Magdalene College, Cambridge

E26294

college of the University of Cambridge constituent college of the University of Cambridge

Magdalene College, Cambridge is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge known for its historic riverside setting, strong humanities tradition, and notable alumni including writers, politicians, and public figures.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
Magdalene College, Cambridge canonical	13
Magdalene College, Cambridge buildings	2
Magdalene College, Cambridge main site	1
arms of the College of St Mary Magdalene, Cambridge	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T23594 — 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: Magdalene College, Cambridge
Context triple: [University of Cambridge, hasPart, Magdalene College, Cambridge]

A. Clare College, Cambridge
Clare College, Cambridge is one of the historic constituent colleges of the University of Cambridge, renowned for its riverside setting, 17th-century Old Court, and strong academic tradition.
B. Corpus Christi College, Cambridge
Corpus Christi College, Cambridge is one of the historic constituent colleges of the University of Cambridge, known for its medieval origins and distinctive architectural heritage.
C. Pembroke College, Cambridge
Pembroke College, Cambridge is one of the historic constituent colleges of the University of Cambridge, known for its medieval origins, notable alumni, and traditional academic and architectural heritage.
D. Jesus College, Cambridge
Jesus College, Cambridge is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Cambridge, known for its historic buildings, large grounds, and strong academic reputation.
E. Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge
Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge is one of the historic constituent colleges of the University of Cambridge, renowned for its strong academic tradition and notable alumni in science, medicine, and public life.
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: Magdalene College, Cambridge
Target entity description: Magdalene College, Cambridge is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge known for its historic riverside setting, strong humanities tradition, and notable alumni including writers, politicians, and public figures.

A. Clare College, Cambridge
Clare College, Cambridge is one of the historic constituent colleges of the University of Cambridge, renowned for its riverside setting, 17th-century Old Court, and strong academic tradition.
B. Corpus Christi College, Cambridge
Corpus Christi College, Cambridge is one of the historic constituent colleges of the University of Cambridge, known for its medieval origins and distinctive architectural heritage.
C. Pembroke College, Cambridge
Pembroke College, Cambridge is one of the historic constituent colleges of the University of Cambridge, known for its medieval origins, notable alumni, and traditional academic and architectural heritage.
D. Jesus College, Cambridge
Jesus College, Cambridge is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Cambridge, known for its historic buildings, large grounds, and strong academic reputation.
E. Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge
Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge is one of the historic constituent colleges of the University of Cambridge, renowned for its strong academic tradition and notable alumni in science, medicine, and public life.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	college of the University of Cambridge ⓘ constituent college of the University of Cambridge ⓘ
academicDiscipline	English literature ⓘ history ⓘ law ⓘ modern languages ⓘ theology ⓘ
admits	postgraduate students ⓘ undergraduate students ⓘ
architecturalStyle	Tudor ⓘ Victorian ⓘ medieval ⓘ
coatOfArmsDescription	Magdalene College, Cambridge self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: arms of the College of St Mary Magdalene, Cambridge
country	United Kingdom ⓘ
formerName	Buckingham College ⓘ
foundedAs	Benedictine hostel ⓘ
governingHeadTitle	Master ⓘ
hasAccommodation	on-site student rooms ⓘ
hasBoatClub	Magdalene College Boat Club ⓘ
hasBridge	Magdalene College Bridge ⓘ
hasChapel	Magdalene College Chapel ⓘ
hasDiningHall	Magdalene College Hall ⓘ
hasGarden	riverside gardens ⓘ
hasLibrary	Pepys Library ⓘ
hasNotableAlumniType	politicians ⓘ public figures ⓘ writers ⓘ
hasNotableCollection	Samuel Pepys’s personal library ⓘ
hasNotableFeature	Pepys Library ⓘ historic riverside setting ⓘ
hasQuadrangle	First Court ⓘ Pepys Court ⓘ Second Court ⓘ Third Court ⓘ
hasStrongTraditionIn	humanities ⓘ
isMemberOf	Colleges of the University of Cambridge ⓘ
isOldMemberOf	Cambridge colleges on the River Cam ⓘ
locatedIn	Cambridge, England ⓘ surface form: Cambridge Cambridgeshire, England ⓘ surface form: Cambridgeshire England ⓘ
locatedOn	River Cam ⓘ
motto	Garde Ta Foy ⓘ
mottoLanguage	French ⓘ
namedAfter	Mary Magdalene ⓘ
partOf	Cambridge University ⓘ surface form: University of Cambridge
religiousAffiliation	Church of England ⓘ
setting	riverside ⓘ
specializesIn	humanities ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (17)

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

Cambridge University → hasPart → Magdalene College, Cambridge ⓘ

subject surface form: University of Cambridge

Samuel Pepys → educatedAt → Magdalene College, Cambridge ⓘ

The Backs → borders → Magdalene College, Cambridge ⓘ

Arthur Tedder → educatedAt → Magdalene College, Cambridge ⓘ

The Diary of Samuel Pepys → originalManuscriptLocation → Magdalene College, Cambridge ⓘ

Magdalene College, Cambridge → coatOfArmsDescription → Magdalene College, Cambridge self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: arms of the College of St Mary Magdalene, Cambridge

Bridge Street, Cambridge → hasNearbyCollege → Magdalene College, Cambridge ⓘ

Prince William of Gloucester → education → Magdalene College, Cambridge ⓘ

C. K. Ogden → educatedAt → Magdalene College, Cambridge ⓘ

Cambridge University colleges → hasPart → Magdalene College, Cambridge ⓘ

First Court → category → Magdalene College, Cambridge ⓘ

this entity surface form: Magdalene College, Cambridge buildings

Third Court → campus → Magdalene College, Cambridge ⓘ

this entity surface form: Magdalene College, Cambridge main site

Magdalene Street, Cambridge → namedAfter → Magdalene College, Cambridge ⓘ

Magdalene Street, Cambridge → adjacentTo → Magdalene College, Cambridge ⓘ

Magdalene Street, Cambridge → hasBuilding → Magdalene College, Cambridge ⓘ

Charles Stewart Parnell → educatedAt → Magdalene College, Cambridge ⓘ

Sir Aston Webb → notableWork → Magdalene College, Cambridge ⓘ