Samuel Marsden
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Samuel Marsden was an influential early 19th-century Anglican clergyman and missionary in Australia and New Zealand, known for his role in establishing Christian missions and his controversial reputation as the “flogging parson.”
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Samuel Marsden canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8380962 — 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: Samuel Marsden Context triple: [London Missionary Society, sentMissionary, Samuel Marsden]
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A.
Daniel Mannix
Daniel Mannix was a prominent Irish-born Catholic Archbishop of Melbourne and influential political figure in early 20th-century Australia.
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B.
Adoniram Judson
Adoniram Judson was a pioneering early 19th-century American Baptist missionary best known for his long-term work in Burma, where he translated the Bible into Burmese and helped establish a lasting Christian presence.
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C.
George Augustus Selwyn
George Augustus Selwyn was a 19th-century Anglican bishop and missionary, notable as the first Bishop of New Zealand and later Bishop of Lichfield.
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D.
Joseph Sturge
Joseph Sturge was a prominent 19th-century English Quaker, abolitionist, and social reformer who played a leading role in campaigns against slavery and for civil and political rights.
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E.
William Carey Wright
William Carey Wright was an American minister and musician best known as the father of architect Frank Lloyd Wright.
- 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: Samuel Marsden Target entity description: Samuel Marsden was an influential early 19th-century Anglican clergyman and missionary in Australia and New Zealand, known for his role in establishing Christian missions and his controversial reputation as the “flogging parson.”
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A.
Daniel Mannix
Daniel Mannix was a prominent Irish-born Catholic Archbishop of Melbourne and influential political figure in early 20th-century Australia.
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B.
Adoniram Judson
Adoniram Judson was a pioneering early 19th-century American Baptist missionary best known for his long-term work in Burma, where he translated the Bible into Burmese and helped establish a lasting Christian presence.
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C.
George Augustus Selwyn
George Augustus Selwyn was a 19th-century Anglican bishop and missionary, notable as the first Bishop of New Zealand and later Bishop of Lichfield.
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D.
Joseph Sturge
Joseph Sturge was a prominent 19th-century English Quaker, abolitionist, and social reformer who played a leading role in campaigns against slavery and for civil and political rights.
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E.
William Carey Wright
William Carey Wright was an American minister and musician best known as the father of architect Frank Lloyd Wright.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Anglican priest
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Christian missionary ⓘ colonial chaplain ⓘ human ⓘ |
| affiliation | Church Missionary Society ⓘ |
| burialPlace |
St John’s Cathedral, Parramatta
ⓘ
linked to:
St John’s Church, Parramatta
|
| centuryOfActivity |
19th century
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late 18th century ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | England ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ |
| countryOfDeath | Australia ⓘ |
| date | 1814-12-25 ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1765-07-25 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1838-05-12 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Hull Grammar School
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Magdalene College, Cambridge ⓘ |
| employer |
Church of England
ⓘ
colonial government of New South Wales ⓘ
linked to:
Colony of New South Wales
|
| ethnicGroup | English ⓘ |
| familyName | Marsden ⓘ |
| givenName | Samuel ⓘ |
| hasReputation | controversial use of judicial flogging ⓘ |
| knownFor |
early Anglican missions in New South Wales
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founding mission work in New Zealand ⓘ harsh treatment of convicts ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| notableEvent | preached first Christian sermon in New Zealand in 1814 ⓘ |
| notableNickname | flogging parson ⓘ |
| notableWork |
establishment of Christian missions in New Zealand
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support for the Church Missionary Society ⓘ |
| occupation |
clergyman
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magistrate ⓘ missionary ⓘ |
| place |
Oihi Bay, Bay of Islands
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linked to:
Bay of Islands
|
| placeOfBirth |
Farsley
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Yorkshire ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
New South Wales
ⓘ
Parramatta ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
assistant chaplain of New South Wales
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magistrate in New South Wales ⓘ senior chaplain of New South Wales ⓘ |
| religion | Anglicanism ⓘ |
| religiousOrder | Church of England ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Bay of Islands
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Parramatta ⓘ Sydney ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: Samuel Marsden Description of subject: Samuel Marsden was an influential early 19th-century Anglican clergyman and missionary in Australia and New Zealand, known for his role in establishing Christian missions and his controversial reputation as the “flogging parson.”
Referenced by (2)
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