Nathaniel Mather
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Nathaniel Mather was a 17th-century English-born Puritan minister and theologian, known for his pastoral work in England and Ireland and as a member of the prominent Mather clerical family.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Nathaniel Mather canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T194356 — 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: Nathaniel Mather Context triple: [Increase Mather, sibling, Nathaniel Mather]
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A.
Cotton Mather
Cotton Mather was a prominent late 17th-century New England Puritan minister and prolific writer whose religious zeal and influence made him a central and controversial figure in early American history.
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B.
Richard Mather
Richard Mather was a prominent 17th-century Puritan minister and early New England clergyman influential in shaping colonial religious life.
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C.
Increase Mather
Increase Mather was a prominent 17th-century New England Puritan minister and political leader who played a major role in colonial religious life and governance, including efforts to curb the excesses of the Salem witch trials.
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D.
Samuel Mather
Samuel Mather was a 17th-century New England Puritan minister and writer, known as a member of the influential Mather family of colonial Boston.
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E.
Samuel Sewall
Samuel Sewall was a colonial New England judge and diarist best known for his role in the Salem witch trials and later public repentance for that involvement.
- 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: Nathaniel Mather Target entity description: Nathaniel Mather was a 17th-century English-born Puritan minister and theologian, known for his pastoral work in England and Ireland and as a member of the prominent Mather clerical family.
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A.
Cotton Mather
Cotton Mather was a prominent late 17th-century New England Puritan minister and prolific writer whose religious zeal and influence made him a central and controversial figure in early American history.
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B.
Richard Mather
Richard Mather was a prominent 17th-century Puritan minister and early New England clergyman influential in shaping colonial religious life.
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C.
Increase Mather
Increase Mather was a prominent 17th-century New England Puritan minister and political leader who played a major role in colonial religious life and governance, including efforts to curb the excesses of the Salem witch trials.
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D.
Samuel Mather
Samuel Mather was a 17th-century New England Puritan minister and writer, known as a member of the influential Mather family of colonial Boston.
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E.
Samuel Sewall
Samuel Sewall was a colonial New England judge and diarist best known for his role in the Salem witch trials and later public repentance for that involvement.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Puritan minister
ⓘ
clergyman ⓘ person ⓘ theologian ⓘ |
| birthPlace | England ⓘ |
| birthYear | 1631 ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Bunhill Fields ⓘ |
| centuryOfActivity | 17th century ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | England ⓘ |
| deathYear | 1697 ⓘ |
| denomination | Congregationalist ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Harvard University
ⓘ
surface form:
Harvard College
|
| familyName |
Increase Mather
ⓘ
surface form:
Mather
|
| father | Richard Mather ⓘ |
| givenName | Nathaniel ⓘ |
| graduatedFrom |
Harvard University
ⓘ
surface form:
Harvard College
|
| graduationYear | 1647 ⓘ |
| knownFor | being a member of the prominent Mather clerical family ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | Mather family ⓘ |
| movement |
Pilgrim Separatists
ⓘ
surface form:
English Dissenters
English Dissenting Academies movement ⓘ
surface form:
English Nonconformists
|
| notableFamily |
Mather family
ⓘ
surface form:
Mather clerical family
|
| notableFor |
Puritan theology
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pastoral work in England ⓘ pastoral work in Ireland ⓘ |
| occupation |
minister
ⓘ
theologian ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
London, England
ⓘ
surface form:
London
|
| positionHeld |
independent minister
ⓘ
pastor ⓘ |
| religion |
Protestantism
ⓘ
Puritanism ⓘ |
| sibling |
Increase Mather
ⓘ
Samuel Mather ⓘ |
| theologicalTradition | Reformed ⓘ |
| workedAsClergymanIn |
Dublin
ⓘ
England ⓘ Ireland ⓘ London, England ⓘ
surface form:
London
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Nathaniel Mather Description of subject: Nathaniel Mather was a 17th-century English-born Puritan minister and theologian, known for his pastoral work in England and Ireland and as a member of the prominent Mather clerical family.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.