The Life of Thomas Paine
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The Life of Thomas Paine is a comprehensive biographical study of the revolutionary writer and political thinker Thomas Paine, authored by American abolitionist and scholar Moncure Daniel Conway.
All labels observed (1)
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| The Life of Thomas Paine canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9985879 — 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: The Life of Thomas Paine Context triple: [Moncure Daniel Conway, notableWork, The Life of Thomas Paine]
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A.
History of the Rise, Progress, and Termination of the American Revolution
"History of the Rise, Progress, and Termination of the American Revolution" is an early, comprehensive historical account of the American Revolution written by political writer and historian Mercy Otis Warren, offering a contemporary, critical perspective on the founding of the United States.
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Paine
Paine is a rural commune and town in Chile known for its agricultural production and location just south of Santiago in the Santiago Metropolitan Region.
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C.
Paine
Paine is a surname most famously associated with figures like the American revolutionary writer Thomas Paine and several prominent New England political and legal families.
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Memoirs of the American Revolution
"Memoirs of the American Revolution" is a historical work by William Moultrie recounting his experiences and observations during the American Revolutionary War, particularly in the Southern campaigns.
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E.
The American Crisis
The American Crisis is a series of pamphlets by Thomas Paine that powerfully rallied American colonists to persevere during the Revolutionary War, beginning with the famous line “These are the times that try men’s souls.”
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Life of Thomas Paine Target entity description: The Life of Thomas Paine is a comprehensive biographical study of the revolutionary writer and political thinker Thomas Paine, authored by American abolitionist and scholar Moncure Daniel Conway.
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A.
History of the Rise, Progress, and Termination of the American Revolution
"History of the Rise, Progress, and Termination of the American Revolution" is an early, comprehensive historical account of the American Revolution written by political writer and historian Mercy Otis Warren, offering a contemporary, critical perspective on the founding of the United States.
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B.
Paine
Paine is a rural commune and town in Chile known for its agricultural production and location just south of Santiago in the Santiago Metropolitan Region.
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C.
Paine
Paine is a surname most famously associated with figures like the American revolutionary writer Thomas Paine and several prominent New England political and legal families.
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D.
Memoirs of the American Revolution
"Memoirs of the American Revolution" is a historical work by William Moultrie recounting his experiences and observations during the American Revolutionary War, particularly in the Southern campaigns.
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E.
The American Crisis
The American Crisis is a series of pamphlets by Thomas Paine that powerfully rallied American colonists to persevere during the Revolutionary War, beginning with the famous line “These are the times that try men’s souls.”
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
biographical book
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non-fiction book ⓘ |
| about |
Age of Enlightenment
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American Revolution ⓘ
linked to:
American Revolutionary War
French Revolution ⓘ abolitionism ⓘ deism ⓘ democracy ⓘ freedom of thought ⓘ human rights ⓘ political philosophy ⓘ political thinker Thomas Paine ⓘ
linked to:
Thomas Paine
radical politics ⓘ republicanism ⓘ revolutionary writer Thomas Paine ⓘ
linked to:
Thomas Paine
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| author | Moncure Daniel Conway ⓘ |
| authorNationality | American ⓘ |
| authorOccupation |
abolitionist
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scholar ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| describedAs | comprehensive biographical study of Thomas Paine ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
historical context of Thomas Paine
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life of Thomas Paine ⓘ political ideas of Thomas Paine ⓘ writings of Thomas Paine ⓘ |
| genre | biography ⓘ |
| hasBiographicalSubject | Thomas Paine ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject | Thomas Paine ⓘ |
| title | The Life of Thomas Paine ⓘ |
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