William Patten (historian)
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William Patten was a 16th-century English historian and government official best known for his detailed account of the 1547 Battle of Pinkie during the reign of Edward VI.
All labels observed (1)
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| William Patten (historian) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12355578 — 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: William Patten (historian) Context triple: [Patten, hasNotableBearer, William Patten (historian)]
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A.
Robert B. Bowler
Robert B. Bowler was an American public official who served as the United States Comptroller of the Treasury, overseeing federal financial accounts and fiscal administration.
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B.
Stanley G. Payne
Stanley G. Payne is an American historian renowned for his influential scholarship on fascism, Spanish history, and European authoritarian regimes in the 20th century.
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C.
Marshall Clagett
Marshall Clagett was an American historian of science renowned for his influential scholarship on the history of medieval and early modern mathematics and physics.
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D.
William Petterson
William Petterson is an actor known for his role in the film "From Hand to Mouth."
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E.
William Sewell
William Sewell is the son of British actor Rufus Sewell.
- 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: William Patten (historian) Target entity description: William Patten was a 16th-century English historian and government official best known for his detailed account of the 1547 Battle of Pinkie during the reign of Edward VI.
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A.
Robert B. Bowler
Robert B. Bowler was an American public official who served as the United States Comptroller of the Treasury, overseeing federal financial accounts and fiscal administration.
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B.
Stanley G. Payne
Stanley G. Payne is an American historian renowned for his influential scholarship on fascism, Spanish history, and European authoritarian regimes in the 20th century.
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C.
Marshall Clagett
Marshall Clagett was an American historian of science renowned for his influential scholarship on the history of medieval and early modern mathematics and physics.
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D.
William Petterson
William Petterson is an actor known for his role in the film "From Hand to Mouth."
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E.
William Sewell
William Sewell is the son of British actor Rufus Sewell.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.