Ralph of Coggeshall
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Ralph of Coggeshall was a 12th–13th century English Cistercian monk and chronicler known for recording unusual and miraculous events, including the story of the Green Children of Woolpit.
All labels observed (1)
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| Ralph of Coggeshall canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12622994 — 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: Ralph of Coggeshall Context triple: [Green Children of Woolpit, describedBy, Ralph of Coggeshall]
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A.
Ralph de Luffa
Ralph de Luffa was a medieval English prelate who served as an influential Bishop of Chichester in the early 12th century.
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B.
Alan of Walsingham
Alan of Walsingham was a 14th-century English monk and master mason best known for designing the innovative octagonal lantern and rebuilding work at Ely Cathedral after the collapse of its central tower.
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C.
Nicholas of Guildford
Nicholas of Guildford is a medieval English writer believed by some scholars to be the author of the Middle English debate poem *The Owl and the Nightingale*.
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D.
Richard of Dover
Richard of Dover was a 12th-century English Benedictine monk who became Archbishop of Canterbury following the martyrdom of Thomas Becket.
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E.
Ralph Yearsley
Ralph Yearsley was a British-born character actor of the silent film era who appeared in numerous American movies during the 1920s.
- 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: Ralph of Coggeshall Target entity description: Ralph of Coggeshall was a 12th–13th century English Cistercian monk and chronicler known for recording unusual and miraculous events, including the story of the Green Children of Woolpit.
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A.
Ralph de Luffa
Ralph de Luffa was a medieval English prelate who served as an influential Bishop of Chichester in the early 12th century.
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B.
Alan of Walsingham
Alan of Walsingham was a 14th-century English monk and master mason best known for designing the innovative octagonal lantern and rebuilding work at Ely Cathedral after the collapse of its central tower.
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C.
Nicholas of Guildford
Nicholas of Guildford is a medieval English writer believed by some scholars to be the author of the Middle English debate poem *The Owl and the Nightingale*.
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D.
Richard of Dover
Richard of Dover was a 12th-century English Benedictine monk who became Archbishop of Canterbury following the martyrdom of Thomas Becket.
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E.
Ralph Yearsley
Ralph Yearsley was a British-born character actor of the silent film era who appeared in numerous American movies during the 1920s.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Green Children of Woolpit