John Pearson
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John Pearson was a 17th-century English theologian and scholar, best known for his influential work "An Exposition of the Creed" and his prominence within the Church of England.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| John Pearson canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12692730 — 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: John Pearson Context triple: [Lady Margaret Professorship of Divinity at Cambridge, hasHolder, John Pearson]
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John Pearson
John Pearson was a British author and biographer best known for his works on the Kray twins and other true-crime and historical subjects.
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B.
Mike Parker Pearson
Mike Parker Pearson is a prominent British archaeologist and professor best known for his influential research on Stonehenge and its surrounding prehistoric landscape.
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C.
Richard Pearson
Richard Pearson is a film editor best known for his work on major Hollywood productions, including the superhero ensemble film "Justice League."
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D.
Richard Pearson
Richard Pearson was a British naval officer best known for commanding HMS Serapis in its famous 1779 engagement against John Paul Jones during the Battle of Flamborough Head.
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E.
Jonathan Brackley
Jonathan Brackley is a British television writer and producer best known for co-creating and writing the sci-fi drama series "Humans."
- 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: John Pearson Target entity description: John Pearson was a 17th-century English theologian and scholar, best known for his influential work "An Exposition of the Creed" and his prominence within the Church of England.
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A.
John Pearson
John Pearson was a British author and biographer best known for his works on the Kray twins and other true-crime and historical subjects.
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B.
Mike Parker Pearson
Mike Parker Pearson is a prominent British archaeologist and professor best known for his influential research on Stonehenge and its surrounding prehistoric landscape.
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C.
Richard Pearson
Richard Pearson is a film editor best known for his work on major Hollywood productions, including the superhero ensemble film "Justice League."
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D.
Richard Pearson
Richard Pearson was a British naval officer best known for commanding HMS Serapis in its famous 1779 engagement against John Paul Jones during the Battle of Flamborough Head.
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E.
Jonathan Brackley
Jonathan Brackley is a British television writer and producer best known for co-creating and writing the sci-fi drama series "Humans."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Anglican bishop
ⓘ
human ⓘ scholar ⓘ theologian ⓘ |
| academicDegree | Master of Arts ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Chester Cathedral ⓘ |
| centuryOfActivity | 17th century ⓘ |
| consecratedAsBishopIn | 1673 ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1613-02-28 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1686-07-16 ⓘ |
| diocese | Diocese of Chester ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Eton College
ⓘ
King's College, Cambridge ⓘ
linked to:
King’s College, Cambridge
Queen's College, Cambridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | Post-Reformation Anglicanism ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
patristics
ⓘ
theology ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| honorificPrefix | The Right Reverend ⓘ |
| influenced |
Anglican theology
ⓘ
doctrinal teaching on the Creed in the Church of England ⓘ |
| knownFor |
defence of the Apostles' Creed
ⓘ
scholarship on the early Church Fathers ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | Church of England ⓘ |
| name | John Pearson ⓘ |
| nationality | English ⓘ |
| notableWork | An Exposition of the Creed ⓘ |
| occupation |
bishop
ⓘ
theologian ⓘ university teacher ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Great Snoring, Norfolk
ⓘ
linked to:
Little Snoring, Norfolk, England
|
| placeOfDeath | Chester ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Bishop of Chester
ⓘ
Lady Margaret Professor of Divinity at the University of Cambridge ⓘ Master of Trinity College, Cambridge ⓘ |
| predecessor | John Wilkins ⓘ |
| religion |
Anglicanism
ⓘ
linked to:
Anglicanism (broadly)
|
| studied |
early Christian creeds
ⓘ
writings of the Church Fathers ⓘ |
| successor | Thomas Cartwright ⓘ |
| theologicalTradition | Anglican orthodoxy ⓘ |
| wrote | An Exposition of the Creed ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: John Pearson Description of subject: John Pearson was a 17th-century English theologian and scholar, best known for his influential work "An Exposition of the Creed" and his prominence within the Church of England.
Referenced by (1)
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