Edmund Plowden
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Edmund Plowden was a prominent 16th-century English lawyer and legal scholar renowned for his authoritative law reports and influence on common law jurisprudence.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Edmund Plowden canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4816915 — 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: Edmund Plowden Context triple: [Gray's Inn, hasNotableAlumnus, Edmund Plowden]
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A.
Edmund Bonner
Edmund Bonner was a 16th-century English bishop of London notorious for his zealous role in persecuting Protestants during the reign of Mary I.
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B.
John Mordaunt
John Mordaunt is a relative of British Conservative politician Penny Mordaunt, who has served as Leader of the House of Commons and Lord President of the Council.
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C.
William Dorrington
William Dorrington was a Jacobite military officer who served as a senior commander in the Irish Williamite War, notably leading forces at major engagements such as the Battle of Aughrim.
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D.
Nicholas Bacon
Nicholas Bacon was a prominent 16th-century English lawyer and statesman who served as Lord Keeper of the Great Seal under Queen Elizabeth I.
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E.
Geoffrey Clifton
Geoffrey Clifton is a fictional British explorer and husband of Katherine Clifton in Michael Ondaatje’s novel and its film adaptation, "The English Patient."
- 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: Edmund Plowden Target entity description: Edmund Plowden was a prominent 16th-century English lawyer and legal scholar renowned for his authoritative law reports and influence on common law jurisprudence.
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A.
Edmund Bonner
Edmund Bonner was a 16th-century English bishop of London notorious for his zealous role in persecuting Protestants during the reign of Mary I.
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B.
John Mordaunt
John Mordaunt is a relative of British Conservative politician Penny Mordaunt, who has served as Leader of the House of Commons and Lord President of the Council.
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C.
William Dorrington
William Dorrington was a Jacobite military officer who served as a senior commander in the Irish Williamite War, notably leading forces at major engagements such as the Battle of Aughrim.
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D.
Nicholas Bacon
Nicholas Bacon was a prominent 16th-century English lawyer and statesman who served as Lord Keeper of the Great Seal under Queen Elizabeth I.
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E.
Geoffrey Clifton
Geoffrey Clifton is a fictional British explorer and husband of Katherine Clifton in Michael Ondaatje’s novel and its film adaptation, "The English Patient."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
barrister
ⓘ
human ⓘ jurist ⓘ lawyer ⓘ legal reporter ⓘ legal scholar ⓘ |
| activeInPeriod | 16th century ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1518 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1585 ⓘ |
| describedBySource | early modern English legal history ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Cambridge University
ⓘ
Middle Temple ⓘ |
| employer |
Court of Common Pleas (as counsel)
ⓘ
linked to:
Court of Common Pleas
English legal system ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
English law
ⓘ
common law ⓘ jurisprudence ⓘ |
| hasCanonicalName | Edmund Plowden ⓘ |
| hasHonorificTitle | Serjeant-at-law ⓘ |
| influenced | development of English case law reporting ⓘ |
| influencedBy | medieval English common law tradition ⓘ |
| knownFor |
accuracy and reliability of case reporting
ⓘ
authoritative law reports ⓘ influence on common law jurisprudence ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
English
ⓘ
Latin ⓘ Law French ⓘ |
| legalSystem | common law ⓘ |
| memberOf | Middle Temple ⓘ |
| name | Edmund Plowden ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Les comentaries ou les reportes de Edmunde Plowden
ⓘ
The Commentaries or Reports of Edmund Plowden ⓘ |
| occupation |
barrister
ⓘ
jurist ⓘ law reporter ⓘ lawyer ⓘ legal scholar ⓘ legal writer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
England
ⓘ
Shropshire ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
England
ⓘ
London ⓘ
linked to:
London, England
|
| politicalAlignment | supporter of Catholic interests under Elizabeth I ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Serjeant-at-law
ⓘ
treasurer of Middle Temple ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Referenced by (4)
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