King’s College, New York
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King’s College, New York was the colonial-era Anglican institution of higher education in New York City that later became Columbia University.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| King’s College, New York canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6350201 — 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: King’s College, New York Context triple: [Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts, supportedInstitution, King’s College, New York]
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A.
Packer Collegiate Institute
Packer Collegiate Institute is a historic independent college-preparatory school in Brooklyn, New York, known for its rigorous academics and progressive educational tradition.
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B.
James College
James College is one of the constituent residential colleges of the University of York, providing accommodation, social spaces, and community activities for its students.
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C.
Wilson Collegiate Institute
Wilson Collegiate Institute was a 19th-century educational institution in Wilson, North Carolina, known for educating future U.S. Navy Secretary and newspaper editor Josephus Daniels.
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D.
Charlotte College
Charlotte College was a public community college in Charlotte, North Carolina that later evolved into the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.
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E.
Cooper Union
Cooper Union is a prestigious private college in New York City known for its rigorous programs in art, architecture, and engineering and its historic commitment to accessible education.
- 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: King’s College, New York Target entity description: King’s College, New York was the colonial-era Anglican institution of higher education in New York City that later became Columbia University.
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A.
Packer Collegiate Institute
Packer Collegiate Institute is a historic independent college-preparatory school in Brooklyn, New York, known for its rigorous academics and progressive educational tradition.
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B.
James College
James College is one of the constituent residential colleges of the University of York, providing accommodation, social spaces, and community activities for its students.
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C.
Wilson Collegiate Institute
Wilson Collegiate Institute was a 19th-century educational institution in Wilson, North Carolina, known for educating future U.S. Navy Secretary and newspaper editor Josephus Daniels.
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D.
Charlotte College
Charlotte College was a public community college in Charlotte, North Carolina that later evolved into the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.
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E.
Cooper Union
Cooper Union is a prestigious private college in New York City known for its rigorous programs in art, architecture, and engineering and its historic commitment to accessible education.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Anglican institution of higher education
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colonial college ⓘ university predecessor institution ⓘ |
| academicDisciplineOffered |
classics
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mathematics ⓘ natural philosophy ⓘ philosophy ⓘ theology ⓘ |
| affiliation | Church of England in the Province of New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| campusSetting | urban ⓘ |
| charteredBy | royal charter ⓘ |
| city | New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country | British America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dissolutionCause | American Revolutionary War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| educationLevel | tertiary education ⓘ |
| founded | 1754 ⓘ |
| foundedAs | King’s College NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundingCharterGrantedBy | King George II of Great Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governance | Board of Governors NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalEra | colonial America ⓘ |
| historicalNameOf | Columbia University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfInstruction | English ⓘ |
| laterBecame | Columbia University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Lower Manhattan
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New York City ⓘ Province of New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Trinity Church, New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | being the predecessor of Columbia University ⓘ |
| partOf | British Empire ⓘ |
| regionServed | New York colony NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousAffiliation |
Anglicanism
NERFINISHED
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Church of England ⓘ |
| reorganizedAs | Columbia College NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stateOrProvince | New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | defunct ⓘ |
| successor | Columbia University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| type | private college ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: King’s College, New York Description of subject: King’s College, New York was the colonial-era Anglican institution of higher education in New York City that later became Columbia University.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts
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supportedInstitution
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King’s College, New York
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