Bartholomew Gosnold
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Bartholomew Gosnold was an English lawyer, explorer, and early colonizer who played a key role in promoting and leading voyages to New England and in founding the Jamestown settlement in Virginia.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Bartholomew Gosnold canonical | 7 |
| Gosnold | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6744458 — 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: Bartholomew Gosnold Context triple: [Gosnold, Massachusetts, namedAfter, Bartholomew Gosnold]
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A.
Giovanni da Verrazzano
Giovanni da Verrazzano was a 16th-century Italian explorer best known for being the first European to extensively explore the Atlantic coast of North America, including the area around present-day New York Harbor.
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B.
Walter Raleigh
Walter Raleigh was an English Renaissance courtier, explorer, and writer known for his role in early English colonization of North America and his influence in the court of Queen Elizabeth I.
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C.
Captain John Smith
Captain John Smith was an English soldier, explorer, and leader best known for his pivotal role in the founding and survival of the Jamestown colony in early 17th-century Virginia.
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D.
Martin Frobisher
Martin Frobisher was a 16th-century English seafarer and privateer best known for his early Arctic voyages in search of a Northwest Passage to Asia.
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E.
William Baffin
William Baffin was a 17th-century English navigator and explorer renowned for his Arctic voyages and detailed mapping of the Canadian Arctic, including the bay that now bears his name.
- 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: Bartholomew Gosnold Target entity description: Bartholomew Gosnold was an English lawyer, explorer, and early colonizer who played a key role in promoting and leading voyages to New England and in founding the Jamestown settlement in Virginia.
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A.
Giovanni da Verrazzano
Giovanni da Verrazzano was a 16th-century Italian explorer best known for being the first European to extensively explore the Atlantic coast of North America, including the area around present-day New York Harbor.
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B.
Walter Raleigh
Walter Raleigh was an English Renaissance courtier, explorer, and writer known for his role in early English colonization of North America and his influence in the court of Queen Elizabeth I.
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C.
Captain John Smith
Captain John Smith was an English soldier, explorer, and leader best known for his pivotal role in the founding and survival of the Jamestown colony in early 17th-century Virginia.
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D.
Martin Frobisher
Martin Frobisher was a 16th-century English seafarer and privateer best known for his early Arctic voyages in search of a Northwest Passage to Asia.
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E.
William Baffin
William Baffin was a 17th-century English navigator and explorer renowned for his Arctic voyages and detailed mapping of the Canadian Arctic, including the bay that now bears his name.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
English person
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colonist ⓘ explorer ⓘ human ⓘ |
| birthYear | 1571 ⓘ |
| buriedAt |
Jamestown, Virginia Colony
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linked to:
Jamestown, Virginia
|
| causeOfDeath | illness ⓘ |
| centuryOfActivity |
16th century
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17th century ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 22 August 1607 ⓘ |
| deathYear | 1607 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Middle Temple
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University of Cambridge ⓘ
linked to:
Cambridge University
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| explored |
Cape Cod
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Martha's Vineyard ⓘ New England coast ⓘ
linked to:
New England coastline
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| familyName |
Gosnold
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linked to:
Bartholomew Gosnold
|
| fieldOfWork |
colonial administration
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law ⓘ maritime exploration ⓘ |
| fullName | Bartholomew Gosnold ⓘ |
| givenName | Bartholomew ⓘ |
| helpedFound |
Jamestown, Virginia
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first permanent English settlement in Virginia ⓘ |
| influenced | early English colonization strategy in North America ⓘ |
| knownFor |
leading early English exploration of New England
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naming Cape Cod ⓘ naming Martha's Vineyard ⓘ promoting English colonization of North America ⓘ role in founding Jamestown, Virginia ⓘ voyage to New England in 1602 ⓘ |
| memberOf | Virginia Company of London ⓘ |
| nationality | English ⓘ |
| notableWork | planning of the Jamestown settlement ⓘ |
| occupation |
colonial leader
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explorer ⓘ lawyer ⓘ navigator ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
1602 voyage to New England
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1606–1607 voyage to Virginia ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Jamestown, Virginia Colony
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linked to:
Jamestown, Virginia
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| role |
councilor of the Jamestown colony
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principal projector of the Virginia Company of London ⓘ vice-admiral of the 1606–1607 Jamestown expedition ⓘ |
| shipCommanded | Gosnold's 1602 expedition ship Concord ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Bartholomew Gosnold Description of subject: Bartholomew Gosnold was an English lawyer, explorer, and early colonizer who played a key role in promoting and leading voyages to New England and in founding the Jamestown settlement in Virginia.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Bartholomew Gosnold
linked to: Bartholomew Gosnold
subject linked to:
Jamestown Colony ships