Thomas Bond
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Thomas Bond was an 18th-century American physician and civic leader best known for co-founding Pennsylvania Hospital, the first hospital in the United States.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Thomas Bond canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2466363 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Thomas Bond Context triple: [Pennsylvania Hospital, foundedBy, Thomas Bond]
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John Bunn
John Bunn was an American basketball coach and administrator known for his influential roles in college basketball and contributions to the sport’s development.
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B.
Lloyd Bryce
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C.
William Coventry
William Coventry was a 17th-century English statesman and naval administrator who became a key reformer and influential figure in the management of the Royal Navy during the Restoration period.
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D.
Charles Bebb
Charles Bebb was a prominent early 20th-century American architect based in Seattle, known for helping shape the city's skyline through major commercial and landmark buildings.
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E.
John Bacon
John Bacon is a name shared by several notable individuals, including historical figures in politics, religion, and the arts.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Thomas Bond Target entity description: Thomas Bond was an 18th-century American physician and civic leader best known for co-founding Pennsylvania Hospital, the first hospital in the United States.
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A.
John Bunn
John Bunn was an American basketball coach and administrator known for his influential roles in college basketball and contributions to the sport’s development.
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B.
Lloyd Bryce
Lloyd Bryce was an American editor, politician, and diplomat best known for his influential leadership of the North American Review in the late 19th century.
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C.
William Coventry
William Coventry was a 17th-century English statesman and naval administrator who became a key reformer and influential figure in the management of the Royal Navy during the Restoration period.
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D.
Charles Bebb
Charles Bebb was a prominent early 20th-century American architect based in Seattle, known for helping shape the city's skyline through major commercial and landmark buildings.
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E.
John Bacon
John Bacon is a name shared by several notable individuals, including historical figures in politics, religion, and the arts.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American
ⓘ
civic leader ⓘ human ⓘ physician ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | stroke ⓘ |
| coFounded | Pennsylvania Hospital ⓘ |
| coFoundedWith | Benjamin Franklin ⓘ |
| contributedTo | development of hospital-based clinical teaching in America ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
British America
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dateOfBirth | 1712-05-02 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1784-03-26 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
University of Montpellier
ⓘ
Sorbonne University ⓘ
surface form:
University of Paris
|
| ethnicGroup | English American ⓘ |
| familyName | Bond ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
medicine
ⓘ
surgery ⓘ |
| founded | medical lectures in Philadelphia ⓘ |
| givenName | Thomas ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | English ⓘ |
| hasRelative |
Phineas Bond
ⓘ
Thomas Bond Jr. ⓘ |
| knownFor |
organizing clinical instruction at Pennsylvania Hospital
ⓘ
promoting public health in colonial Philadelphia ⓘ |
| livedDuring | 18th century ⓘ |
| memberOf |
American Philosophical Society
ⓘ
College of Physicians of Philadelphia ⓘ |
| notableFor | co-founding the first hospital in the United States ⓘ |
| notableWork | Co-founding Pennsylvania Hospital ⓘ |
| occupation |
civic leader
ⓘ
physician ⓘ surgeon ⓘ |
| participantIn | American Revolutionary War era civic life ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Calvert County, Maryland ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Philadelphia
ⓘ
surface form:
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
|
| religion | Quaker ⓘ |
| residence |
Philadelphia
ⓘ
surface form:
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
|
| spouse | Sarah Roberts ⓘ |
| workedAt | Pennsylvania Hospital ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Thomas Bond Description of subject: Thomas Bond was an 18th-century American physician and civic leader best known for co-founding Pennsylvania Hospital, the first hospital in the United States.
Referenced by (1)
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