Richard Bancroft
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Richard Bancroft was an influential English churchman and Archbishop of Canterbury who played a key role in overseeing the production of the King James Bible.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Richard Bancroft canonical | 6 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T898962 — 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.
Target entity: Richard Bancroft Context triple: [Committee of translators appointed by King James I, supervisedBy, Richard Bancroft]
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Sir Henry Ayers
Sir Henry Ayers was a 19th-century South Australian politician and long-serving premier after whom the landmark Uluru was historically named "Ayers Rock."
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Alan Cunningham
Alan Cunningham was a British Army general best known for leading Eighth Army forces in the North African campaign during World War II.
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James Arthur Gairdner
James Arthur Gairdner was a Canadian philanthropist and businessman best known for establishing a prestigious international medical research award that bears his name.
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Mark Aitchison Young
Mark Aitchison Young was a British colonial administrator who served as Governor of Hong Kong, notably during the period surrounding the Japanese invasion and occupation in World War II.
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William Fox
William Fox was a pioneering American film producer and studio executive who founded the movie company that later became 20th Century Fox.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Richard Bancroft Target entity description: Richard Bancroft was an influential English churchman and Archbishop of Canterbury who played a key role in overseeing the production of the King James Bible.
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A.
Sir Henry Ayers
Sir Henry Ayers was a 19th-century South Australian politician and long-serving premier after whom the landmark Uluru was historically named "Ayers Rock."
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B.
Alan Cunningham
Alan Cunningham was a British Army general best known for leading Eighth Army forces in the North African campaign during World War II.
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C.
James Arthur Gairdner
James Arthur Gairdner was a Canadian philanthropist and businessman best known for establishing a prestigious international medical research award that bears his name.
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D.
Mark Aitchison Young
Mark Aitchison Young was a British colonial administrator who served as Governor of Hong Kong, notably during the period surrounding the Japanese invasion and occupation in World War II.
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E.
William Fox
William Fox was a pioneering American film producer and studio executive who founded the movie company that later became 20th Century Fox.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Anglican bishop
ⓘ
Archbishop of Canterbury ⓘ English churchman ⓘ human ⓘ |
| almaMater |
Cambridge University
ⓘ
surface form:
University of Cambridge
|
| appointedAs Archbishop of Canterbury | 1604 ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1544 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Farnworth
ⓘ
surface form:
Farnworth, Lancashire
Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Canterbury Cathedral ⓘ |
| consecratedAs | Bishop of London ⓘ |
| consecrationYear | 1597 ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1610 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Kingdom of England
ⓘ
Lambeth Palace ⓘ London, England ⓘ
surface form:
London
|
| educatedAt |
Christ’s College, Cambridge
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jesus College, Cambridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | development of the King James Version of the Bible ⓘ |
| knownFor |
defence of episcopacy in the Church of England
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opposition to Puritanism ⓘ supervising the production of the King James Bible ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| monarchDuringOffice |
Elizabeth I of England
ⓘ
James VI and I ⓘ
surface form:
James I of England
|
| notableEvent | helped organize the Hampton Court Conference (1604) ⓘ |
| notableWork | oversight of the King James Bible translation ⓘ |
| occupation |
clergyman
ⓘ
prelate ⓘ theologian ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Archbishop of Canterbury
ⓘ
Bishop of London ⓘ Bishop of London ⓘ
surface form:
Bishop of London in the Church of England
Dean of St Paul’s Cathedral (elect, not confirmed) ⓘ chaplain to Archbishop Matthew Parker ⓘ rector of St Andrew, Holborn ⓘ treasurer of St Paul’s Cathedral ⓘ |
| predecessor | John Whitgift ⓘ |
| religion |
Anglicanism
ⓘ
Church of England ⓘ |
| residence | Lambeth Palace ⓘ |
| successor | George Abbot ⓘ |
| theologicalOrientation |
anti-Puritan
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high-church Anglican ⓘ |
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Subject: Richard Bancroft Description of subject: Richard Bancroft was an influential English churchman and Archbishop of Canterbury who played a key role in overseeing the production of the King James Bible.
Referenced by (6)
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