Albinus
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Albinus is an alternative name for Alcuin of York, the influential 8th-century Anglo-Saxon scholar, theologian, and advisor at Charlemagne’s court.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Albinus canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3439603 — 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: Albinus Context triple: [Alcuin of York, alternativeName, Albinus]
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A.
Lollius
Lollius was the Roman gens (family line) to which the aristocratic woman and briefly reigning empress Lollia Paulina belonged.
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B.
Germainus
Germainus is a Latinized form of the name Germain, historically used as a given name in Roman and early Christian contexts.
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C.
Aelius
Aelius is an ancient Roman family name (nomen) associated with several notable figures of the Roman Empire, including emperors and high-ranking officials.
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D.
Sabinus
Sabinus is a cognomen used by members of the ancient Roman Claudian gens, identifying a particular family branch within this prominent patrician lineage.
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E.
Cassianus
Cassianus is the Latin name of Saint Cassian of Imola, an early Christian martyr and teacher venerated in the Catholic Church.
- 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: Albinus Target entity description: Albinus is an alternative name for Alcuin of York, the influential 8th-century Anglo-Saxon scholar, theologian, and advisor at Charlemagne’s court.
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A.
Lollius
Lollius was the Roman gens (family line) to which the aristocratic woman and briefly reigning empress Lollia Paulina belonged.
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B.
Germainus
Germainus is a Latinized form of the name Germain, historically used as a given name in Roman and early Christian contexts.
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C.
Aelius
Aelius is an ancient Roman family name (nomen) associated with several notable figures of the Roman Empire, including emperors and high-ranking officials.
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D.
Sabinus
Sabinus is a cognomen used by members of the ancient Roman Claudian gens, identifying a particular family branch within this prominent patrician lineage.
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E.
Cassianus
Cassianus is the Latin name of Saint Cassian of Imola, an early Christian martyr and teacher venerated in the Catholic Church.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Anglo-Saxon
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human ⓘ scholar ⓘ theologian ⓘ |
| activeInCentury |
8th century
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9th century ⓘ |
| advisorTo | Charlemagne ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Alcuin of York
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Alcuin of York ⓘ
surface form:
Alcuinus
Ealhwine ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Kingdom of Northumbria
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York ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Kingdom of Northumbria ⓘ |
| describedAs | influential 8th-century Anglo-Saxon scholar, theologian, and advisor at Charlemagne’s court ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Cathedral School of York
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surface form:
Cathedral school of York
|
| fieldOfWork |
education
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grammar ⓘ logic ⓘ philosophy ⓘ rhetoric ⓘ theology ⓘ |
| influenced |
Carolingian educational reforms
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medieval scholastic tradition ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
Latin
ⓘ
Old English ⓘ |
| memberOf | Carolingian court ⓘ |
| notableStudent |
Hrabanus Maurus
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Hrabanus Maurus ⓘ
surface form:
Rabanus Maurus
|
| notableWork |
De dialectica
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De grammatica ⓘ De rhetorica et virtutibus ⓘ Letters of Alcuin ⓘ Vita Willibrordi ⓘ |
| occupation |
cleric
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poet ⓘ scholar ⓘ teacher ⓘ theologian ⓘ |
| participantIn | Carolingian Renaissance ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
abbot of Marmoutier Abbey, Tours
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head of the palace school at Aachen ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Aachen
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Tours ⓘ York ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Albinus Description of subject: Albinus is an alternative name for Alcuin of York, the influential 8th-century Anglo-Saxon scholar, theologian, and advisor at Charlemagne’s court.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.