Sir Richard Gresham
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Sir Richard Gresham was a prominent 16th-century English merchant and Lord Mayor of London, noted for his influence in civic affairs and as the father of financier Sir Thomas Gresham.
All labels observed (1)
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| Sir Richard Gresham canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T20022880 — 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: Sir Richard Gresham Context triple: [Sir Thomas Gresham, father, Sir Richard Gresham]
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A.
Sir Thomas Gresham
Sir Thomas Gresham was a 16th-century English merchant and financier best known for founding the Royal Exchange in London and formulating Gresham’s Law in economics.
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B.
George Gresham
George Gresham was an early English footballer known for playing as a forward for Thames Ironworks F.C., the club that later became West Ham United.
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C.
Sir John Gresham
Sir John Gresham was a 16th-century English merchant and Lord Mayor of London who is best known for establishing the historic Gresham's School in Norfolk.
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D.
Thomas Smythe
Thomas Smythe was an English merchant and royal official best known as a key early organizer and financial backer of the English East India Company.
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E.
Edward Lloyd
Edward Lloyd was a London coffee house owner whose establishment became a key meeting place for merchants and shipowners, ultimately leading to the creation of the maritime classification society Lloyd’s Register.
- 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: Sir Richard Gresham Target entity description: Sir Richard Gresham was a prominent 16th-century English merchant and Lord Mayor of London, noted for his influence in civic affairs and as the father of financier Sir Thomas Gresham.
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A.
Sir Thomas Gresham
Sir Thomas Gresham was a 16th-century English merchant and financier best known for founding the Royal Exchange in London and formulating Gresham’s Law in economics.
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B.
George Gresham
George Gresham was an early English footballer known for playing as a forward for Thames Ironworks F.C., the club that later became West Ham United.
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C.
Sir John Gresham
Sir John Gresham was a 16th-century English merchant and Lord Mayor of London who is best known for establishing the historic Gresham's School in Norfolk.
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D.
Thomas Smythe
Thomas Smythe was an English merchant and royal official best known as a key early organizer and financial backer of the English East India Company.
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E.
Edward Lloyd
Edward Lloyd was a London coffee house owner whose establishment became a key meeting place for merchants and shipowners, ultimately leading to the creation of the maritime classification society Lloyd’s Register.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.