Uriah Smith
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Uriah Smith was a prominent 19th-century Seventh-day Adventist theologian, author, and editor known especially for his influential prophetic interpretations and long tenure at the Review and Herald.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Uriah Smith canonical | 2 |
| Uriah | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T904352 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Uriah Smith Context triple: [Seventh-day Adventist Church, hasKeyPioneer, Uriah Smith]
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A.
Elisha Whittlesey
Elisha Whittlesey was a 19th-century American lawyer and politician from Ohio who served in the U.S. House of Representatives and later held key federal financial oversight roles.
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B.
Obadiah Scott
Obadiah Scott was the brother of civil rights leader Coretta Scott King and a member of the Scott family from rural Alabama.
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C.
Harmon Jones
Harmon Jones was an American film editor and director active in Hollywood during the mid-20th century, known for his work on several notable studio productions.
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D.
Lemuel Bowen
Lemuel Bowen was an early automotive entrepreneur associated with the founding of the Cadillac automobile company.
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E.
John Gill Shorter
John Gill Shorter was an American politician who served as the Governor of Alabama for the Confederate States during the American Civil War.
- 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: Uriah Smith Target entity description: Uriah Smith was a prominent 19th-century Seventh-day Adventist theologian, author, and editor known especially for his influential prophetic interpretations and long tenure at the Review and Herald.
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A.
Elisha Whittlesey
Elisha Whittlesey was a 19th-century American lawyer and politician from Ohio who served in the U.S. House of Representatives and later held key federal financial oversight roles.
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B.
Obadiah Scott
Obadiah Scott was the brother of civil rights leader Coretta Scott King and a member of the Scott family from rural Alabama.
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C.
Harmon Jones
Harmon Jones was an American film editor and director active in Hollywood during the mid-20th century, known for his work on several notable studio productions.
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D.
Lemuel Bowen
Lemuel Bowen was an early automotive entrepreneur associated with the founding of the Cadillac automobile company.
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E.
John Gill Shorter
John Gill Shorter was an American politician who served as the Governor of Alabama for the Confederate States during the American Civil War.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian author
ⓘ
Seventh-day Adventist theologian ⓘ human ⓘ religious editor ⓘ |
| activeYears | 1850s–1903 ⓘ |
| affiliation | Review and Herald Publishing Association ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Oak Hill Cemetery, Battle Creek, Michigan, United States ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1832-05-03 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1903-03-06 ⓘ |
| denomination |
Seventh-day Adventist Church
ⓘ
surface form:
Seventh-day Adventist
|
| education | attended Phillips Academy, Andover ⓘ |
| employer | Review and Herald Publishing Association ⓘ |
| familyName | Smith ⓘ |
| fullName | Uriah Smith self-link ⓘ |
| genre |
Christian theology
ⓘ
biblical commentary ⓘ prophetic interpretation ⓘ |
| givenName |
Uriah Smith
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Uriah
|
| healthEvent | had a leg amputated in childhood ⓘ |
| influenced | Seventh-day Adventist prophetic teaching ⓘ |
| knownFor |
influential role in early Seventh-day Adventist theology
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long tenure as editor of the Review and Herald ⓘ prophetic interpretations of Daniel and Revelation ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | early leadership of the Seventh-day Adventist Church ⓘ |
| movement |
Adventism
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surface form:
Adventist movement
Millerite movement ⓘ |
| notableIdea | detailed identification of prophetic symbols with historical powers ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Thoughts on Daniel and the Revelation
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Thoughts, Critical and Practical, on the Book of Daniel ⓘ Thoughts, Critical and Practical, on the Book of Revelation ⓘ |
| occupation |
author
ⓘ
editor ⓘ theologian ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | West Wilton, New Hampshire, United States ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Battle Creek
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surface form:
Battle Creek, Michigan, United States
|
| positionHeld | editor of the Review and Herald ⓘ |
| religion | Seventh-day Adventist Church ⓘ |
| sibling | Annie R. Smith ⓘ |
| spouse | Harriet Stevens Smith ⓘ |
| theologicalView |
historicist interpretation of biblical prophecy
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premillennialism ⓘ |
| wasOrdainedAs | Seventh-day Adventist minister ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Battle Creek
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surface form:
Battle Creek, Michigan, United States
|
| wroteAbout |
the prophecies of Daniel
ⓘ
Book of Revelation ⓘ
surface form:
the prophecies of Revelation
the sanctuary doctrine ⓘ the three angels’ messages ⓘ |
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Uriah