Thomas Bates
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Thomas Bates was a minor English Catholic conspirator involved in the 1605 Gunpowder Plot to assassinate King James I and blow up the Houses of Parliament.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Thomas Bates canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T21148411 — 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 Bates Context triple: [Thomas Wintour, coConspirator, Thomas Bates]
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A.
Thomas Bates
Thomas Bates is an American businessman best known for his relationship with Orianne Cevey, the ex-wife of musician Phil Collins.
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B.
Thomas Mills
Thomas Mills was a notable local figure significant enough in his community’s history to have Thomas Mills High School named in his honor.
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C.
John Hales
John Hales was a 16th-century English theologian and writer, noted for his moderate views during the Reformation and his influential religious essays.
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D.
John Lyons
John Lyons is a film producer best known for his work on major Hollywood comedies, including the Austin Powers series.
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E.
John Lyons
John Lyons was a prominent British linguist and semanticist known for his influential work on theoretical linguistics and the philosophy of language.
- 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 Bates Target entity description: Thomas Bates was a minor English Catholic conspirator involved in the 1605 Gunpowder Plot to assassinate King James I and blow up the Houses of Parliament.
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A.
Thomas Bates
Thomas Bates is an American businessman best known for his relationship with Orianne Cevey, the ex-wife of musician Phil Collins.
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B.
Thomas Mills
Thomas Mills was a notable local figure significant enough in his community’s history to have Thomas Mills High School named in his honor.
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C.
John Hales
John Hales was a 16th-century English theologian and writer, noted for his moderate views during the Reformation and his influential religious essays.
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D.
John Lyons
John Lyons is a film producer best known for his work on major Hollywood comedies, including the Austin Powers series.
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E.
John Lyons
John Lyons was a prominent British linguist and semanticist known for his influential work on theoretical linguistics and the philosophy of language.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.