John Walter I
E331273
John Walter I was an 18th-century British newspaper publisher best known as the founder of The Times of London.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| John Walter I canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3149424 — 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: John Walter I Context triple: [The Times, foundedBy, John Walter I]
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A.
John Mordaunt
John Mordaunt is a relative of British Conservative politician Penny Mordaunt, who has served as Leader of the House of Commons and Lord President of the Council.
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B.
Walter Montagu
Walter Montagu was a 17th-century English courtier, diplomat, and writer who became a Catholic priest and abbot, known for his political influence and religious conversions during the reigns of Charles I and Charles II.
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C.
Charles Howard
Charles Howard was a prominent American labor leader instrumental in the early organization and growth of industrial unions in the United States.
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D.
Sir John Seymour
Sir John Seymour was an English nobleman of the early 16th century best known as the father of Jane Seymour, the third wife of King Henry VIII and queen consort of England.
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E.
Galfridus Walpole
Galfridus Walpole was a member of the prominent Walpole family of 18th-century Britain, related to leading political figures of the era.
- 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: John Walter I Target entity description: John Walter I was an 18th-century British newspaper publisher best known as the founder of The Times of London.
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A.
John Mordaunt
John Mordaunt is a relative of British Conservative politician Penny Mordaunt, who has served as Leader of the House of Commons and Lord President of the Council.
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B.
Walter Montagu
Walter Montagu was a 17th-century English courtier, diplomat, and writer who became a Catholic priest and abbot, known for his political influence and religious conversions during the reigns of Charles I and Charles II.
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C.
Charles Howard
Charles Howard was a prominent American labor leader instrumental in the early organization and growth of industrial unions in the United States.
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D.
Sir John Seymour
Sir John Seymour was an English nobleman of the early 16th century best known as the father of Jane Seymour, the third wife of King Henry VIII and queen consort of England.
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E.
Galfridus Walpole
Galfridus Walpole was a member of the prominent Walpole family of 18th-century Britain, related to leading political figures of the era.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
businessperson
ⓘ
human ⓘ newspaper publisher ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1738-01-01 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1812-11-17 ⓘ |
| employer |
The Daily Universal Register
ⓘ
The Times ⓘ |
| endTime | as publisher of The Times: 1803 ⓘ |
| familyName | Walter ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
journalism
ⓘ
newspaper publishing ⓘ |
| founded |
The Daily Universal Register
ⓘ
The Times ⓘ |
| givenName | John ⓘ |
| hasParticularReligion | Christianity ⓘ |
| knownFor | founding The Times of London ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
The Daily Universal Register
ⓘ
surface form:
founded The Daily Universal Register in 1785
The Times ⓘ
surface form:
renamed The Daily Universal Register to The Times in 1788
|
| notableWork |
The Daily Universal Register
ⓘ
The Times ⓘ |
| occupation |
businessperson
ⓘ
newspaper publisher ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
London, England
ⓘ
surface form:
London
|
| placeOfDeath | Teddington NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replacedBy | John Walter II ⓘ |
| residence |
London, England
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surface form:
London
Teddington NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| startTime | as publisher of The Times: 1785 ⓘ |
| workLocation |
London, England
ⓘ
surface form:
London
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: John Walter I Description of subject: John Walter I was an 18th-century British newspaper publisher best known as the founder of The Times of London.
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