College of New Jersey
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The College of New Jersey, known at the time as the College of New Jersey and later renamed Princeton University, is a historic American institution of higher education founded in the 18th century in New Jersey.
All labels observed (8)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T220979 — 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: College of New Jersey Context triple: [Jonathan Edwards, employer, College of New Jersey]
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Rider University
Rider University is a private university in Lawrenceville, New Jersey, known for its business, education, and fine arts programs and its incorporation of the renowned Westminster Choir College.
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Union College
Union College is a private liberal arts college in Schenectady, New York, known as one of the oldest institutions of higher education in the United States.
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Washington College
Washington College is a historic liberal arts college in Chestertown, Maryland, known as the first college chartered in the newly independent United States and for its association with George Washington.
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D.
Rutgers University
Rutgers University is a major public research university and the State University of New Jersey, known for its large, diverse student body and extensive academic and athletic programs.
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Swarthmore College
Swarthmore College is a highly selective private liberal arts college in Swarthmore, Pennsylvania, known for its rigorous academics, Quaker heritage, and strong emphasis on social responsibility.
- 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: College of New Jersey Target entity description: The College of New Jersey, known at the time as the College of New Jersey and later renamed Princeton University, is a historic American institution of higher education founded in the 18th century in New Jersey.
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A.
Rider University
Rider University is a private university in Lawrenceville, New Jersey, known for its business, education, and fine arts programs and its incorporation of the renowned Westminster Choir College.
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B.
Union College
Union College is a private liberal arts college in Schenectady, New York, known as one of the oldest institutions of higher education in the United States.
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C.
Washington College
Washington College is a historic liberal arts college in Chestertown, Maryland, known as the first college chartered in the newly independent United States and for its association with George Washington.
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D.
Rutgers University
Rutgers University is a major public research university and the State University of New Jersey, known for its large, diverse student body and extensive academic and athletic programs.
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E.
Swarthmore College
Swarthmore College is a highly selective private liberal arts college in Swarthmore, Pennsylvania, known for its rigorous academics, Quaker heritage, and strong emphasis on social responsibility.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Ivy League university
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private research university ⓘ university ⓘ |
| accreditationRegion |
Mid-Atlantic states
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surface form:
Middle States region
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| associatedWithCity | Princeton ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| foundedIn | 1746 ⓘ |
| foundingDate | 1746-10-22 ⓘ |
| foundingPurpose |
higher education in the American colonies
ⓘ
training ministers ⓘ |
| governedBy | Board of Trustees ⓘ |
| hasCampusType | residential campus ⓘ |
| hasEducationalLevel |
graduate
ⓘ
undergraduate ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalSignificance |
major center of Presbyterian and later broader American intellectual life
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one of the earliest institutions of higher education in the United States ⓘ |
| hasMotto | Dei Sub Numine Viget ⓘ |
| hasNotableBuilding | Nassau Hall ⓘ |
| hasTypeOfInstitution | liberal arts college (historical) ⓘ |
| isOneOf | nine colonial colleges ⓘ |
| languageOfInstruction | English ⓘ |
| laterBecame | major research university ⓘ |
| laterLocation |
Newark, New Jersey, United States
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surface form:
Newark, New Jersey
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| locatedIn |
Princeton, New Jersey, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
Princeton, New Jersey
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| locatedInAdministrativeTerritory |
New Jersey, United States
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surface form:
New Jersey
|
| locatedInTime | 18th century ⓘ |
| mottoLanguage | Latin ⓘ |
| mottoTranslation | Under God’s Power She Flourishes ⓘ |
| nameChangeDate | 1896 ⓘ |
| NassauHallCompleted | 1756 ⓘ |
| offersDegree |
bachelor’s degree
ⓘ
doctoral degree ⓘ master’s degree ⓘ |
| originalLocation | Elizabeth, New Jersey ⓘ |
| predecessorOf | Princeton University ⓘ |
| region | Colonial America ⓘ |
| religiousAffiliationAtFounding | Presbyterian ⓘ |
| relocatedTo |
Princeton, New Jersey, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
Princeton, New Jersey
|
| relocationDate | 1756 ⓘ |
| renamedAs | Princeton University ⓘ |
| sector | private, nonprofit ⓘ |
| servedAs | temporary capital of the United States ⓘ |
| state |
New Jersey, United States
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surface form:
New Jersey
|
| temporaryUSCapitalYear | 1783 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: College of New Jersey Description of subject: The College of New Jersey, known at the time as the College of New Jersey and later renamed Princeton University, is a historic American institution of higher education founded in the 18th century in New Jersey.
Referenced by (51)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
College of New Jersey (colonial)
this entity surface form:
College of New Jersey (colonial)
this entity surface form:
College of New Jersey (did not graduate)
this entity surface form:
College of New Jersey (Princeton University)
this entity surface form:
College of New Jersey (later Princeton University)
this entity surface form:
Queen’s College, New Jersey
this entity surface form:
New Jersey College
subject surface form:
Henry Lee III
this entity surface form:
College of New Jersey at Princeton (attended briefly)
this entity surface form:
College of New Jersey (Princeton University)
Smith Thompson (as Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court)
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educatedAt
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College of New Jersey
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subject surface form:
Smith Thompson