all proper names to Wikidata entities
Include P31 (instance of)

Toki Pona Rules

Classifiers required: jan, ma, ma tomo, tomo, kulupu, pana, etc. before names
Quote multi-word names: ma lape pi nimi "Lake View Cemetery"
No quotes for single-word names: ma Mewika, ma tomo Cleveland
Paraphrase concepts: cemetery → ma lape, university → tomo sona suli, inventor → jan pali sin
Digits only in names/dates: sike 1849 OK; ona li sike 80 not OK

Formatting

No code fences inside


Blank line after
Blank line before

Footnotes: numeric for triples, alphabetic for assumptions
Wrap entire output in triple backticks.

INPUT DATA (TRIPLES):
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"""

Footnotes

  1. S → P → O (view) — property: value

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