Jacob Tonson
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Jacob Tonson was a prominent 17th–18th century London bookseller and publisher known for issuing major literary works by authors such as John Dryden and Joseph Addison.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Jacob Tonson canonical | 8 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7139299 — 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: Jacob Tonson Context triple: [The Conscious Lovers, firstPublisher, Jacob Tonson]
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A.
Henry Samson
Henry Samson was a young passenger on the Mayflower who later became a settler in Plymouth Colony in early 17th-century New England.
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B.
John Hatchard
John Hatchard was a prominent London bookseller and publisher of the late 18th and early 19th centuries, known for establishing one of the city’s oldest bookshops.
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C.
Charles Pettaway
Charles Pettaway is a music producer known for his work on the album "Back to Basics."
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D.
Charles Jewtraw
Charles Jewtraw was an American speed skater best known for winning the first-ever Winter Olympic gold medal in history, in the 500-meter event at the 1924 Chamonix Games.
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E.
Henry Martyn
Henry Martyn was an early 19th-century Anglican missionary and Bible translator known for his pioneering evangelistic work in India and Persia.
- 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: Jacob Tonson Target entity description: Jacob Tonson was a prominent 17th–18th century London bookseller and publisher known for issuing major literary works by authors such as John Dryden and Joseph Addison.
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A.
Henry Samson
Henry Samson was a young passenger on the Mayflower who later became a settler in Plymouth Colony in early 17th-century New England.
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B.
John Hatchard
John Hatchard was a prominent London bookseller and publisher of the late 18th and early 19th centuries, known for establishing one of the city’s oldest bookshops.
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C.
Charles Pettaway
Charles Pettaway is a music producer known for his work on the album "Back to Basics."
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D.
Charles Jewtraw
Charles Jewtraw was an American speed skater best known for winning the first-ever Winter Olympic gold medal in history, in the 500-meter event at the 1924 Chamonix Games.
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E.
Henry Martyn
Henry Martyn was an early 19th-century Anglican missionary and Bible translator known for his pioneering evangelistic work in India and Persia.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bookseller
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person ⓘ publisher ⓘ |
| activeInPeriod |
early 18th century
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late 17th century ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Alexander Pope
ⓘ
John Dryden ⓘ John Milton ⓘ Joseph Addison ⓘ Richard Steele ⓘ Whig Party (England) ⓘ
linked to:
British Whig Party
William Congreve ⓘ |
| businessLocation |
Fleet Street, London
ⓘ
linked to:
Fleet Street
Gray’s Inn Gate, London ⓘ
linked to:
Gray’s Inn Road, London
Temple Bar, London ⓘ
linked to:
Temple Bar
|
| countryOfCitizenship | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| employer |
Kit-Cat Club (as publisher to members)
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linked to:
Kit-Cat Club
|
| familyName | Tonson ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
book trade
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literary publishing ⓘ periodical publishing ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genre |
classical translations (as a publishing focus)
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drama (as a publishing focus) ⓘ essays (as a publishing focus) ⓘ poetry (as a publishing focus) ⓘ |
| givenName | Jacob ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | Kit-Cat Club ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being principal publisher of John Dryden
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helping establish the careers of Joseph Addison and Richard Steele as periodical essayists ⓘ issuing influential collected editions of English poets ⓘ publishing major Restoration and early 18th-century English literature ⓘ publishing works associated with the Whig literary circle ⓘ shaping the canon of English literature through his publishing list ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Dryden’s translation of Virgil
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Poetical Miscellanies (Tonson’s miscellanies) ⓘ
linked to:
Tonson’s Miscellanies
The Spectator (periodical) editions ⓘ
linked to:
The Spectator
The Tatler (periodical) editions ⓘ
linked to:
The Tatler
editions of works by Alexander Pope ⓘ editions of works by John Dryden ⓘ editions of works by John Milton ⓘ editions of works by Joseph Addison ⓘ editions of works by William Congreve ⓘ |
| occupation |
bookseller
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publisher ⓘ |
| placeOfWork |
London
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linked to:
London, England
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| residence |
London
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linked to:
London, England
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Referenced by (8)
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