Myles Coverdale
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Myles Coverdale was a 16th-century English Bible translator and reformer best known for producing the first complete printed English Bible.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Miles Coverdale | 6 |
| Myles Coverdale canonical | 4 |
| Myles Coverdale’s Apocrypha translation | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T815111 — 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: Myles Coverdale Context triple: [Matthew Bible, basedOnWorkOf, Myles Coverdale]
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A.
William Tyndale
William Tyndale was a 16th-century English scholar and Reformation leader best known for translating the Bible into English from the original languages, a work that profoundly shaped later English Bibles and the English language itself.
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B.
Jacques Lefèvre d’Étaples
Jacques Lefèvre d’Étaples was a French humanist and early biblical scholar whose vernacular translations and reform-minded theology helped lay intellectual foundations for the Protestant Reformation.
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C.
Thomas Cranmer
Thomas Cranmer was the first Protestant Archbishop of Canterbury and a leading figure of the English Reformation, best known for shaping the doctrine and liturgy of the Church of England.
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D.
John Lydgate
John Lydgate was a prolific 15th-century English monk and poet known for his lengthy narrative and allegorical works that helped shape late medieval English literature.
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E.
Richard Grafton
Richard Grafton was a 16th-century English printer and publisher best known for producing early English Bibles and serving as the king’s printer under Edward VI.
- 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: Myles Coverdale Target entity description: Myles Coverdale was a 16th-century English Bible translator and reformer best known for producing the first complete printed English Bible.
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A.
William Tyndale
William Tyndale was a 16th-century English scholar and Reformation leader best known for translating the Bible into English from the original languages, a work that profoundly shaped later English Bibles and the English language itself.
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B.
Jacques Lefèvre d’Étaples
Jacques Lefèvre d’Étaples was a French humanist and early biblical scholar whose vernacular translations and reform-minded theology helped lay intellectual foundations for the Protestant Reformation.
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C.
Thomas Cranmer
Thomas Cranmer was the first Protestant Archbishop of Canterbury and a leading figure of the English Reformation, best known for shaping the doctrine and liturgy of the Church of England.
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D.
John Lydgate
John Lydgate was a prolific 15th-century English monk and poet known for his lengthy narrative and allegorical works that helped shape late medieval English literature.
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E.
Richard Grafton
Richard Grafton was a 16th-century English printer and publisher best known for producing early English Bibles and serving as the king’s printer under Edward VI.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Bible translator
ⓘ
English reformer ⓘ Protestant reformer ⓘ person ⓘ |
| advocated | translation of the Bible into English ⓘ |
| appointedAs | Bishop of Exeter ⓘ |
| appointmentYearAsBishopOfExeter | 1551 ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
English Reformation Parliament era
ⓘ
surface form:
English Reformation
Henry VIII of England ⓘ
surface form:
Henry VIII
Thomas Cromwell ⓘ William Tyndale ⓘ |
| birthYear | c. 1488 ⓘ |
| contributedTo | development of Early Modern English biblical style ⓘ |
| deathYear | 1569 ⓘ |
| education | studied at Cambridge University ⓘ |
| era | 16th century ⓘ |
| exile | lived in exile on the Continent during periods of persecution ⓘ |
| field |
Christian theology
ⓘ
biblical translation ⓘ |
| influenced | later English Bible translations ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Coverdale Bible
ⓘ
producing the first complete printed English Bible ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| monarchDuringAppointmentAsBishopOfExeter |
Edward VI of England
ⓘ
surface form:
Edward VI
|
| name | Myles Coverdale self-link ⓘ |
| nationality | English ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Coverdale Bible
ⓘ
Great Bible ⓘ |
| occupation |
Bible translator
ⓘ
bishop ⓘ clergyman ⓘ |
| placeOfActivity |
England
ⓘ
Germany ⓘ Zurich ⓘ |
| position | Bishop of Exeter ⓘ |
| religion |
Anglicanism (broadly)
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surface form:
Anglicanism
Protestantism ⓘ |
| roleInWork | editor of the Great Bible ⓘ |
| supported | Protestant vernacular Scripture ⓘ |
| translatedFromLanguage |
German
ⓘ
Greek (indirectly via other versions) ⓘ Hebrew (indirectly via other versions) ⓘ Latin ⓘ |
| usedSources |
German Bible translations of Martin Luther
ⓘ
Vulgate ⓘ
surface form:
Latin Vulgate
William Tyndale’s New Testament translation ⓘ Tyndale Bible ⓘ
surface form:
William Tyndale’s Pentateuch translation
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Myles Coverdale Description of subject: Myles Coverdale was a 16th-century English Bible translator and reformer best known for producing the first complete printed English Bible.
Referenced by (11)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Myles Coverdale’s Apocrypha translation
this entity surface form:
Miles Coverdale
this entity surface form:
Miles Coverdale
this entity surface form:
Miles Coverdale
this entity surface form:
Miles Coverdale
this entity surface form:
Miles Coverdale
this entity surface form:
Miles Coverdale