Samuel Joseph May
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Samuel Joseph May was a 19th-century American Unitarian minister and prominent social reformer known for his advocacy of abolition, women's rights, and educational reform.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Samuel J. May | 2 |
| Samuel Joseph May canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2470433 — 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: Samuel Joseph May Context triple: [American Woman Suffrage Association, foundedBy, Samuel Joseph May]
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A.
James Freeman Clarke
James Freeman Clarke was a 19th-century American Unitarian minister, theologian, and author associated with the Transcendentalist movement.
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B.
Isaac Hull Adams
Isaac Hull Adams was a 19th-century member of the prominent Adams family of Massachusetts, descended from the American presidential Adams line.
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C.
Horace White
Horace White was an American journalist and editor known for his influential work at the Chicago Tribune and the New York Evening Post in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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D.
Salmon Portland Chase
Salmon Portland Chase was a 19th-century American politician and jurist who served as U.S. Treasury Secretary under Abraham Lincoln and later as Chief Justice of the United States.
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E.
John Stevens
John Stevens is an American singer best known for his crooner-style performances as a young contestant on the third season of "American Idol."
- 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: Samuel Joseph May Target entity description: Samuel Joseph May was a 19th-century American Unitarian minister and prominent social reformer known for his advocacy of abolition, women's rights, and educational reform.
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A.
James Freeman Clarke
James Freeman Clarke was a 19th-century American Unitarian minister, theologian, and author associated with the Transcendentalist movement.
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B.
Isaac Hull Adams
Isaac Hull Adams was a 19th-century member of the prominent Adams family of Massachusetts, descended from the American presidential Adams line.
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C.
Horace White
Horace White was an American journalist and editor known for his influential work at the Chicago Tribune and the New York Evening Post in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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D.
Salmon Portland Chase
Salmon Portland Chase was a 19th-century American politician and jurist who served as U.S. Treasury Secretary under Abraham Lincoln and later as Chief Justice of the United States.
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E.
John Stevens
John Stevens is an American singer best known for his crooner-style performances as a young contestant on the third season of "American Idol."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Unitarian minister
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abolitionist ⓘ human ⓘ social reformer ⓘ |
| advocatedFor |
immediate abolition of slavery
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improved public education ⓘ legal rights for women ⓘ pacifism ⓘ temperance ⓘ |
| centuryOfActivity | 19th century ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Harvard University
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surface form:
Harvard College
Harvard Divinity School ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | White American ⓘ |
| familyName | May ⓘ |
| givenName | Samuel ⓘ |
| hasPart | Samuel J. May Anti-Slavery Collection (named in his honor) ⓘ |
| knownFor |
advocacy of abolition of slavery
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support for educational reform ⓘ support for peace and nonviolence ⓘ support for women's rights ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| middleName | Joseph ⓘ |
| movement |
abolitionism
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educational reform movement ⓘ peace movement ⓘ temperance movement ⓘ women's rights movement ⓘ |
| notableWork |
A Discourse on Slavery in the United States
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Some Recollections of Our Antislavery Conflict ⓘ The Rights and Condition of Women ⓘ |
| occupation |
abolitionist
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clergyman ⓘ educator ⓘ minister ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Boston, Massachusetts
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surface form:
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
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| placeOfDeath |
Syracuse
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surface form:
Syracuse, New York, United States
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| positionHeld |
Unitarian minister in Brooklyn, Connecticut
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Unitarian minister in Syracuse, New York ⓘ |
| relative | Louisa May Alcott ⓘ |
| religion | Unitarianism ⓘ |
| residence |
Brooklyn, Connecticut
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surface form:
Brooklyn, Connecticut, United States
Syracuse ⓘ
surface form:
Syracuse, New York, United States
|
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| sibling | Abigail May ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Samuel Joseph May Description of subject: Samuel Joseph May was a 19th-century American Unitarian minister and prominent social reformer known for his advocacy of abolition, women's rights, and educational reform.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Samuel J. May
this entity surface form:
Samuel J. May