Cotton Mather
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Cotton Mather was a prominent late 17th-century New England Puritan minister and prolific writer whose religious zeal and influence made him a central and controversial figure in early American history.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cotton Mather canonical | 23 |
| Cotton Mather (1663–1728) | 1 |
| Cotton Mather, a New England Puritan minister | 1 |
| Mather | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7543 — 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.
Target entity: Cotton Mather Context triple: [Salem witch trials, keyFigure, Cotton Mather]
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John Harvard
John Harvard was a 17th-century English clergyman and benefactor whose substantial bequest helped establish the institution that became Harvard University.
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James Bowdoin
James Bowdoin was an 18th-century American political leader, scholar, and governor of Massachusetts who played a key role in the intellectual and civic life of the early United States.
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C.
John Hancock
John Hancock was a prominent American Founding Father, revolutionary leader, and the first signer of the United States Declaration of Independence, known for his bold and iconic signature.
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D.
The Quaker
The Quaker is the traditional, colonial-era–styled mascot representing the University of Pennsylvania and its athletic teams.
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Harold Hazen
Harold Hazen was an American electrical engineer and MIT professor known for his pioneering work in control systems and his role in developing early analog computing devices.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Cotton Mather Target entity description: Cotton Mather was a prominent late 17th-century New England Puritan minister and prolific writer whose religious zeal and influence made him a central and controversial figure in early American history.
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A.
John Harvard
John Harvard was a 17th-century English clergyman and benefactor whose substantial bequest helped establish the institution that became Harvard University.
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B.
James Bowdoin
James Bowdoin was an 18th-century American political leader, scholar, and governor of Massachusetts who played a key role in the intellectual and civic life of the early United States.
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C.
John Hancock
John Hancock was a prominent American Founding Father, revolutionary leader, and the first signer of the United States Declaration of Independence, known for his bold and iconic signature.
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D.
The Quaker
The Quaker is the traditional, colonial-era–styled mascot representing the University of Pennsylvania and its athletic teams.
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E.
Harold Hazen
Harold Hazen was an American electrical engineer and MIT professor known for his pioneering work in control systems and his role in developing early analog computing devices.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Puritan minister
ⓘ
author ⓘ historian ⓘ person ⓘ theologian ⓘ |
| activeIn |
Boston, Massachusetts
ⓘ
surface form:
Boston
New England ⓘ |
| almaMater |
Harvard University
ⓘ
surface form:
Harvard College
|
| centuryOfActivity |
17th century
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18th century ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Massachusetts Bay Colony ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1663-02-12 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1728-02-13 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Harvard University
ⓘ
surface form:
Harvard College
|
| ethnicGroup |
European American
ⓘ
surface form:
English American
|
| familyName |
Cotton Mather
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Mather
|
| father | Increase Mather ⓘ |
| fullName | Cotton Mather self-link ⓘ |
| genre |
history
ⓘ
religious literature ⓘ sermon ⓘ |
| givenName | Cotton ⓘ |
| grandfather |
John Cotton
ⓘ
Richard Mather ⓘ |
| influenced | early American religious thought ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Increase Mather
ⓘ
John Cotton ⓘ |
| knownFor |
influence on New England Puritan religious life
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involvement in the context of the Salem witch trials ⓘ prolific religious and historical writings ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| maritalStatus | married ⓘ |
| mother | Maria Cotton Mather ⓘ |
| movement |
Puritanism
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surface form:
New England Puritanism
Puritanism ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Essays to Do Good
ⓘ
Magnalia Christi Americana ⓘ The Christian Philosopher ⓘ Wonders of the Invisible World ⓘ |
| numberOfChildren | 15 ⓘ |
| occupation |
clergyman
ⓘ
historian ⓘ minister ⓘ pamphleteer ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Boston, Massachusetts
ⓘ
surface form:
Boston, Massachusetts Bay Colony
|
| placeOfDeath |
Boston, Massachusetts
ⓘ
surface form:
Boston, Province of Massachusetts Bay
|
| positionHeld | minister at Second Church of Boston ⓘ |
| religion |
Congregationalism
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Puritanism ⓘ |
| supported | smallpox inoculation in Boston ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Subject: Cotton Mather Description of subject: Cotton Mather was a prominent late 17th-century New England Puritan minister and prolific writer whose religious zeal and influence made him a central and controversial figure in early American history.
Referenced by (26)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.