Nathaniel William Taylor
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Nathaniel William Taylor was a 19th-century American Congregational theologian and Yale professor known for developing the influential "New Haven" variant of New England theology.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Nathaniel William Taylor canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6772346 — 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: Nathaniel William Taylor Context triple: [New England theology, hasKeyFigure, Nathaniel William Taylor]
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A.
William Taylor
William Taylor was an early 18th-century London bookseller and publisher best known for issuing the first edition of Daniel Defoe’s novel "Robinson Crusoe."
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B.
John Edward Taylor
John Edward Taylor was a 19th-century British journalist and businessman best known for establishing the influential newspaper that became The Guardian.
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C.
Francis Lenn Taylor
Francis Lenn Taylor was an American art dealer best known as the father of iconic actress Elizabeth Taylor.
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D.
J.H. Taylor
J.H. Taylor was a pioneering English professional golfer and multiple Open Championship winner who helped shape the early development of modern golf.
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E.
Richard E. P. Taylor
Richard E. P. Taylor was a 19th-century American architect best known for his role in designing the monumental Old State, War, and Navy Building in Washington, D.C.
- 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: Nathaniel William Taylor Target entity description: Nathaniel William Taylor was a 19th-century American Congregational theologian and Yale professor known for developing the influential "New Haven" variant of New England theology.
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A.
William Taylor
William Taylor was an early 18th-century London bookseller and publisher best known for issuing the first edition of Daniel Defoe’s novel "Robinson Crusoe."
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B.
John Edward Taylor
John Edward Taylor was a 19th-century British journalist and businessman best known for establishing the influential newspaper that became The Guardian.
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C.
Francis Lenn Taylor
Francis Lenn Taylor was an American art dealer best known as the father of iconic actress Elizabeth Taylor.
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D.
J.H. Taylor
J.H. Taylor was a pioneering English professional golfer and multiple Open Championship winner who helped shape the early development of modern golf.
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E.
Richard E. P. Taylor
Richard E. P. Taylor was a 19th-century American architect best known for his role in designing the monumental Old State, War, and Navy Building in Washington, D.C.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Congregational theologian
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Yale professor ⓘ person ⓘ theologian ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1786-06-23 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
New Milford, Connecticut, United States
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linked to:
New Milford, Connecticut
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| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1858-03-10 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
New Haven, Connecticut, United States
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linked to:
New Haven, Connecticut
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| denomination |
Congregational Church
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linked to:
Congregationalism
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| educatedAt | Yale College ⓘ |
| employer |
Yale College
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Yale Divinity School ⓘ |
| familyName | Taylor ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Christian theology
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moral philosophy ⓘ systematic theology ⓘ |
| givenName | Nathaniel ⓘ |
| influenced |
American evangelical theology in the 19th century
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New Haven theologians ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Jonathan Edwards
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Samuel Hopkins ⓘ |
| knownFor |
developing the New Haven school of theology
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emphasis on human moral agency and responsibility ⓘ influence on 19th-century American Protestant thought ⓘ modifying traditional Calvinist doctrines ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| movement |
New England theology
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New Haven theology ⓘ |
| notableIdea |
compatibilism between divine sovereignty and human freedom
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moral government theory of atonement ⓘ redefinition of original sin as moral, not physical, depravity ⓘ |
| notableWork | Concio ad Clerum (1828) ⓘ |
| occupation |
clergyman
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theologian ⓘ university professor ⓘ |
| placeOfWork |
New Haven, Connecticut, United States
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linked to:
New Haven, Connecticut
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| positionHeld | Professor of Didactic Theology at Yale ⓘ |
| religion |
Congregationalism
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Protestantism ⓘ
linked to:
Protestant Christianity
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| theologicalTradition |
Calvinism (New England variant)
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linked to:
New England theology
Reformed theology ⓘ |
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Input
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