William Taylor
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William Taylor was a member of the Taylor family connected to the English Protestant martyr and clergyman Rowland Taylor.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| William Taylor canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T18337113 — 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: William Taylor Context triple: [Rowland Taylor, relative, William Taylor]
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A.
William Taylor
William Taylor was an early 18th-century London bookseller and publisher best known for issuing the first edition of Daniel Defoe’s novel "Robinson Crusoe."
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B.
Nathaniel William Taylor
Nathaniel William Taylor was a 19th-century American Congregational theologian and Yale professor known for developing the influential "New Haven" variant of New England theology.
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C.
John Edward Taylor
John Edward Taylor was a 19th-century British journalist and businessman best known for establishing the influential newspaper that became The Guardian.
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D.
Nathaniel Taylor
Nathaniel Taylor was an American television actor best known for his role as Rollo Lawson on the 1970s sitcom "Sanford and Son."
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E.
Edward Willett
Edward Willett is a Canadian science fiction and fantasy author known for novels such as "Marseguro" and for hosting "The Worldshapers" podcast.
- 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: William Taylor Target entity description: William Taylor was a member of the Taylor family connected to the English Protestant martyr and clergyman Rowland Taylor.
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A.
William Taylor
William Taylor was an early 18th-century London bookseller and publisher best known for issuing the first edition of Daniel Defoe’s novel "Robinson Crusoe."
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B.
Nathaniel William Taylor
Nathaniel William Taylor was a 19th-century American Congregational theologian and Yale professor known for developing the influential "New Haven" variant of New England theology.
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C.
John Edward Taylor
John Edward Taylor was a 19th-century British journalist and businessman best known for establishing the influential newspaper that became The Guardian.
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D.
Nathaniel Taylor
Nathaniel Taylor was an American television actor best known for his role as Rollo Lawson on the 1970s sitcom "Sanford and Son."
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E.
Edward Willett
Edward Willett is a Canadian science fiction and fantasy author known for novels such as "Marseguro" and for hosting "The Worldshapers" podcast.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.