Theodosius

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Eastern Orthodox saint Roman emperor evolutionary biologist geneticist given name human masculine given name patriarch of Alexandria

Theodosius is a masculine given name most notably borne by influential historical and scientific figures, including the pioneering geneticist and evolutionary biologist Theodosius Dobzhansky.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Theodosius canonical	7
Teodósio	1
Theodosios	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1753914 — 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: Theodosius
Context triple: [Theodosius Dobzhansky, givenName, Theodosius]

A. Theodosius I
Theodosius I was a late 4th-century Roman emperor who made Nicene Christianity the state religion of the Roman Empire and played a key role in shaping its religious and political landscape.
B. Constantine
Constantine is a historic northeastern Algerian city famed for its dramatic bridges spanning deep gorges and its role as a major cultural and economic center.
C. Constantine
"Constantine" is a 2005 supernatural action-horror film starring Keanu Reeves as occult detective John Constantine, based on DC Comics' Hellblazer series.
D. Valentinian I
Valentinian I was a 4th-century Roman emperor (reigned 364–375 AD) known for strengthening the empire’s frontiers and defending the Western Roman Empire against Germanic invasions.
E. Constantinus Magnus
Constantinus Magnus, better known as Constantine the Great, was the Roman emperor who legalized Christianity and refounded Byzantium as Constantinople, profoundly shaping the future of the Roman Empire and Christian Europe.
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: Theodosius
Target entity description: Theodosius is a masculine given name most notably borne by influential historical and scientific figures, including the pioneering geneticist and evolutionary biologist Theodosius Dobzhansky.

A. Theodosius I
Theodosius I was a late 4th-century Roman emperor who made Nicene Christianity the state religion of the Roman Empire and played a key role in shaping its religious and political landscape.
B. Constantine
Constantine is a historic northeastern Algerian city famed for its dramatic bridges spanning deep gorges and its role as a major cultural and economic center.
C. Constantine
"Constantine" is a 2005 supernatural action-horror film starring Keanu Reeves as occult detective John Constantine, based on DC Comics' Hellblazer series.
D. Valentinian I
Valentinian I was a 4th-century Roman emperor (reigned 364–375 AD) known for strengthening the empire’s frontiers and defending the Western Roman Empire against Germanic invasions.
E. Constantinus Magnus
Constantinus Magnus, better known as Constantine the Great, was the Roman emperor who legalized Christianity and refounded Byzantium as Constantinople, profoundly shaping the future of the Roman Empire and Christian Europe.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Eastern Orthodox saint ⓘ Roman emperor ⓘ Roman emperor ⓘ evolutionary biologist ⓘ geneticist ⓘ given name ⓘ human ⓘ human ⓘ human ⓘ masculine given name ⓘ patriarch of Alexandria ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Theodosius I ⓘ surface form: Theodosius the Great
countryRuled	Byzantine Empire ⓘ surface form: Eastern Roman Empire Roman Empire ⓘ
dateOfBirth	0347 ⓘ 0401 ⓘ 1900-01-25 ⓘ
dateOfDeath	0395 ⓘ 0450 ⓘ 1975-12-18 ⓘ
etymologicalMeaning	given by God ⓘ
fieldOfWork	evolutionary biology ⓘ genetics ⓘ
hasCitizenship	Russian Empire ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
hasFamilyName	Theodosius Dobzhansky ⓘ surface form: Dobzhansky
hasGender	masculine ⓘ
hasGivenName	Theodosius self-linksurface differs ⓘ Theodosius self-linksurface differs ⓘ Theodosius self-linksurface differs ⓘ Theodosius self-linksurface differs ⓘ Theodosius self-linksurface differs ⓘ
hasLanguageOfOrigin	Greek language ⓘ
hasNameDayInTradition	Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church
hasNotableBearer	Theodosius Dobzhansky ⓘ
hasRelatedName	Dorotheus ⓘ Theodore ⓘ
hasShortForm	Theo ⓘ
hasVariant	Theodosius self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Theodosios Theodosius I ⓘ Theodosius II ⓘ
motto	Nothing in biology makes sense except in the light of evolution ⓘ
notableFor	modern evolutionary synthesis ⓘ
notableWork	Genetics and the Origin of Species ⓘ
religion	Christianity ⓘ Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ surface form: Eastern Orthodoxy
usedInReligion	Christianity ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (9)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Theodosius Dobzhansky → givenName → Theodosius ⓘ

Theodosius II → givenName → Theodosius ⓘ

Theodosius → hasVariant → Theodosius self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Theodosios