Orson Pratt
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Orson Pratt was a prominent early Latter-day Saint apostle, theologian, and missionary known for his influential role in the development and westward expansion of the Mormon movement.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Orson Pratt canonical | 7 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5296658 — 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: Orson Pratt Context triple: [Mormon pioneers, notableLeader, Orson Pratt]
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A.
Heber C. Kimball
Heber C. Kimball was an early Latter-day Saint apostle and influential leader who played a key role in guiding and establishing the Mormon pioneer community in the American West.
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B.
William L. Clayton
William L. Clayton was an influential American businessman and government official who played a key role in shaping U.S. economic policy and the post–World War II Marshall Plan.
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C.
William Clayton
William Clayton was a 19th-century New Zealand government architect best known for designing major public buildings, including the Old Government Buildings in Wellington.
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D.
William Clayton
William Clayton was an American pulp magazine publisher best known for launching influential early science fiction magazines in the 1930s.
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E.
Hyrum Smith
Hyrum Smith was an early leader in the Latter Day Saint movement, serving as Assistant President of the Church and a close supporter of his brother Joseph Smith before being killed alongside him in 1844.
- 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: Orson Pratt Target entity description: Orson Pratt was a prominent early Latter-day Saint apostle, theologian, and missionary known for his influential role in the development and westward expansion of the Mormon movement.
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A.
Heber C. Kimball
Heber C. Kimball was an early Latter-day Saint apostle and influential leader who played a key role in guiding and establishing the Mormon pioneer community in the American West.
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B.
William L. Clayton
William L. Clayton was an influential American businessman and government official who played a key role in shaping U.S. economic policy and the post–World War II Marshall Plan.
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C.
William Clayton
William Clayton was a 19th-century New Zealand government architect best known for designing major public buildings, including the Old Government Buildings in Wellington.
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D.
William Clayton
William Clayton was an American pulp magazine publisher best known for launching influential early science fiction magazines in the 1930s.
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E.
Hyrum Smith
Hyrum Smith was an early leader in the Latter Day Saint movement, serving as Assistant President of the Church and a close supporter of his brother Joseph Smith before being killed alongside him in 1844.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (54)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Latter-day Saint apostle
ⓘ
human ⓘ missionary ⓘ theologian ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Brigham Young
ⓘ
Council of the Twelve Apostles (LDS Church) ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Salt Lake City Cemetery ⓘ |
| contributedTo |
Early doctrinal development of the LDS Church
ⓘ
Orson Pratt 1879 edition of the Book of Mormon with versification and footnotes ⓘ
linked to:
Latter Day Saint restoration scriptures
|
| convertedBy | Parley P. Pratt ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBaptism | 1830-09-19 ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1811-09-19 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1881-10-03 ⓘ |
| educatedIn | Self-taught in mathematics and astronomy ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | American of English descent ⓘ |
| familyName | Pratt ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Astronomy
ⓘ
Mathematics ⓘ Religious leadership ⓘ Theology ⓘ |
| followed | Joseph Smith ⓘ |
| givenName | Orson ⓘ |
| joined |
Church of Christ (early Latter Day Saint church)
ⓘ
linked to:
Church of the Latter Day Saints
|
| knownFor |
Early Latter-day Saint theology
ⓘ
Editing and publishing Latter-day Saint scriptures ⓘ Mathematical and astronomical writings ⓘ Missionary work in the United States and Great Britain ⓘ Role in the westward expansion of the Latter-day Saints ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | Quorum of the Twelve Apostles (LDS Church) ⓘ |
| missionaryWorkLocation |
Austria
ⓘ
Canada ⓘ Great Britain ⓘ United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| name | Orson Pratt ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Early missionary tracts on the Book of Mormon
ⓘ
Key to the Science of Theology ⓘ Pamphlet "An Interesting Account of Several Remarkable Visions" ⓘ The Seer ⓘ |
| ordination | Ordained apostle in 1835 ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Mormon migration to the Salt Lake Valley
ⓘ
linked to:
Mormon pioneers
|
| placeOfBirth |
Hartford, New York, United States
ⓘ
linked to:
Hartford, New York
|
| placeOfDeath | Salt Lake City, Utah Territory, United States ⓘ |
| politicalAffiliation | People's Party (Utah) ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Apostle of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
ⓘ
Church Historian and Recorder ⓘ Member of the Utah Territorial Legislature ⓘ |
| religion | Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints ⓘ |
| residence |
Nauvoo, Illinois, United States
ⓘ
linked to:
Nauvoo, Illinois
Salt Lake City, Utah Territory, United States ⓘ |
| sibling | Parley P. Pratt ⓘ |
| spouse |
Sarah Marinda Bates Pratt
ⓘ
multiple plural wives ⓘ |
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Referenced by (7)
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