Rev. Edward Duffield Neill
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Rev. Edward Duffield Neill was a 19th-century American Presbyterian minister, educator, and historian who played a key role in developing higher education in Minnesota.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Rev. Edward Duffield Neill canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3508565 — 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.
Target entity: Rev. Edward Duffield Neill Context triple: [Macalester College, foundedBy, Rev. Edward Duffield Neill]
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Rev. Leonard Neale
Rev. Leonard Neale was an American Catholic priest and later Archbishop of Baltimore who played a key role in early U.S. Catholic education and religious life.
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B.
Rev. Christopher Newman Hall
Rev. Christopher Newman Hall was a prominent 19th-century English Congregational minister, social reformer, and evangelical leader known for his influential preaching and religious writings.
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C.
The Reverend William Burks
The Reverend William Burks was a clergyman and musician known for his vocal performance on the 1974 funk classic "Birth of a Prince."
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D.
William Conant Church
William Conant Church was a 19th-century American journalist, editor, and co-founder of the National Rifle Association.
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E.
Phillips Brooks
Phillips Brooks was a prominent 19th-century American Episcopal clergyman and orator, best known as the author of the Christmas carol "O Little Town of Bethlehem" and as a leading preacher at Boston's Trinity Church.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Rev. Edward Duffield Neill Target entity description: Rev. Edward Duffield Neill was a 19th-century American Presbyterian minister, educator, and historian who played a key role in developing higher education in Minnesota.
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A.
Rev. Leonard Neale
Rev. Leonard Neale was an American Catholic priest and later Archbishop of Baltimore who played a key role in early U.S. Catholic education and religious life.
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B.
Rev. Christopher Newman Hall
Rev. Christopher Newman Hall was a prominent 19th-century English Congregational minister, social reformer, and evangelical leader known for his influential preaching and religious writings.
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C.
The Reverend William Burks
The Reverend William Burks was a clergyman and musician known for his vocal performance on the 1974 funk classic "Birth of a Prince."
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D.
William Conant Church
William Conant Church was a 19th-century American journalist, editor, and co-founder of the National Rifle Association.
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E.
Phillips Brooks
Phillips Brooks was a prominent 19th-century American Episcopal clergyman and orator, best known as the author of the Christmas carol "O Little Town of Bethlehem" and as a leading preacher at Boston's Trinity Church.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Presbyterian minister
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educator ⓘ historian ⓘ human ⓘ |
| appointedBy |
Abraham Lincoln
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Andrew Johnson ⓘ Ulysses S. Grant ⓘ |
| centuryOfActivity | 19th century ⓘ |
| contributedTo | development of higher education in Minnesota ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| denomination | Presbyterian Church in the United States of America ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Amherst College
ⓘ
Andover Theological Seminary ⓘ |
| employer |
Macalester College
ⓘ
United States government ⓘ
surface form:
United States federal government
University of Minnesota ⓘ |
| familyName | Neill ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
American history
ⓘ
Minnesota history ⓘ colonial American history ⓘ |
| givenName | Edward ⓘ |
| knownFor |
early leadership of the University of Minnesota
ⓘ
founding leadership of Macalester College ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| notableWork |
History of Minnesota
ⓘ
Terra Mariæ: or, Threads of Maryland Colonial History ⓘ The History of the Virginia Company of London ⓘ |
| occupation |
clergyman
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educator ⓘ historian ⓘ |
| participantIn | American Civil War ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Philadelphia
ⓘ
surface form:
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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| placeOfDeath |
Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States
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surface form:
St. Paul, Minnesota
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| placeOfResidence |
Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
St. Paul, Minnesota
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| positionHeld |
Chancellor of the University of Minnesota
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Minnesota State Superintendent of Public Instruction ⓘ Secretary to the United States Legation in London ⓘ U.S. Consulate General in Dublin ⓘ
surface form:
United States Consul to Dublin
chaplain in the Union Army ⓘ president of Macalester College ⓘ |
| religion |
Presbyterian
ⓘ
surface form:
Presbyterianism
|
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| wroteAbout |
French exploration in North America
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early colonial Maryland ⓘ early colonial Virginia ⓘ missionary history in the Northwest ⓘ |
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Subject: Rev. Edward Duffield Neill Description of subject: Rev. Edward Duffield Neill was a 19th-century American Presbyterian minister, educator, and historian who played a key role in developing higher education in Minnesota.
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