Gulielmus Occamus
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Gulielmus Occamus is the Latin name of William of Ockham, a medieval English Franciscan friar, philosopher, and theologian best known for formulating the principle now called Occam’s razor.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Gulielmus Occamus canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7906406 — 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: Gulielmus Occamus Context triple: [William of Ockham, alternativeName, Gulielmus Occamus]
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A.
William Cornysh
William Cornysh was an English Renaissance composer and dramatist known for his influential sacred and secular music at the Tudor court.
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B.
Albertus
Albertus is a masculine given name of Latin origin, commonly used in Dutch and German-speaking regions.
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C.
Leonard Bacon
Leonard Bacon was a prominent 19th-century American Congregational clergyman, theologian, and writer known for his influential sermons and social commentary.
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D.
Michael Medwin
Michael Medwin was a British actor and film and television producer known for his prolific character roles and for producing notable British films from the 1960s onward.
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E.
Zacharias Underhill
Zacharias Underhill is an individual notable enough to be recognized as a distinguished bearer of the surname Underhill.
- 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: Gulielmus Occamus Target entity description: Gulielmus Occamus is the Latin name of William of Ockham, a medieval English Franciscan friar, philosopher, and theologian best known for formulating the principle now called Occam’s razor.
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A.
William Cornysh
William Cornysh was an English Renaissance composer and dramatist known for his influential sacred and secular music at the Tudor court.
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B.
Albertus
Albertus is a masculine given name of Latin origin, commonly used in Dutch and German-speaking regions.
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C.
Leonard Bacon
Leonard Bacon was a prominent 19th-century American Congregational clergyman, theologian, and writer known for his influential sermons and social commentary.
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D.
Michael Medwin
Michael Medwin was a British actor and film and television producer known for his prolific character roles and for producing notable British films from the 1960s onward.
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E.
Zacharias Underhill
Zacharias Underhill is an individual notable enough to be recognized as a distinguished bearer of the surname Underhill.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Franciscan friar
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human ⓘ logician ⓘ medieval philosopher ⓘ philosopher ⓘ theologian ⓘ |
| associatedWith | University of Oxford ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Ockham, Surrey, England ⓘ |
| birthYear | c. 1287 ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| deathYear |
1347
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1348 ⓘ 1349 ⓘ |
| era |
Medieval philosophy
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Scholasticism ⓘ |
| formulated |
Occam's razor
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principle of parsimony ⓘ |
| hasLatinName | Gulielmus Occamus ⓘ |
| hasName |
William Ockham
ⓘ
linked to:
William of Ockham
William of Ockham ⓘ |
| influenced |
Renaissance philosophy
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analytic philosophy ⓘ early modern philosophy ⓘ empiricism ⓘ late medieval nominalists ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Aristotle
ⓘ
John Duns Scotus ⓘ
linked to:
Duns Scotus
Peter Lombard ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Occam's razor
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critique of papal authority ⓘ nominalism ⓘ political philosophy ⓘ theory of supposition ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Latin ⓘ |
| mainInterest |
epistemology
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logic ⓘ metaphysics ⓘ philosophy of language ⓘ political theory ⓘ theology ⓘ |
| memberOf | Order of Friars Minor ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Dialogus
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linked to:
Dialogus de oratoribus
Ordinatio (commentary on the Sentences) ⓘ Quodlibetal Questions ⓘ
linked to:
Quaestiones quodlibetales
Summa Logicae ⓘ |
| occupation |
friar
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philosopher ⓘ theologian ⓘ |
| opposed | papal claims to temporal power ⓘ |
| philosophicalSchool |
nominalism
ⓘ
via moderna ⓘ |
| religion |
Catholic Church
ⓘ
linked to:
Roman Catholicism
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Input
Subject: Gulielmus Occamus Description of subject: Gulielmus Occamus is the Latin name of William of Ockham, a medieval English Franciscan friar, philosopher, and theologian best known for formulating the principle now called Occam’s razor.
Referenced by (2)
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