Hegesinus of Pergamon
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Hegesinus of Pergamon was an Academic philosopher who led Plato’s Academy in the 2nd century BCE, serving as scholarch between the tenures of Carneades and his successors.
All labels observed (1)
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| Hegesinus of Pergamon canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8409252 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Hegesinus of Pergamon Context triple: [Carneades, predecessor, Hegesinus of Pergamon]
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A.
Pionius of Smyrna
Pionius of Smyrna was a 3rd-century Christian presbyter and martyr renowned for his steadfast refusal to renounce his faith during the Decian persecution.
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B.
Heraclides Ponticus
Heraclides Ponticus was a 4th-century BCE Greek philosopher and astronomer known for proposing that the Earth rotates on its axis and for early heliocentric ideas.
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C.
Andronicus of Rhodes
Andronicus of Rhodes was a 1st-century BCE Peripatetic philosopher best known for editing and organizing Aristotle’s works, which greatly influenced their transmission and interpretation in later antiquity.
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D.
Timesius of Clazomenae
Timesius of Clazomenae was an ancient Greek figure known for re-establishing the city of Abdera in Thrace.
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E.
Apollodorus of Damascus
Apollodorus of Damascus was a prominent 2nd-century Roman architect and engineer known for designing major imperial projects under Emperor Trajan, including monumental buildings and infrastructure across the Roman Empire.
- 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: Hegesinus of Pergamon Target entity description: Hegesinus of Pergamon was an Academic philosopher who led Plato’s Academy in the 2nd century BCE, serving as scholarch between the tenures of Carneades and his successors.
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A.
Pionius of Smyrna
Pionius of Smyrna was a 3rd-century Christian presbyter and martyr renowned for his steadfast refusal to renounce his faith during the Decian persecution.
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B.
Heraclides Ponticus
Heraclides Ponticus was a 4th-century BCE Greek philosopher and astronomer known for proposing that the Earth rotates on its axis and for early heliocentric ideas.
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C.
Andronicus of Rhodes
Andronicus of Rhodes was a 1st-century BCE Peripatetic philosopher best known for editing and organizing Aristotle’s works, which greatly influenced their transmission and interpretation in later antiquity.
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D.
Timesius of Clazomenae
Timesius of Clazomenae was an ancient Greek figure known for re-establishing the city of Abdera in Thrace.
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E.
Apollodorus of Damascus
Apollodorus of Damascus was a prominent 2nd-century Roman architect and engineer known for designing major imperial projects under Emperor Trajan, including monumental buildings and infrastructure across the Roman Empire.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Academic philosopher
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ancient Greek philosopher ⓘ person ⓘ scholarch of the Academy ⓘ |
| activeInCentury | 2nd century BCE ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Plato’s Academy
ⓘ
linked to:
Academy of Athens
|
| countryOfOrigin |
Ancient Greece
ⓘ
linked to:
Greek Antiquity
|
| education |
Plato’s Academy
ⓘ
linked to:
Academy of Athens
|
| era | Hellenistic philosophy ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
epistemology
ⓘ
philosophy ⓘ skepticism ⓘ |
| followsInOffice |
Carneades of Cyrene
ⓘ
linked to:
Carneades
|
| influencedBy |
Carneades of Cyrene
ⓘ
linked to:
Carneades
Plato ⓘ |
| knownFor | leading Plato’s Academy after Carneades ⓘ |
| language | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| name | Hegesinus of Pergamon ⓘ |
| notableRole | transitional leader of the Academy between Carneades and later scholarchs ⓘ |
| office | head of the Academy ⓘ |
| philosophicalSchool |
Academic Skepticism
ⓘ
linked to:
Skepticism
Platonic Academy ⓘ
linked to:
Academy (Platonic school)
|
| placeOfOrigin | Pergamon ⓘ |
| positionHeld | scholarch of Plato’s Academy ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Carneades of Cyrene
ⓘ
linked to:
Carneades
|
| regionOfActivity | Athens ⓘ |
| successorInOffice | successors of Carneades at the Academy ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Hellenistic period ⓘ |
| tradition |
Academic Skepticism
ⓘ
linked to:
Skepticism
Platonism ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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