James Petigru Boyce
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James Petigru Boyce was a 19th-century American Baptist theologian and educator who played a leading role in shaping Southern Baptist theology and ministerial training.
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| James Petigru Boyce canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: James Petigru Boyce Context triple: [The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, founder, James Petigru Boyce]
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Arthur Q. Bryan
Arthur Q. Bryan was an American radio and voice actor best known for originating the distinctive voice of the Looney Tunes character Elmer Fudd.
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B.
Henry St. George Tucker Sr.
Henry St. George Tucker Sr. was a prominent 19th-century Virginia jurist and politician who served in the U.S. House of Representatives and on the Virginia Court of Appeals.
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C.
James W. Forsyth
James W. Forsyth was a U.S. Army officer and cavalry general best known for commanding the 7th Cavalry during the 1890 Wounded Knee Massacre.
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D.
Persifor F. Smith
Persifor F. Smith was a 19th-century United States Army officer who served in the Mexican–American War and later became a key military administrator in newly acquired western territories.
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E.
Samuel M. Ralston
Samuel M. Ralston was an American Democratic politician who served as governor of Indiana and later as a U.S. senator in the early 20th century.
- 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: James Petigru Boyce Target entity description: James Petigru Boyce was a 19th-century American Baptist theologian and educator who played a leading role in shaping Southern Baptist theology and ministerial training.
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A.
Arthur Q. Bryan
Arthur Q. Bryan was an American radio and voice actor best known for originating the distinctive voice of the Looney Tunes character Elmer Fudd.
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B.
Henry St. George Tucker Sr.
Henry St. George Tucker Sr. was a prominent 19th-century Virginia jurist and politician who served in the U.S. House of Representatives and on the Virginia Court of Appeals.
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C.
James W. Forsyth
James W. Forsyth was a U.S. Army officer and cavalry general best known for commanding the 7th Cavalry during the 1890 Wounded Knee Massacre.
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D.
Persifor F. Smith
Persifor F. Smith was a 19th-century United States Army officer who served in the Mexican–American War and later became a key military administrator in newly acquired western territories.
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E.
Samuel M. Ralston
Samuel M. Ralston was an American Democratic politician who served as governor of Indiana and later as a U.S. senator in the early 20th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American
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Baptist theologian ⓘ educator ⓘ person ⓘ |
| affiliation | Southern Baptist Convention ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1827-01-11 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Charleston, South Carolina, United States ⓘ |
| boardMemberOf |
Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
ⓘ
linked to:
The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
|
| citizenship |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| deathDate | 1888-12-28 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Pau, France
ⓘ
linked to:
Pau
|
| denomination |
Southern Baptist
ⓘ
linked to:
Southern Baptist Convention
|
| educatedAt |
Brown University
ⓘ
Princeton Theological Seminary ⓘ |
| era | 19th century ⓘ |
| familyName | Boyce ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Baptist ecclesiology
ⓘ
systematic theology ⓘ |
| founded |
Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
ⓘ
linked to:
The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
|
| givenName | James ⓘ |
| influenced |
Southern Baptist confessional standards
ⓘ
linked to:
Baptist Faith and Message
Southern Baptist ministerial education ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Charles Hodge ⓘ |
| knownFor |
developing ministerial training among Southern Baptists
ⓘ
founding the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary ⓘ shaping Southern Baptist theology ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| movement | Calvinistic Baptist theology ⓘ |
| name | James Petigru Boyce ⓘ |
| nationality |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| occupation |
clergyman
ⓘ
educator ⓘ theologian ⓘ |
| parent | Ker Boyce ⓘ |
| placeOfBurial |
Greenville, South Carolina, United States
ⓘ
linked to:
Greenville, South Carolina
|
| positionHeld |
founding president of Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
ⓘ
professor of theology at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary ⓘ |
| religion | Baptist ⓘ |
| roleIn | development of the Abstract of Principles for Southern Baptist Theological Seminary ⓘ |
| spouse | Lizzie Lawton ⓘ |
| taughtAt |
Furman University
ⓘ
Southern Baptist Theological Seminary ⓘ
linked to:
The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
|
| theologicalPosition |
Calvinism
ⓘ
inerrancy of Scripture ⓘ |
| theologicalTradition | Reformed Baptist ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Greenville, South Carolina, United States
ⓘ
linked to:
Greenville, South Carolina
Louisville, Kentucky, United States ⓘ
linked to:
Louisville, Kentucky
|
| wrote | Abstract of Systematic Theology ⓘ |
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