William Whittingham
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William Whittingham was a 16th-century English Protestant scholar and reformer closely associated with the English Reformation and the development of early English Bible translations.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| William Whittingham canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T943338 — 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: William Whittingham Context triple: [Geneva Bible, editor, William Whittingham]
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A.
John Galen Howard
John Galen Howard was an influential American architect best known for shaping the early 20th-century architectural landscape of the University of California, Berkeley campus.
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B.
John A. Pearson
John A. Pearson was a prominent early 20th-century Canadian architect known for designing major public and institutional buildings.
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C.
Edmund G. Ross
Edmund G. Ross was a 19th-century U.S. senator from Kansas best known for casting the decisive vote against the impeachment of President Andrew Johnson, an act later celebrated in John F. Kennedy’s "Profiles in Courage."
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D.
William Eldred Jackson
William Eldred Jackson was the son of U.S. Supreme Court Justice and Nuremberg prosecutor Robert H. Jackson.
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E.
John Davis
John Davis was a 16th-century English navigator and explorer best known for his Arctic voyages in search of the 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: William Whittingham Target entity description: William Whittingham was a 16th-century English Protestant scholar and reformer closely associated with the English Reformation and the development of early English Bible translations.
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A.
John Galen Howard
John Galen Howard was an influential American architect best known for shaping the early 20th-century architectural landscape of the University of California, Berkeley campus.
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B.
John A. Pearson
John A. Pearson was a prominent early 20th-century Canadian architect known for designing major public and institutional buildings.
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C.
Edmund G. Ross
Edmund G. Ross was a 19th-century U.S. senator from Kansas best known for casting the decisive vote against the impeachment of President Andrew Johnson, an act later celebrated in John F. Kennedy’s "Profiles in Courage."
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D.
William Eldred Jackson
William Eldred Jackson was the son of U.S. Supreme Court Justice and Nuremberg prosecutor Robert H. Jackson.
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E.
John Davis
John Davis was a 16th-century English navigator and explorer best known for his Arctic voyages in search of the Northwest Passage.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
16th-century person
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English Protestant reformer ⓘ biblical scholar ⓘ translator ⓘ |
| conflict | Vestments controversy ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| denomination | Reformed ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Oriel College, Oxford
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University of Oxford ⓘ
surface form:
Oxford University
|
| familyName | Whittingham ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
biblical translation
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religious reform ⓘ theology ⓘ |
| givenName | William ⓘ |
| influenced |
English Puritan churches
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surface form:
English Puritanism
later English Bible translations ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
John Calvin
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Reformed theology ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
English
ⓘ
Latin ⓘ |
| movement |
English Reformation Parliament era
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surface form:
English Reformation
|
| notableWork |
Geneva Bible
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Genevan form of church service for English exiles ⓘ metrical psalms used in Geneva worship ⓘ prefaces and marginal notes in the Geneva Bible ⓘ translation of the New Testament in the Geneva Bible ⓘ |
| occupation |
Bible translator
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clergyman ⓘ theologian ⓘ |
| participantIn |
English Reformation
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Marian exiles ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Dean of Durham ⓘ |
| relative | John Calvin ⓘ |
| religion |
Protestant Christianity
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surface form:
Protestantism
|
| residence |
Durham
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Geneva ⓘ Oxford ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse | Katherine Calvin ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Durham
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Geneva ⓘ Oxford ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: William Whittingham Description of subject: William Whittingham was a 16th-century English Protestant scholar and reformer closely associated with the English Reformation and the development of early English Bible translations.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.