Thomas Cadell and William Davies
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Thomas Cadell and William Davies was a prominent late-18th-century London publishing partnership known for issuing influential literary and scholarly works.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| T. Cadell and W. Davies | 1 |
| Thomas Cadell and William Davies canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7280261 — 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: Thomas Cadell and William Davies Context triple: [Thomas Cadell the elder, employer, Thomas Cadell and William Davies]
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A.
William Davies
William Davies is a British screenwriter known for his work on popular films such as the "How to Train Your Dragon" series and "Johnny English."
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B.
David Davies
David Davies is the son of Samuel Davies, likely known primarily in relation to his father's identity.
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C.
David Davies
David Davies was an Australian painter associated with the Heidelberg School, known for his atmospheric landscapes and contributions to the Australian Impressionist movement.
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D.
Dafydd ap Gwilym
Dafydd ap Gwilym was a 14th-century Welsh poet renowned for his innovative and lyrical cywyddau and love poetry, and is often regarded as one of the greatest poets in the Welsh language.
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E.
Edward Wadsworth
Edward Wadsworth was a British painter and printmaker known for his bold abstract works and key role in the early 20th-century avant-garde.
- 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: Thomas Cadell and William Davies Target entity description: Thomas Cadell and William Davies was a prominent late-18th-century London publishing partnership known for issuing influential literary and scholarly works.
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A.
William Davies
William Davies is a British screenwriter known for his work on popular films such as the "How to Train Your Dragon" series and "Johnny English."
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B.
David Davies
David Davies is the son of Samuel Davies, likely known primarily in relation to his father's identity.
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C.
David Davies
David Davies was an Australian painter associated with the Heidelberg School, known for his atmospheric landscapes and contributions to the Australian Impressionist movement.
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D.
Dafydd ap Gwilym
Dafydd ap Gwilym was a 14th-century Welsh poet renowned for his innovative and lyrical cywyddau and love poetry, and is often regarded as one of the greatest poets in the Welsh language.
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E.
Edward Wadsworth
Edward Wadsworth was a British painter and printmaker known for his bold abstract works and key role in the early 20th-century avant-garde.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book publisher
ⓘ
publishing partnership ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Enlightenment-era publishing
ⓘ
London book trade ⓘ |
| basedIn |
London
ⓘ
linked to:
London, England
|
| businessModel |
bookselling
ⓘ
commission publishing ⓘ |
| businessType | partnership ⓘ |
| catalogIncludes |
literary classics
ⓘ
political writings ⓘ scholarly treatises ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ |
| distributionArea |
British Empire
ⓘ
Great Britain ⓘ |
| endTime | 1818 ⓘ |
| field |
literature
ⓘ
scholarship ⓘ |
| genrePublished |
history
ⓘ
literary fiction ⓘ philosophy ⓘ poetry ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Thomas Cadell the Younger
ⓘ
linked to:
Thomas Cadell the younger
William Davies ⓘ |
| industry | publishing ⓘ |
| languageOfPublication | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Strand, London
ⓘ
linked to:
The Strand, London
|
| location |
London
ⓘ
linked to:
London, England
|
| market | British book trade ⓘ |
| notableFor |
publishing influential literary works
ⓘ
publishing scholarly works ⓘ |
| notablePlace | Strand, London ⓘ |
| operatedDuringPeriod |
early 19th century
ⓘ
late 18th century ⓘ |
| operatedInCentury |
18th century
ⓘ
19th century ⓘ |
| predecessor |
Thomas Cadell the Elder
ⓘ
linked to:
Thomas Cadell the elder
|
| publishedAuthor |
Edmund Burke
ⓘ
Edward Gibbon ⓘ Jane Austen ⓘ Samuel Johnson ⓘ |
| publishedWork |
A Dictionary of the English Language
ⓘ
Reflections on the Revolution in France ⓘ The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire ⓘ |
| reputation | leading London publisher of its time ⓘ |
| startTime | 1793 ⓘ |
| successor |
Cadell and Davies
ⓘ
linked to:
T. Cadell Jr. and W. Davies
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Thomas Cadell and William Davies Description of subject: Thomas Cadell and William Davies was a prominent late-18th-century London publishing partnership known for issuing influential literary and scholarly works.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.