William Semple
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William Semple is a Scottish soldier and Jesuit often noted for his involvement in late 16th- and early 17th-century Catholic political and religious activities in Europe.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| William Semple canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13355463 — 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 Semple Context triple: [Semple, hasNotableBearer, William Semple]
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A.
Robert Semple
Robert Semple was an early California pioneer, printer, and political leader who played a key role in the transition of California to statehood.
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B.
James Alexander Semple
James Alexander Semple was a notable individual bearing the Semple surname, recognized enough to be specifically cited among its distinguished bearers.
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C.
Robert James Semple
Robert James Semple was the first husband of famed evangelist Aimee Semple McPherson, whom she married as a young missionary.
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D.
William Millar
William Millar, better known by his stage name Stephen Boyd, was a Northern Irish-born actor famed for his role as Messala in the 1959 epic film "Ben-Hur."
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E.
Julian Bannerman
Julian Bannerman is a British garden designer known for his romantic, theatrical landscapes created in partnership with his wife, Isabel Bannerman.
- 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 Semple Target entity description: William Semple is a Scottish soldier and Jesuit often noted for his involvement in late 16th- and early 17th-century Catholic political and religious activities in Europe.
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A.
Robert Semple
Robert Semple was an early California pioneer, printer, and political leader who played a key role in the transition of California to statehood.
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B.
James Alexander Semple
James Alexander Semple was a notable individual bearing the Semple surname, recognized enough to be specifically cited among its distinguished bearers.
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C.
Robert James Semple
Robert James Semple was the first husband of famed evangelist Aimee Semple McPherson, whom she married as a young missionary.
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D.
William Millar
William Millar, better known by his stage name Stephen Boyd, was a Northern Irish-born actor famed for his role as Messala in the 1959 epic film "Ben-Hur."
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E.
Julian Bannerman
Julian Bannerman is a British garden designer known for his romantic, theatrical landscapes created in partnership with his wife, Isabel Bannerman.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.