Thomas Sheridan
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Thomas Sheridan was an 18th-century Irish actor, theater manager, and elocution teacher known for his influential work on public speaking and pronunciation.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Thomas Sheridan canonical | 6 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10233830 — 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: Thomas Sheridan Context triple: [Richard Brinsley Sheridan, father, Thomas Sheridan]
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A.
William Broderick
William Broderick is the given name of American actor Broderick Crawford, best known for his Academy Award–winning role in the film "All the King's Men."
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B.
Arthur Dignam
Arthur Dignam was an Australian actor known for his distinctive character roles in film, television, and theatre.
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C.
William Strahan
William Strahan was an 18th-century Scottish-born London printer and publisher who became one of the leading figures in the British book trade and a close associate of prominent Enlightenment authors.
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D.
Samuel Neilson
Samuel Neilson was an 18th-century Irish radical and publisher who played a leading role in the Irish republican movement and the push for political reform.
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E.
George MacMichael
George MacMichael is a recurring neighbor and friend of the McCoy family on the classic American television sitcom "The Real McCoys," often providing comic relief and local color.
- 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: Thomas Sheridan Target entity description: Thomas Sheridan was an 18th-century Irish actor, theater manager, and elocution teacher known for his influential work on public speaking and pronunciation.
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A.
William Broderick
William Broderick is the given name of American actor Broderick Crawford, best known for his Academy Award–winning role in the film "All the King's Men."
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B.
Arthur Dignam
Arthur Dignam was an Australian actor known for his distinctive character roles in film, television, and theatre.
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C.
William Strahan
William Strahan was an 18th-century Scottish-born London printer and publisher who became one of the leading figures in the British book trade and a close associate of prominent Enlightenment authors.
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D.
Samuel Neilson
Samuel Neilson was an 18th-century Irish radical and publisher who played a leading role in the Irish republican movement and the push for political reform.
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E.
George MacMichael
George MacMichael is a recurring neighbor and friend of the McCoy family on the classic American television sitcom "The Real McCoys," often providing comic relief and local color.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Irish actor
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elocution teacher ⓘ person ⓘ theatre manager ⓘ |
| centuryOfActivity | 18th century ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | Kingdom of Ireland ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Kingdom of Ireland ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1719 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1788 ⓘ |
| describedBySource | 18th-century writings on elocution ⓘ |
| employer | Smock Alley Theatre ⓘ |
| familyName | Sheridan ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
elocution
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pronunciation ⓘ public speaking ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Thomas ⓘ |
| hasChild | Richard Brinsley Sheridan ⓘ |
| influenced |
later theories of public speaking
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teaching of rhetoric in the 18th century ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| notableFor |
popularizing elocution as a discipline in Britain and Ireland
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promoting standardized English elocution ⓘ reforming English pronunciation ⓘ |
| notableWork |
A Course of Lectures on Elocution
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linked to:
Lectures on Elocution
A General Dictionary of the English Language ⓘ Lectures on Elocution ⓘ |
| occupation |
actor
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elocutionist ⓘ teacher ⓘ theatre director ⓘ theatre manager ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Dublin ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Margate ⓘ |
| positionHeld | manager of Smock Alley Theatre ⓘ |
| relative |
Frances Sheridan
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Richard Brinsley Sheridan ⓘ |
| spouse | Frances Sheridan ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: Thomas Sheridan Description of subject: Thomas Sheridan was an 18th-century Irish actor, theater manager, and elocution teacher known for his influential work on public speaking and pronunciation.
Referenced by (6)
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