Joshua V. Himes
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Joshua V. Himes was a 19th-century American clergyman and publisher who became a leading promoter and organizer of William Miller’s apocalyptic teachings and the broader Millerite Adventist movement.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Joshua V. Himes canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10927790 — 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: Joshua V. Himes Context triple: [Second Advent movement, keyFigure, Joshua V. Himes]
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A.
Joshua M. Kindred
Joshua M. Kindred is a federal judge serving on the United States District Court for the District of Alaska.
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B.
Joshua W. Alexander
Joshua W. Alexander was an American politician who served as U.S. Secretary of Commerce under President Woodrow Wilson in the early 20th century.
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C.
Jonathan M. Daniels
Jonathan M. Daniels was a civil rights activist and Episcopal seminarian who was killed in 1965 while protecting a young Black girl during the struggle for racial equality in Alabama.
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D.
Donovan W. Carter
Donovan W. Carter is an American actor best known for playing NFL defensive tackle Vernon Littlefield on the HBO comedy-drama series "Ballers."
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E.
Samuel J. Crawford
Samuel J. Crawford was the third governor of Kansas, a Civil War officer, and a prominent 19th-century political figure in the state.
- 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: Joshua V. Himes Target entity description: Joshua V. Himes was a 19th-century American clergyman and publisher who became a leading promoter and organizer of William Miller’s apocalyptic teachings and the broader Millerite Adventist movement.
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A.
Joshua M. Kindred
Joshua M. Kindred is a federal judge serving on the United States District Court for the District of Alaska.
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B.
Joshua W. Alexander
Joshua W. Alexander was an American politician who served as U.S. Secretary of Commerce under President Woodrow Wilson in the early 20th century.
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C.
Jonathan M. Daniels
Jonathan M. Daniels was a civil rights activist and Episcopal seminarian who was killed in 1965 while protecting a young Black girl during the struggle for racial equality in Alabama.
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D.
Donovan W. Carter
Donovan W. Carter is an American actor best known for playing NFL defensive tackle Vernon Littlefield on the HBO comedy-drama series "Ballers."
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E.
Samuel J. Crawford
Samuel J. Crawford was the third governor of Kansas, a Civil War officer, and a prominent 19th-century political figure in the state.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian minister
ⓘ
Millerite leader ⓘ clergyman ⓘ human ⓘ publisher ⓘ |
| affiliation |
Adventist movement
ⓘ
Millerite Adventists ⓘ
linked to:
Millerites
|
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| era | 19th century ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | European American ⓘ |
| familyName | Himes ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Christian ministry
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evangelism ⓘ religion ⓘ religious publishing ⓘ |
| givenName | Joshua ⓘ |
| hasInfluenced |
Adventist publishing
ⓘ
linked to:
Adventist publishing houses
Millerite Adventism ⓘ |
| hasOccupation | religious organizer ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Adventist eschatology
ⓘ
Second Coming of Christ ⓘ |
| movement |
Adventist movement
ⓘ
linked to:
Adventism
Millerite movement ⓘ |
| notableFor |
leadership in the Millerite Adventist movement
ⓘ
organizing Millerite camp meetings ⓘ promotion of William Miller’s apocalyptic teachings ⓘ publicizing William Miller’s predictions of Christ’s return ⓘ religious publishing ⓘ |
| notableWork | Millerite periodicals (editor and promoter) ⓘ |
| occupation |
clergyman
ⓘ
editor ⓘ evangelist ⓘ publisher ⓘ |
| placeOfActivity |
New England states
ⓘ
linked to:
New England
United States of America ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Millerite organizer
ⓘ
religious newspaper editor ⓘ |
| religion |
Christianity
ⓘ
Protestantism ⓘ
linked to:
Protestant Christianity
|
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| workLocation |
New England
ⓘ
United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Joshua V. Himes Description of subject: Joshua V. Himes was a 19th-century American clergyman and publisher who became a leading promoter and organizer of William Miller’s apocalyptic teachings and the broader Millerite Adventist movement.
Referenced by (3)
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