Taylor and Hessey
E651729
Taylor and Hessey was a prominent early 19th-century London publishing firm known for issuing works by major Romantic-era writers.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Taylor and Hessey canonical | 7 |
| Taylor & Hessey | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7244012 — 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: Taylor and Hessey Context triple: [Life of Friedrich Schiller, publisher, Taylor and Hessey]
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A.
Taylor & Taylor
Taylor & Taylor was a historical British publishing firm known for producing scientific and philosophical periodicals in the 19th century.
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B.
Hayes and Harlington
Hayes and Harlington is a UK parliamentary constituency in west London, covering suburban areas near Heathrow Airport.
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C.
Ayre and Michael
Ayre and Michael is an electoral constituency on the Isle of Man represented in the island’s parliament, the House of Keys.
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D.
Taylors
Taylors is a suburban community in South Carolina, United States, located near the city of Greenville.
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E.
Bob Hewson
Bob Hewson was the father of U2’s lead singer Bono and an Irish man known mainly for his connection to the famous musician.
- 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: Taylor and Hessey Target entity description: Taylor and Hessey was a prominent early 19th-century London publishing firm known for issuing works by major Romantic-era writers.
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A.
Taylor & Taylor
Taylor & Taylor was a historical British publishing firm known for producing scientific and philosophical periodicals in the 19th century.
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B.
Hayes and Harlington
Hayes and Harlington is a UK parliamentary constituency in west London, covering suburban areas near Heathrow Airport.
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C.
Ayre and Michael
Ayre and Michael is an electoral constituency on the Isle of Man represented in the island’s parliament, the House of Keys.
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D.
Taylors
Taylors is a suburban community in South Carolina, United States, located near the city of Greenville.
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E.
Bob Hewson
Bob Hewson was the father of U2’s lead singer Bono and an Irish man known mainly for his connection to the famous musician.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book publisher
ⓘ
publishing firm ⓘ |
| activeIn |
English Romantic movement
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linked to:
Romanticism
|
| alternativeName |
Taylor & Hessey
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linked to:
Taylor and Hessey
|
| associatedWith |
London literary scene
ⓘ
Romantic-era writers ⓘ |
| basedIn |
Fleet Street, London
ⓘ
linked to:
Fleet Street
|
| city |
London
ⓘ
linked to:
London, England
|
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| focus | contemporary literary authors ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
James Augustus Hessey
ⓘ
John Taylor ⓘ |
| genrePublished |
essays
ⓘ
literary criticism ⓘ poetry ⓘ |
| hasBusinessPartner |
James Augustus Hessey
ⓘ
John Taylor ⓘ |
| hasPart | The London Magazine ⓘ |
| industry | publishing ⓘ |
| languageOfPublication | English ⓘ |
| locatedInTimePeriod | early 19th century ⓘ |
| location |
London
ⓘ
linked to:
London, England
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| movement | Romanticism ⓘ |
| notableFor |
issuing works by major Romantic-era writers
ⓘ
publishing Romantic-era literature ⓘ |
| operatedAs | literary publisher ⓘ |
| publisherOf |
Charles Lamb
ⓘ
Hazlitt ⓘ
linked to:
William Hazlitt
John Keats ⓘ Leigh Hunt ⓘ The London Magazine ⓘ Thomas De Quincey ⓘ
linked to:
Thomas de Quincey
|
| reputation | prominent London publisher of the Romantic era ⓘ |
| status | defunct ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Taylor and Hessey Description of subject: Taylor and Hessey was a prominent early 19th-century London publishing firm known for issuing works by major Romantic-era writers.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Taylor and Hessey