Henry Venn
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Henry Venn was an influential 18th-century English evangelical clergyman and leader in the Clapham Sect, known for his role in the early Evangelical Revival within the Church of England.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Henry Venn canonical | 2 |
| Henry Venn (younger) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2569214 — 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: Henry Venn Context triple: [John Venn, father, Henry Venn]
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A.
Edward Whitchurch
Edward Whitchurch was a 16th-century English printer and Protestant reformer best known for co-publishing early English translations of the Bible, including the Matthew Bible.
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B.
Richard Hooker Wilmer
Richard Hooker Wilmer was a 19th-century Episcopal bishop best known for leading the church in Alabama during and after the American Civil War.
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C.
Samuel Edwards
Samuel Edwards is a relatively common personal name that may refer to multiple individuals across different fields rather than a single widely recognized figure.
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D.
Henry Penton
Henry Penton was an 18th-century British landowner and politician whose development of his London estate led to the creation of the area later known as Pentonville.
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E.
Samuel Ward
Samuel Ward was a 19th-century American banker and art patron known for commissioning significant works such as Thomas Cole’s "The Voyage of Life" series.
- 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: Henry Venn Target entity description: Henry Venn was an influential 18th-century English evangelical clergyman and leader in the Clapham Sect, known for his role in the early Evangelical Revival within the Church of England.
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A.
Edward Whitchurch
Edward Whitchurch was a 16th-century English printer and Protestant reformer best known for co-publishing early English translations of the Bible, including the Matthew Bible.
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B.
Richard Hooker Wilmer
Richard Hooker Wilmer was a 19th-century Episcopal bishop best known for leading the church in Alabama during and after the American Civil War.
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C.
Samuel Edwards
Samuel Edwards is a relatively common personal name that may refer to multiple individuals across different fields rather than a single widely recognized figure.
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D.
Henry Penton
Henry Penton was an 18th-century British landowner and politician whose development of his London estate led to the creation of the area later known as Pentonville.
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E.
Samuel Ward
Samuel Ward was a 19th-century American banker and art patron known for commissioning significant works such as Thomas Cole’s "The Voyage of Life" series.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian theologian
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English Anglican priest ⓘ evangelical clergyman ⓘ religious writer ⓘ |
| affiliation | Church of England ⓘ |
| clericalStyle | Reverend ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Cambridge University
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Jesus College, Cambridge ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | English ⓘ |
| familyName | Venn ⓘ |
| fatherOf |
Henry Venn
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Henry Venn (younger)
John Venn ⓘ |
| genre |
Christian devotional literature
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theological writing ⓘ |
| givenName | Henry ⓘ |
| hasOccupation | parish priest ⓘ |
| hasRole |
leader in the Evangelical Revival
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mentor to younger evangelical clergy ⓘ |
| influenced |
Anglican evangelicalism
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surface form:
British evangelical Anglicanism
Clapham Sect ⓘ |
| knownFor |
pastoral zeal and evangelical preaching
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promoting personal piety and practical holiness ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | Clapham Sect ⓘ |
| movement |
Evangelical Revival in Britain
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surface form:
Evangelical Revival
Evangelicalism ⓘ |
| notableFor |
influence on the Clapham Sect
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leadership in the early Evangelical Revival in the Church of England ⓘ |
| notableWork | The Complete Duty of Man ⓘ |
| occupation |
author
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clergyman ⓘ preacher ⓘ |
| partOf | 18th-century English evangelical movement ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
vicar of Huddersfield
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vicar of Yelling, Cambridgeshire ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| religiousDenomination | Church of England ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| sphereOfInfluence |
Anglican evangelical clergy
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English Protestantism ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Huddersfield
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Yelling, Cambridgeshire ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Henry Venn Description of subject: Henry Venn was an influential 18th-century English evangelical clergyman and leader in the Clapham Sect, known for his role in the early Evangelical Revival within the Church of England.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Henry Venn (younger)