Larcum Kendall
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Larcum Kendall was an 18th-century English watchmaker renowned for crafting highly accurate marine chronometers that advanced long-distance sea navigation.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Larcum Kendall canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9215351 — 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: Larcum Kendall Context triple: [Larcum Kendall K1 chronometer, designer, Larcum Kendall]
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A.
George Cooke
George Cooke is a relatively common English personal name shared by multiple notable individuals across fields such as politics, sports, and the arts.
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B.
Augustus Short
Augustus Short was a 19th-century Anglican bishop who became the first Bishop of Adelaide and played a key role in establishing the Church of England and educational institutions in South Australia.
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C.
Charles Harrison Mason
Charles Harrison Mason was an influential African American Holiness–Pentecostal minister who became the leading figure of early Pentecostalism in the United States.
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D.
Ozias Humphry
Ozias Humphry was an 18th-century English portrait painter and miniaturist known for his refined style and for depicting prominent figures of his time.
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E.
William Peachey
William Peachey was a 19th-century British architect known for his work on major railway buildings, including the design of York railway station.
- 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: Larcum Kendall Target entity description: Larcum Kendall was an 18th-century English watchmaker renowned for crafting highly accurate marine chronometers that advanced long-distance sea navigation.
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A.
George Cooke
George Cooke is a relatively common English personal name shared by multiple notable individuals across fields such as politics, sports, and the arts.
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B.
Augustus Short
Augustus Short was a 19th-century Anglican bishop who became the first Bishop of Adelaide and played a key role in establishing the Church of England and educational institutions in South Australia.
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C.
Charles Harrison Mason
Charles Harrison Mason was an influential African American Holiness–Pentecostal minister who became the leading figure of early Pentecostalism in the United States.
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D.
Ozias Humphry
Ozias Humphry was an 18th-century English portrait painter and miniaturist known for his refined style and for depicting prominent figures of his time.
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E.
William Peachey
William Peachey was a 19th-century British architect known for his work on major railway buildings, including the design of York railway station.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
person
ⓘ
watchmaker ⓘ |
| apprenticeship | apprenticed as a watchmaker in London ⓘ |
| basedOn |
John Harrison’s H4 design
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linked to:
Larcum Kendall K1 chronometer
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| birthDate | 1719-09-21 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Charlbury, Oxfordshire, England
ⓘ
linked to:
Charlbury
|
| chronometerK1Accuracy | sufficient for precise longitude determination on long voyages ⓘ |
| chronometerK1Cost | very expensive to produce ⓘ |
| chronometerK2Characteristic | simplified and cheaper than K1 ⓘ |
| chronometerK3Characteristic | further development of his marine timekeepers ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | Board of Longitude ⓘ |
| contributedTo |
improvement of long-distance sea navigation
ⓘ
solution of the longitude problem ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1790-11-22 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | London, England ⓘ |
| designed |
marine chronometer K1
ⓘ
linked to:
Larcum Kendall K1 chronometer
marine chronometer K2 ⓘ
linked to:
Larcum Kendall K1 chronometer
marine chronometer K3 ⓘ |
| employer |
British Admiralty
ⓘ
linked to:
Admiralty (United Kingdom)
|
| era | 18th century ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
horology
ⓘ
marine chronometers ⓘ |
| influenced | later marine chronometer makers ⓘ |
| influencedBy | John Harrison ⓘ |
| K1Purpose | testing longitude determination at sea ⓘ |
| K1UsedBy | James Cook ⓘ |
| K1UsedOn | James Cook’s second voyage ⓘ |
| K1VoyageDates | 1772–1775 ⓘ |
| knownFor |
chronometer K1
ⓘ
linked to:
Larcum Kendall K1 chronometer
chronometer K2 ⓘ
linked to:
marine chronometer K3
chronometer K3 ⓘ
linked to:
marine chronometer K3
copying John Harrison’s H4 marine timekeeper ⓘ high-accuracy marine chronometers ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | Worshipful Company of Clockmakers ⓘ |
| name | Larcum Kendall ⓘ |
| nationality | English ⓘ |
| notableWork |
K1 marine chronometer
ⓘ
linked to:
Larcum Kendall K1 chronometer
K2 marine chronometer ⓘ
linked to:
marine chronometer K3
K3 marine chronometer ⓘ
linked to:
marine chronometer K3
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| occupation |
horologist
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watchmaker ⓘ |
| residence |
London
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linked to:
London, England
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