Jehan Cauvin
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Jehan Cauvin is the French-born theologian and reformer better known by his Latinized name John Calvin, a central figure in the Protestant Reformation and the development of Calvinism.
All labels observed (1)
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| Jehan Cauvin canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T303102 — 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: Jehan Cauvin Context triple: [John Calvin, birthName, Jehan Cauvin]
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Charles-Michel Trudaine de la Sablière
Charles-Michel Trudaine de la Sablière was an 18th-century French aristocrat and influential patron of the arts known for supporting major Enlightenment-era artists and intellectuals.
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Gaspard II de Coligny
Gaspard II de Coligny was a prominent 16th-century French admiral and Huguenot leader who became one of the principal Protestant commanders and political figures during the French Wars of Religion.
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Louis Alexandre, Count of Toulouse
Louis Alexandre, Count of Toulouse was an illegitimate but later legitimized son of King Louis XIV who became a prominent French admiral and high-ranking noble during the late 17th and early 18th centuries.
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Henri Chrétien
Henri Chrétien was a French astronomer and optical engineer best known for co-developing the Ritchey–Chrétien telescope design and pioneering wide-angle optical systems.
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Henry I, Duke of Guise
Henry I, Duke of Guise was a powerful 16th-century French nobleman and leader of the ultra-Catholic faction who played a central role in the political and religious conflicts that destabilized France during the late Valois monarchy.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Jehan Cauvin Target entity description: Jehan Cauvin is the French-born theologian and reformer better known by his Latinized name John Calvin, a central figure in the Protestant Reformation and the development of Calvinism.
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A.
Charles-Michel Trudaine de la Sablière
Charles-Michel Trudaine de la Sablière was an 18th-century French aristocrat and influential patron of the arts known for supporting major Enlightenment-era artists and intellectuals.
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B.
Gaspard II de Coligny
Gaspard II de Coligny was a prominent 16th-century French admiral and Huguenot leader who became one of the principal Protestant commanders and political figures during the French Wars of Religion.
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C.
Louis Alexandre, Count of Toulouse
Louis Alexandre, Count of Toulouse was an illegitimate but later legitimized son of King Louis XIV who became a prominent French admiral and high-ranking noble during the late 17th and early 18th centuries.
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D.
Henri Chrétien
Henri Chrétien was a French astronomer and optical engineer best known for co-developing the Ritchey–Chrétien telescope design and pioneering wide-angle optical systems.
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E.
Henry I, Duke of Guise
Henry I, Duke of Guise was a powerful 16th-century French nobleman and leader of the ultra-Catholic faction who played a central role in the political and religious conflicts that destabilized France during the late Valois monarchy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian reformer
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French person ⓘ Protestant Reformation figure ⓘ human ⓘ theologian ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
John Calvin
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surface form:
Ioannes Calvinus
John Calvin ⓘ
surface form:
Jean Calvin
John Calvin ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1509-07-10 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Noyon, Picardy, Kingdom of France ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Geneva, unmarked grave ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | illness ⓘ |
| citizenship |
Kingdom of France
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Republic of Geneva ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1564-05-27 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Geneva
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surface form:
Geneva, Republic of Geneva
|
| denomination | Reformed ⓘ |
| doctrine |
justification by faith alone
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predestination ⓘ sovereignty of God ⓘ total depravity ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
University of Bourges
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University of Orléans ⓘ Panthéon-Sorbonne University ⓘ
surface form:
University of Paris
|
| era | 16th century ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Christian theology
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Reformed church polity ⓘ biblical exegesis ⓘ |
| influenced |
Huguenots
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Presbyterianism ⓘ Puritanism ⓘ Reformed churches ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Augustine of Hippo
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Jacques Lefèvre d’Étaples ⓘ Martin Luther ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
French
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Latin ⓘ |
| movement |
Calvinism
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Reformation ⓘ
surface form:
Protestant Reformation
|
| name | Jehan Cauvin self-link ⓘ |
| notableWork | Institutes of the Christian Religion ⓘ |
| occupation |
author
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pastor ⓘ theologian ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
leader of the Genevan Reformation
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pastor in Geneva ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| theologicalTradition |
Calvinism
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surface form:
Reformed theology
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