Samuel the Astronomer
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Samuel the Astronomer was a prominent Babylonian Amora and head of the academy at Nehardea, renowned both for his Talmudic scholarship and his expertise in astronomy and calendar calculation.
All labels observed (1)
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| Samuel the Astronomer canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13026468 — 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: Samuel the Astronomer Context triple: [Shmuel of Nehardea, alsoKnownAs, Samuel the Astronomer]
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A.
Roemer
Roemer is a surname most notably associated with Timothy J. Roemer, an American politician and former U.S. ambassador.
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B.
Silloo Bode
Silloo Bode was the wife of Indian Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw and a member of the Parsi community.
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C.
Aratus of Soli
Aratus of Soli was a Hellenistic Greek poet best known for his didactic astronomical poem "Phaenomena," which profoundly influenced later Greek and Roman literature.
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D.
Hipparchicus
Hipparchicus is an ancient Greek treatise by Xenophon that provides practical guidance on the duties and conduct of a cavalry commander.
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E.
Aratus of Sicyon
Aratus of Sicyon was a prominent Hellenistic statesman and general who led the Achaean League and played a key role in opposing Macedonian dominance in Greece.
- 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: Samuel the Astronomer Target entity description: Samuel the Astronomer was a prominent Babylonian Amora and head of the academy at Nehardea, renowned both for his Talmudic scholarship and his expertise in astronomy and calendar calculation.
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A.
Roemer
Roemer is a surname most notably associated with Timothy J. Roemer, an American politician and former U.S. ambassador.
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B.
Silloo Bode
Silloo Bode was the wife of Indian Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw and a member of the Parsi community.
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C.
Aratus of Soli
Aratus of Soli was a Hellenistic Greek poet best known for his didactic astronomical poem "Phaenomena," which profoundly influenced later Greek and Roman literature.
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D.
Hipparchicus
Hipparchicus is an ancient Greek treatise by Xenophon that provides practical guidance on the duties and conduct of a cavalry commander.
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E.
Aratus of Sicyon
Aratus of Sicyon was a prominent Hellenistic statesman and general who led the Achaean League and played a key role in opposing Macedonian dominance in Greece.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Babylonian Amora
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Talmudic sage ⓘ astronomer ⓘ expert in calendar calculation ⓘ head of yeshiva ⓘ rabbi ⓘ |
| activeIn |
Babylonia
NERFINISHED
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Nehardea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Samuel bar Abba
NERFINISHED
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Samuel of Nehardea NERFINISHED ⓘ Shmuel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Babylonian Talmud
NERFINISHED
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academy of Nehardea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorityOn |
Jewish calendar
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
astronomical aspects of halakha ⓘ |
| collaboratedWith | Rav in establishing Talmudic study in Babylonia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contemporaryOf | Rav NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contributedTo |
discussion of civil law in the Talmud
ⓘ
discussion of ritual law in the Talmud ⓘ |
| culture | Babylonian Jew ⓘ |
| educatedAt | yeshivot in Babylonia ⓘ |
| era | Amoraic period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Aggadah
NERFINISHED
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Halakha NERFINISHED ⓘ Talmudic law ⓘ astronomy ⓘ calendar calculation ⓘ |
| generation | first generation of Amoraim ⓘ |
| influenced |
development of halakhic tradition in Babylonia
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later Amoraim in Babylonia ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Jewish community of Nehardea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language |
Aramaic
ⓘ
Hebrew ⓘ |
| legalExpertise |
civil law (dinei mamonot)
ⓘ
ritual law (issur ve-heter) ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Talmudic scholarship
ⓘ
expertise in astronomy ⓘ expertise in fixing the Jewish calendar ⓘ leadership of the Nehardea academy ⓘ |
| positionHeld | head of the academy at Nehardea ⓘ |
| region | Sasanian Babylonia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Judaism ⓘ |
| specialization |
calculation of new moons
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determination of Jewish festivals ⓘ intercalation of leap years ⓘ |
| teacherOf | students of the Nehardea academy ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 3rd century CE ⓘ |
| tradition | Babylonian rabbinic tradition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Subject: Samuel the Astronomer Description of subject: Samuel the Astronomer was a prominent Babylonian Amora and head of the academy at Nehardea, renowned both for his Talmudic scholarship and his expertise in astronomy and calendar calculation.
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