William Roper
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William Roper was an English lawyer and biographer best known for his memoir of his father-in-law, Sir Thomas More.
All labels observed (1)
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| William Roper canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T18499825 — 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 Roper Context triple: [Margaret Roper, spouse, William Roper]
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A.
Nicholas Throckmorton
Nicholas Throckmorton was a 16th-century English diplomat and politician who served under multiple Tudor monarchs and played a key role in Elizabeth I’s foreign and domestic affairs.
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B.
Francis Throckmorton
Francis Throckmorton was an English Catholic conspirator best known for his role in the Throckmorton Plot of 1583 to overthrow Queen Elizabeth I and replace her with Mary, Queen of Scots.
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C.
Francis Holles
Francis Holles was an English nobleman and politician of the early 17th century, known as the son and heir of John Holles, 1st Earl of Clare.
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D.
John Throckmorton
John Throckmorton was a 17th-century English settler and landowner in the American colonies, after whom the New York neighborhood of Throggs Neck is named.
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E.
Andrew Dudley
Andrew Dudley was a 16th-century English nobleman and politician who served among the leading figures governing during the minority of King Edward VI.
- 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 Roper Target entity description: William Roper was an English lawyer and biographer best known for his memoir of his father-in-law, Sir Thomas More.
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A.
Nicholas Throckmorton
Nicholas Throckmorton was a 16th-century English diplomat and politician who served under multiple Tudor monarchs and played a key role in Elizabeth I’s foreign and domestic affairs.
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B.
Francis Throckmorton
Francis Throckmorton was an English Catholic conspirator best known for his role in the Throckmorton Plot of 1583 to overthrow Queen Elizabeth I and replace her with Mary, Queen of Scots.
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C.
Francis Holles
Francis Holles was an English nobleman and politician of the early 17th century, known as the son and heir of John Holles, 1st Earl of Clare.
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D.
John Throckmorton
John Throckmorton was a 17th-century English settler and landowner in the American colonies, after whom the New York neighborhood of Throggs Neck is named.
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E.
Andrew Dudley
Andrew Dudley was a 16th-century English nobleman and politician who served among the leading figures governing during the minority of King Edward VI.
- F. None of above. chosen
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