Alexander Jones
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Alexander Jones was a Catholic biblical scholar and priest best known for overseeing and editing the English translation of the Jerusalem Bible in the 1960s.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Alexander Jones canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T376713 — 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: Alexander Jones Context triple: [Jerusalem Bible, editor, Alexander Jones]
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A.
Alexander Parris
Alexander Parris was a prominent 19th-century American architect and engineer best known for his austere Greek Revival and early granite public buildings in New England.
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B.
John Grandy
John Grandy was a senior Royal Air Force officer who rose to become a leading commander of British fighter forces during and after the Second World War.
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C.
Christopher Jones
Christopher Jones was the English mariner who captained the Mayflower on its historic 1620 voyage carrying the Pilgrims to New England.
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D.
Eric Drummond
Eric Drummond was a British diplomat best known for serving as the first Secretary-General of the League of Nations, helping to shape the early framework of modern international diplomacy.
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E.
John Hudson
John Hudson was one of the sons of the English explorer Henry Hudson, who is believed to have accompanied his father on his final, ill-fated voyage in search of a Northwest Passage.
- 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: Alexander Jones Target entity description: Alexander Jones was a Catholic biblical scholar and priest best known for overseeing and editing the English translation of the Jerusalem Bible in the 1960s.
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A.
Alexander Parris
Alexander Parris was a prominent 19th-century American architect and engineer best known for his austere Greek Revival and early granite public buildings in New England.
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B.
John Grandy
John Grandy was a senior Royal Air Force officer who rose to become a leading commander of British fighter forces during and after the Second World War.
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C.
Christopher Jones
Christopher Jones was the English mariner who captained the Mayflower on its historic 1620 voyage carrying the Pilgrims to New England.
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D.
Eric Drummond
Eric Drummond was a British diplomat best known for serving as the first Secretary-General of the League of Nations, helping to shape the early framework of modern international diplomacy.
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E.
John Hudson
John Hudson was one of the sons of the English explorer Henry Hudson, who is believed to have accompanied his father on his final, ill-fated voyage in search of a Northwest Passage.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Catholic priest
ⓘ
biblical scholar ⓘ translator ⓘ |
| contributedTo | Catholic biblical scholarship in the 20th century ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| denomination |
Roman Catholicism
ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Catholic Church
|
| educatedIn | Catholic theology ⓘ |
| era | 20th century ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
biblical studies
ⓘ
biblical translation ⓘ theology ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genre |
Bible translation
ⓘ
biblical commentary ⓘ |
| hasRole | general editor of the Jerusalem Bible English edition ⓘ |
| knownFor |
editing the English edition of the Jerusalem Bible
ⓘ
overseeing the English translation of the Jerusalem Bible ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| notableWork | Jerusalem Bible ⓘ |
| occupation |
Catholic priest
ⓘ
biblical scholar ⓘ editor ⓘ |
| religion |
Roman Catholicism
ⓘ
surface form:
Catholicism
|
| religiousOrder | secular clergy ⓘ |
| workPeriod | 1960s ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Alexander Jones Description of subject: Alexander Jones was a Catholic biblical scholar and priest best known for overseeing and editing the English translation of the Jerusalem Bible in the 1960s.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.