Sir Robert Cotton
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Sir Robert Cotton was an English antiquarian and politician best known for founding the Cotton Library, one of the most important collections of medieval manuscripts in Britain.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Sir Robert Cotton canonical | 9 |
| Robert Cotton | 1 |
| Sir Robert Bruce Cotton | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Sir Robert Cotton Context triple: [Cotton Nero A.x, formerOwner, Sir Robert Cotton]
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Thomas Bodley
Thomas Bodley was an English diplomat and scholar best known for refounding and endowing the Bodleian Library at the University of Oxford in the early 17th century.
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Sir William Holburne
Sir William Holburne was a 19th-century British art collector and aristocrat whose extensive collection of fine and decorative arts formed the foundation of the Holburne Museum in Bath.
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Sir John Woodward
Sir John Woodward is a distinguished British geologist and academic leader known for his contributions to Earth sciences and higher education.
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Theodore de Mayerne
Theodore de Mayerne was a prominent 17th-century Swiss-born physician and chemist who served as royal doctor in England and helped advance early modern medical and chemical practice.
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Henry Savile
Henry Savile was an English scholar and classical translator best known for his role in the King James Bible translation and his work as Warden of Merton College, Oxford.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Sir Robert Cotton Target entity description: Sir Robert Cotton was an English antiquarian and politician best known for founding the Cotton Library, one of the most important collections of medieval manuscripts in Britain.
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A.
Thomas Bodley
Thomas Bodley was an English diplomat and scholar best known for refounding and endowing the Bodleian Library at the University of Oxford in the early 17th century.
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B.
Sir William Holburne
Sir William Holburne was a 19th-century British art collector and aristocrat whose extensive collection of fine and decorative arts formed the foundation of the Holburne Museum in Bath.
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C.
Sir John Woodward
Sir John Woodward is a distinguished British geologist and academic leader known for his contributions to Earth sciences and higher education.
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D.
Theodore de Mayerne
Theodore de Mayerne was a prominent 17th-century Swiss-born physician and chemist who served as royal doctor in England and helped advance early modern medical and chemical practice.
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E.
Henry Savile
Henry Savile was an English scholar and classical translator best known for his role in the King James Bible translation and his work as Warden of Merton College, Oxford.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
antiquarian
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book collector ⓘ human ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| advised |
James VI and I
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surface form:
King James I of England
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| baronetcyCreated | 1611 ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1571-01-22 ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Conington, Huntingdonshire ⓘ |
| child | Sir Thomas Cotton ⓘ |
| collectionContains |
Anglo-Saxon manuscripts
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early English historical documents ⓘ medieval manuscripts ⓘ |
| collectionLaterFormedPartOf |
British Museum
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surface form:
British Museum Library
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| collectionNowPartOf | British Library ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1631-05-06 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Jesus College, Cambridge
NERFINISHED
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Westminster School ⓘ |
| era |
English Renaissance
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surface form:
Elizabethan era
Stuart period ⓘ
surface form:
Jacobean era
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| familyName | Cotton ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
antiquarian studies
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manuscript collection ⓘ |
| fullName |
Sir Robert Cotton
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Sir Robert Bruce Cotton
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| influenced | development of the British national library collections ⓘ |
| knownFor |
collecting medieval manuscripts
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founding the Cotton Library ⓘ preserving important early English texts ⓘ |
| legacy | Cotton Library shelfmark system using busts of Roman emperors ⓘ |
| libraryFounded | Cotton Library ⓘ |
| memberOf | Parliament of England ⓘ |
| name | Sir Robert Cotton self-link ⓘ |
| nobleFamily | Cotton family ⓘ |
| notableItemInCollection |
Beowulf Manuscript (Nowell Codex)
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surface form:
Beowulf manuscript
Lindisfarne Gospels ⓘ Magna Carta ⓘ
surface form:
Magna Carta manuscripts
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight ⓘ
surface form:
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight manuscript
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| occupation |
antiquarian
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manuscript collector ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Dentontownship, Huntingdonshire ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Westminster, London, England
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surface form:
Westminster, London
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| politicalRole | Member of Parliament ⓘ |
| religion | Church of England ⓘ |
| spouse | Elizabeth Brocas ⓘ |
| title | baronet ⓘ |
| wasKnightedBy |
James VI and I
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surface form:
King James I of England
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Subject: Sir Robert Cotton Description of subject: Sir Robert Cotton was an English antiquarian and politician best known for founding the Cotton Library, one of the most important collections of medieval manuscripts in Britain.
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