Georg Major
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Georg Major was a 16th-century German Lutheran theologian and reformer known for his role in the Protestant Reformation and his work as a professor at Wittenberg.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Georg Major canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12903437 — 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: Georg Major Context triple: [Leucorea, associatedWithPerson, Georg Major]
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A.
William Markham
William Markham was a historical figure significant enough in Canadian or local history that the city of Markham, Ontario, was named in his honor.
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B.
John Giffard
John Giffard was a medieval nobleman and military figure associated with the construction and lordship of Carreg Cennen Castle in Wales.
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C.
Daniel Horsmanden
Daniel Horsmanden was an 18th-century New York judge and diarist best known for orchestrating and documenting the controversial trials during the 1741 slave conspiracy panic.
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D.
James Houghton
James Houghton is an American actor best known for his role as Kenny Ward on the long-running prime-time soap opera "Knots Landing."
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E.
William Smyth
William Smyth was a prominent British historian and academic who became one of the leading figures in modern historical scholarship at the University of Cambridge.
- 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: Georg Major Target entity description: Georg Major was a 16th-century German Lutheran theologian and reformer known for his role in the Protestant Reformation and his work as a professor at Wittenberg.
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A.
William Markham
William Markham was a historical figure significant enough in Canadian or local history that the city of Markham, Ontario, was named in his honor.
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B.
John Giffard
John Giffard was a medieval nobleman and military figure associated with the construction and lordship of Carreg Cennen Castle in Wales.
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C.
Daniel Horsmanden
Daniel Horsmanden was an 18th-century New York judge and diarist best known for orchestrating and documenting the controversial trials during the 1741 slave conspiracy panic.
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D.
James Houghton
James Houghton is an American actor best known for his role as Kenny Ward on the long-running prime-time soap opera "Knots Landing."
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E.
William Smyth
William Smyth was a prominent British historian and academic who became one of the leading figures in modern historical scholarship at the University of Cambridge.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Lutheran theologian
ⓘ
Protestant reformer ⓘ human ⓘ university professor ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline | theology ⓘ |
| academicRank | professor of theology ⓘ |
| affiliation |
Lutheran Church
ⓘ
linked to:
Lutheranism
|
| confession | Augsburg Confession ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Electorate of Saxony ⓘ |
| educatedAt | University of Wittenberg ⓘ |
| employer | University of Wittenberg ⓘ |
| era | 16th century ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | German ⓘ |
| familyName | Major ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Lutheran dogmatics
ⓘ
biblical exegesis ⓘ systematic theology ⓘ |
| genre |
doctrinal commentary
ⓘ
sermon ⓘ theological treatise ⓘ |
| givenName | Georg ⓘ |
| hasOccupation | Reformation-era preacher ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Martin Luther
ⓘ
Philipp Melanchthon ⓘ
linked to:
Philip Melanchthon
|
| languageOfWorkOrName |
German
ⓘ
Latin ⓘ |
| movement |
Protestant Reformation
ⓘ
linked to:
Reformation
|
| name | Georg Major ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | German ⓘ |
| notableFor |
participation in Lutheran controversies on justification
ⓘ
role in consolidating Lutheran doctrine ⓘ teaching theology at Wittenberg ⓘ |
| notableIdea | Majoristic controversy on good works ⓘ |
| notableStudent | Lutheran pastors and theologians in Saxony ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Lutheran doctrinal writings
ⓘ
writings on justification and good works ⓘ |
| occupation |
clergyman
ⓘ
theologian ⓘ university teacher ⓘ |
| participantIn |
Lutheran Reformation
ⓘ
Protestant Reformation in Germany ⓘ
linked to:
Reformation in Germany
|
| placeOfActivity | Electorate of Saxony ⓘ |
| placeOfWork | Wittenberg ⓘ |
| region | Holy Roman Empire ⓘ |
| religion | Lutheranism ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| theologicalTradition |
Lutheran orthodoxy (early phase)
ⓘ
linked to:
Lutheran orthodoxy
|
| workLocation | Wittenberg ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: Georg Major Description of subject: Georg Major was a 16th-century German Lutheran theologian and reformer known for his role in the Protestant Reformation and his work as a professor at Wittenberg.
Referenced by (2)
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