John Selden
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John Selden was a 17th-century English jurist, scholar, and polymath renowned for his influential works on English common law, constitutional history, and comparative legal and religious studies.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| John Selden canonical | 7 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4291858 — 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: John Selden Context triple: [Corpus, hasNotableAlumni, John Selden]
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A.
F. W. Maitland
F. W. Maitland was a preeminent English legal historian whose pioneering work on medieval English law profoundly shaped the modern study of legal history.
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B.
William Blackstone
William Blackstone was an 18th-century English jurist best known for his "Commentaries on the Laws of England," which systematized and popularized English common law.
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C.
Hugo Grotius
Hugo Grotius was a pioneering 17th-century Dutch jurist, philosopher, and theologian widely regarded as a founding figure of international law.
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D.
Samuel Pufendorf
Samuel Pufendorf was a 17th-century German jurist, political philosopher, and early theorist of natural law whose writings significantly shaped modern ideas about international law and the state.
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E.
Frederick Lewis Maitland
Frederick Lewis Maitland was a British Royal Navy officer best known for receiving Napoleon Bonaparte aboard HMS Bellerophon after his surrender in 1815.
- 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: John Selden Target entity description: John Selden was a 17th-century English jurist, scholar, and polymath renowned for his influential works on English common law, constitutional history, and comparative legal and religious studies.
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A.
F. W. Maitland
F. W. Maitland was a preeminent English legal historian whose pioneering work on medieval English law profoundly shaped the modern study of legal history.
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B.
William Blackstone
William Blackstone was an 18th-century English jurist best known for his "Commentaries on the Laws of England," which systematized and popularized English common law.
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C.
Hugo Grotius
Hugo Grotius was a pioneering 17th-century Dutch jurist, philosopher, and theologian widely regarded as a founding figure of international law.
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D.
Samuel Pufendorf
Samuel Pufendorf was a 17th-century German jurist, political philosopher, and early theorist of natural law whose writings significantly shaped modern ideas about international law and the state.
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E.
Frederick Lewis Maitland
Frederick Lewis Maitland was a British Royal Navy officer best known for receiving Napoleon Bonaparte aboard HMS Bellerophon after his surrender in 1815.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Member of Parliament of England
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human ⓘ jurist ⓘ legal historian ⓘ polymath ⓘ scholar ⓘ |
| burialPlace |
Temple Church, London
ⓘ
linked to:
Temple Church
|
| countryOfCitizenship | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1584-12-16 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1654-11-30 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Clifford's Inn
ⓘ
Hart Hall, Oxford ⓘ
linked to:
Magdalen Hall, Oxford
Inner Temple ⓘ University of Oxford ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | English ⓘ |
| familyName | Selden ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
English common law
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Hebraic studies ⓘ Oriental studies ⓘ comparative law ⓘ constitutional history ⓘ religious studies ⓘ |
| givenName | John ⓘ |
| influenced |
English constitutional thought
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development of international law ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
English
ⓘ
Latin ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | natural causes ⓘ |
| memberOf |
House of Commons of England
ⓘ
Long Parliament ⓘ
linked to:
Long Parliament 1640
|
| movement | common law tradition ⓘ |
| name | John Selden ⓘ |
| notableWork |
De Synedriis et Praefecturis Juridicis Veterum Ebraeorum
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De jure naturali et gentium juxta disciplinam Ebraeorum ⓘ
linked to:
De jure naturae et gentium
Mare Clausum ⓘ Table Talk ⓘ Titles of Honor ⓘ |
| occupation |
antiquarian
ⓘ
historian ⓘ jurist ⓘ legal scholar ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
England
ⓘ
Salvington ⓘ
linked to:
Sompting
Sussex ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
England
ⓘ
London ⓘ
linked to:
London, England
|
| positionHeld |
Member of Parliament for Lancaster
ⓘ
Member of Parliament for Oxford University ⓘ |
| religion | Church of England ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: John Selden Description of subject: John Selden was a 17th-century English jurist, scholar, and polymath renowned for his influential works on English common law, constitutional history, and comparative legal and religious studies.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.