William Bradford
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William Bradford was a pioneering colonial American printer and publisher who helped establish early printing in Pennsylvania and New York.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| William Bradford canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T18669920 — 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 Bradford Context triple: [William Bradford (printer), name, William Bradford]
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William Bradford
William Bradford was a leader of the Pilgrims and longtime governor of Plymouth Colony who chronicled its early history in his famous work "Of Plymouth Plantation."
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William Bradford
William Bradford was an American cinematographer known for his work on numerous Western films during the mid-20th century.
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John Winthrop
John Winthrop was a 17th-century English Puritan leader and governor who played a central role in establishing and governing the Massachusetts Bay Colony as a model “city upon a hill.”
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Thomas Hooker
Thomas Hooker was a prominent Puritan colonial leader and theologian, best known as a founder of the Connecticut Colony and an early advocate of representative government and religious freedom in New England.
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Edward Winslow
Edward Winslow was an English Separatist leader and diplomat who became a prominent governor of Plymouth Colony and an important figure in early New England history.
- 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 Bradford Target entity description: William Bradford was a pioneering colonial American printer and publisher who helped establish early printing in Pennsylvania and New York.
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A.
William Bradford
William Bradford was a leader of the Pilgrims and longtime governor of Plymouth Colony who chronicled its early history in his famous work "Of Plymouth Plantation."
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B.
William Bradford
William Bradford was an American cinematographer known for his work on numerous Western films during the mid-20th century.
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C.
John Winthrop
John Winthrop was a 17th-century English Puritan leader and governor who played a central role in establishing and governing the Massachusetts Bay Colony as a model “city upon a hill.”
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D.
Thomas Hooker
Thomas Hooker was a prominent Puritan colonial leader and theologian, best known as a founder of the Connecticut Colony and an early advocate of representative government and religious freedom in New England.
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E.
Edward Winslow
Edward Winslow was an English Separatist leader and diplomat who became a prominent governor of Plymouth Colony and an important figure in early New England history.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.