Nicephorus Gregoras
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Nicephorus Gregoras was a 14th-century Byzantine scholar, theologian, and historian known for his opposition to Hesychasm and his extensive historical work "Roman History."
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Nicephorus Gregoras canonical | 2 |
| Nikephoros Gregoras | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T22323898 — 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: Nicephorus Gregoras Context triple: [Palamism, opposedBy, Nicephorus Gregoras]
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A.
Panagiotis Palamas
Panagiotis Palamas was a prominent intellectual and writer associated with the Greek Enlightenment, contributing to the modernization of Greek thought and letters.
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B.
Ioannes Damaskenos
Ioannes Damaskenos, better known in English as John of Damascus, was an 8th-century Christian monk, theologian, and hymnographer renowned for defending the veneration of icons and systematizing Eastern Orthodox theology.
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C.
Michael Psellos
Michael Psellos was an 11th-century Byzantine polymath, philosopher, and statesman renowned for his influential writings on theology, philosophy, history, and literature.
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D.
Laonikos Chalkokondyles
Laonikos Chalkokondyles was a 15th-century Byzantine Greek historian best known for his detailed account of the late Byzantine Empire and the rise of the Ottoman Turks.
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E.
Theodore of Stoudios
Theodore of Stoudios was a prominent 9th-century Byzantine monk, theologian, and abbot known for his leadership in the defense of icons during the Iconoclast controversy and for his influential monastic reforms.
- 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: Nicephorus Gregoras Target entity description: Nicephorus Gregoras was a 14th-century Byzantine scholar, theologian, and historian known for his opposition to Hesychasm and his extensive historical work "Roman History."
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A.
Panagiotis Palamas
Panagiotis Palamas was a prominent intellectual and writer associated with the Greek Enlightenment, contributing to the modernization of Greek thought and letters.
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B.
Ioannes Damaskenos
Ioannes Damaskenos, better known in English as John of Damascus, was an 8th-century Christian monk, theologian, and hymnographer renowned for defending the veneration of icons and systematizing Eastern Orthodox theology.
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C.
Michael Psellos
Michael Psellos was an 11th-century Byzantine polymath, philosopher, and statesman renowned for his influential writings on theology, philosophy, history, and literature.
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D.
Laonikos Chalkokondyles
Laonikos Chalkokondyles was a 15th-century Byzantine Greek historian best known for his detailed account of the late Byzantine Empire and the rise of the Ottoman Turks.
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E.
Theodore of Stoudios
Theodore of Stoudios was a prominent 9th-century Byzantine monk, theologian, and abbot known for his leadership in the defense of icons during the Iconoclast controversy and for his influential monastic reforms.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Nicephorus Gregoras