Samuel Parsons Scott
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Samuel Parsons Scott was an American lawyer, historian, and translator best known for his English translation of major medieval legal codes, including the Siete Partidas.
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| Samuel Parsons Scott canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2397002 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Samuel Parsons Scott Context triple: [Siete Partidas, translatedBy, Samuel Parsons Scott]
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A.
James G. Smyth
James G. Smyth was a mountaineer known for making the first recorded ascent of Mont Blanc du Tacul in the Alps.
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B.
Nathaniel A. Owings
Nathaniel A. Owings was an American architect best known as a co-founder of the influential modernist architecture and engineering firm Skidmore, Owings & Merrill.
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C.
Samuel S. Montague
Samuel S. Montague was an American civil engineer best known as the chief engineer of the Central Pacific Railroad during the construction of the First Transcontinental Railroad.
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D.
Edwin T. Meredith
Edwin T. Meredith was an American publisher and politician who served as U.S. Secretary of Agriculture under President Woodrow Wilson.
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E.
Charles H. Purcell
Charles H. Purcell was an American civil engineer best known for his leadership in designing and overseeing major infrastructure projects in California during the early 20th century.
- 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: Samuel Parsons Scott Target entity description: Samuel Parsons Scott was an American lawyer, historian, and translator best known for his English translation of major medieval legal codes, including the Siete Partidas.
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A.
James G. Smyth
James G. Smyth was a mountaineer known for making the first recorded ascent of Mont Blanc du Tacul in the Alps.
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B.
Nathaniel A. Owings
Nathaniel A. Owings was an American architect best known as a co-founder of the influential modernist architecture and engineering firm Skidmore, Owings & Merrill.
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C.
Samuel S. Montague
Samuel S. Montague was an American civil engineer best known as the chief engineer of the Central Pacific Railroad during the construction of the First Transcontinental Railroad.
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D.
Edwin T. Meredith
Edwin T. Meredith was an American publisher and politician who served as U.S. Secretary of Agriculture under President Woodrow Wilson.
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E.
Charles H. Purcell
Charles H. Purcell was an American civil engineer best known for his leadership in designing and overseeing major infrastructure projects in California during the early 20th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
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translator ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Hillsboro Cemetery, Hillsboro, Ohio ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1846-07-10 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1929-05-30 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Harvard Law School
ⓘ
Miami University ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Roman law
ⓘ
legal history ⓘ medieval law ⓘ |
| genre |
historical scholarship
ⓘ
legal history ⓘ |
| hasAcademicDegree |
Bachelor of Arts
ⓘ
law degree ⓘ |
| knownFor |
English translation of Las Siete Partidas
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English translations of medieval legal codes ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableWork |
History of the Moorish Empire in Europe
ⓘ
Las Siete Partidas, of Alfonso X, King of Castile and Leon ⓘ
linked to:
Siete Partidas
The Civil Law, Including the Twelve Tables, the Institutes of Gaius, the Rules of Ulpian, the Opinions of Paulus, the Enactments of Justinian, and the Constitutions of Leo ⓘ
linked to:
Corpus Juris Civilis
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| occupation |
historian
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lawyer ⓘ translator ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Hillsboro, Ohio, United States of America
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linked to:
Hillsboro, Ohio
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| placeOfDeath |
Hillsboro, Ohio, United States of America
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linked to:
Hillsboro, Ohio
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| practicedLawIn | Ohio ⓘ |
| spouse | Elizabeth Scott (née McDowell) ⓘ |
| translatedFromLanguage |
French
ⓘ
Italian ⓘ Latin ⓘ Spanish ⓘ |
| wroteAbout |
Alfonso X of Castile
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Moorish rule in Europe ⓘ Roman legal tradition ⓘ |
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