Johannes Marcus Marci
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Johannes Marcus Marci was a 17th-century Bohemian physician, scientist, and rector of Charles University in Prague, known for his work in optics and medicine.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Johannes Marcus Marci canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4902096 — 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: Johannes Marcus Marci Context triple: [Voynich manuscript, previousOwner, Johannes Marcus Marci]
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Titus Ollius
Titus Ollius was a Roman of the early Imperial period, chiefly known as the father of the future empress Poppaea Sabina.
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Gaius Caecilius
Gaius Caecilius, better known as Pliny the Younger, was a Roman lawyer, author, and magistrate whose letters provide a key eyewitness account of the eruption of Mount Vesuvius and valuable insight into Roman imperial society.
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C.
Vespasius Pollio
Vespasius Pollio was a member of the Vespasii family of the early Roman Empire, known primarily as a relative of Vespasia Polla and thus connected to the lineage of Emperor Vespasian.
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D.
Gnaeus Cornelius Lentulus Marcellinus
Gnaeus Cornelius Lentulus Marcellinus was a Roman senator of the late Republic who served as consul in 56 BC and belonged to the prominent patrician Cornelii Lentuli family.
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E.
Lucius Munatius Plancus
Lucius Munatius Plancus was a Roman senator, general, and statesman of the late Republic who served under Julius Caesar and later helped shape the early principate under Augustus.
- 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: Johannes Marcus Marci Target entity description: Johannes Marcus Marci was a 17th-century Bohemian physician, scientist, and rector of Charles University in Prague, known for his work in optics and medicine.
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A.
Titus Ollius
Titus Ollius was a Roman of the early Imperial period, chiefly known as the father of the future empress Poppaea Sabina.
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B.
Gaius Caecilius
Gaius Caecilius, better known as Pliny the Younger, was a Roman lawyer, author, and magistrate whose letters provide a key eyewitness account of the eruption of Mount Vesuvius and valuable insight into Roman imperial society.
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C.
Vespasius Pollio
Vespasius Pollio was a member of the Vespasii family of the early Roman Empire, known primarily as a relative of Vespasia Polla and thus connected to the lineage of Emperor Vespasian.
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D.
Gnaeus Cornelius Lentulus Marcellinus
Gnaeus Cornelius Lentulus Marcellinus was a Roman senator of the late Republic who served as consul in 56 BC and belonged to the prominent patrician Cornelii Lentuli family.
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E.
Lucius Munatius Plancus
Lucius Munatius Plancus was a Roman senator, general, and statesman of the late Republic who served under Julius Caesar and later helped shape the early principate under Augustus.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Bohemian person
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human ⓘ physician ⓘ scientist ⓘ university rector ⓘ |
| alternateName |
Jan Marek Marci
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Johann Markus Marci ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1595-06-13 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Kingdom of Bohemia
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Lanškroun ⓘ
linked to:
Žamberk
|
| citizenship | Kingdom of Bohemia ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1667-04-10 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Kingdom of Bohemia
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Prague ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Charles University
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linked to:
Charles University in Prague
|
| employer |
Charles University
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linked to:
Charles University in Prague
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| era | 17th century ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
mechanics
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medicine ⓘ optics ⓘ physics ⓘ |
| hasAcademicDegree | doctor of medicine ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Galileo Galilei
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Johannes Kepler ⓘ |
| knownFor |
contributions to optics in the 17th century
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early work on the laws of impact and motion ⓘ research on the rainbow ⓘ studies of the iris and refraction ⓘ studies of the pulse and circulation ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
Czech
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Latin ⓘ |
| memberOf | academic staff of Charles University ⓘ |
| name | Johannes Marcus Marci ⓘ |
| notableWork |
De natura iridis
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De proportione motus ⓘ De proportione motus seu regula sphygmica ⓘ Idearum operatricium idea ⓘ Thaumantias, liber de arcu coelesti ⓘ |
| occupation |
physician
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scientist ⓘ university teacher ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
professor at Charles University
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rector of Charles University ⓘ |
| religion |
Catholicism
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linked to:
Roman Catholicism
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| studiedUnder | Jan Jesenius ⓘ |
| workLocation | Prague ⓘ |
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