Thomas Shepard
E1321987
UNEXPLORED
Thomas Shepard was a prominent 17th-century Puritan minister and theologian in New England, influential in shaping early colonial religious life and thought.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Thomas Shepard canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T18404871 — 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: Thomas Shepard Context triple: [John Wilson, contemporaryOf, Thomas Shepard]
-
A.
Solomon Stoddard
Solomon Stoddard was a prominent 17th- and early 18th-century New England Puritan minister and theologian, best known for his long pastorate in Northampton, Massachusetts and his influence on colonial religious life.
-
B.
Isaac Royall Jr.
Isaac Royall Jr. was an 18th-century New England slaveholder and wealthy merchant whose bequest helped endow Harvard Law School, making him a controversial figure in American legal and educational history.
-
C.
Isaac Royall Sr.
Isaac Royall Sr. was an 18th-century New England merchant and slaveholder whose wealth and legacy significantly shaped the prominence of the Royall family in colonial America.
-
D.
Josiah Winslow
Josiah Winslow was a 17th-century colonial governor of Plymouth Colony who served as a leading English military commander during King Philip's War.
-
E.
Isaac Backus
Isaac Backus was an influential 18th-century American Baptist minister and advocate for religious liberty and the separation of church and state.
- 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: Thomas Shepard Target entity description: Thomas Shepard was a prominent 17th-century Puritan minister and theologian in New England, influential in shaping early colonial religious life and thought.
-
A.
Solomon Stoddard
Solomon Stoddard was a prominent 17th- and early 18th-century New England Puritan minister and theologian, best known for his long pastorate in Northampton, Massachusetts and his influence on colonial religious life.
-
B.
Isaac Royall Jr.
Isaac Royall Jr. was an 18th-century New England slaveholder and wealthy merchant whose bequest helped endow Harvard Law School, making him a controversial figure in American legal and educational history.
-
C.
Isaac Royall Sr.
Isaac Royall Sr. was an 18th-century New England merchant and slaveholder whose wealth and legacy significantly shaped the prominence of the Royall family in colonial America.
-
D.
Josiah Winslow
Josiah Winslow was a 17th-century colonial governor of Plymouth Colony who served as a leading English military commander during King Philip's War.
-
E.
Isaac Backus
Isaac Backus was an influential 18th-century American Baptist minister and advocate for religious liberty and the separation of church and state.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.