Frances Yates
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Frances Yates was a British historian renowned for her influential studies on Renaissance esotericism, Hermeticism, and the history of ideas.
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| Frances Yates canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Frances Yates Context triple: [Yates, hasNotableBearer, Frances Yates]
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Lisa Jardine
Lisa Jardine was a prominent British historian of the Renaissance and early modern period, noted for her work on science, culture, and the history of ideas.
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Helen Minerva Wardner
Helen Minerva Wardner was the wife of prominent American lawyer and statesman William M. Evarts, who served as U.S. Secretary of State and Attorney General in the 19th century.
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C.
Eileen Power
Eileen Power was a prominent British economic historian and medievalist known for her influential work on medieval society, trade, and women's history.
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D.
Delia Bacon
Delia Bacon was a 19th-century American writer and lecturer best known for pioneering the theory that Shakespeare's plays were authored by a group of contemporary intellectuals rather than William Shakespeare himself.
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E.
Margaret Froude
Margaret Froude was the wife of Victorian English historian and biographer James Anthony Froude.
- 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: Frances Yates Target entity description: Frances Yates was a British historian renowned for her influential studies on Renaissance esotericism, Hermeticism, and the history of ideas.
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A.
Lisa Jardine
Lisa Jardine was a prominent British historian of the Renaissance and early modern period, noted for her work on science, culture, and the history of ideas.
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B.
Helen Minerva Wardner
Helen Minerva Wardner was the wife of prominent American lawyer and statesman William M. Evarts, who served as U.S. Secretary of State and Attorney General in the 19th century.
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C.
Eileen Power
Eileen Power was a prominent British economic historian and medievalist known for her influential work on medieval society, trade, and women's history.
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D.
Delia Bacon
Delia Bacon was a 19th-century American writer and lecturer best known for pioneering the theory that Shakespeare's plays were authored by a group of contemporary intellectuals rather than William Shakespeare himself.
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E.
Margaret Froude
Margaret Froude was the wife of Victorian English historian and biographer James Anthony Froude.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British historian
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human ⓘ |
| areaOfInfluence |
Renaissance intellectual history
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history of magic and occult philosophy ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Order of the British Empire ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1899-11-28 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1981-09-29 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
University College London
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University of London ⓘ |
| employer |
University of London
NERFINISHED
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Warburg Institute NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Yates NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Hermeticism
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Renaissance studies ⓘ esotericism ⓘ history of ideas ⓘ history of philosophy ⓘ history of science ⓘ intellectual history ⓘ |
| fullName | Frances Amelia Yates NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Frances NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasOccupation |
author
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historian ⓘ researcher ⓘ |
| honorificTitle | Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
Renaissance studies
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cultural history of the Renaissance ⓘ history of science scholarship ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| name | Frances Yates NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | British ⓘ |
| notableFor |
contributions to the history of ideas
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research on Hermeticism ⓘ studies on Renaissance esotericism ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Astraea: The Imperial Theme in the Sixteenth Century
NERFINISHED
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Giordano Bruno and the Hermetic Tradition NERFINISHED ⓘ The Art of Memory NERFINISHED ⓘ The French Academies of the Sixteenth Century NERFINISHED ⓘ The Occult Philosophy in the Elizabethan Age NERFINISHED ⓘ The Rosicrucian Enlightenment NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
England
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Hampshire NERFINISHED ⓘ Portsmouth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
England
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Surrey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | female ⓘ |
| workLocation |
London, England
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surface form:
London
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