Timocharis of Alexandria
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Timocharis of Alexandria was an early Hellenistic Greek astronomer known for his precise star catalogues and observations that later helped Hipparchus discover the precession of the equinoxes.
All labels observed (1)
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| Timocharis of Alexandria canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T15725581 — 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: Timocharis of Alexandria Context triple: [Hellenistic astronomy, hasNotableAstronomer, Timocharis of Alexandria]
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A.
Heraclas of Alexandria
Heraclas of Alexandria was a 3rd-century Christian scholar and bishop of Alexandria, known for succeeding Origen as head of the Catechetical School and later serving as patriarch of the Alexandrian church.
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Philoxenus of Mabbug
Philoxenus of Mabbug was a prominent 5th–6th century Syriac Christian bishop and theologian known for his influential Miaphysite writings and biblical commentaries.
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C.
Thrasyllus of Mendes
Thrasyllus of Mendes was a 1st-century CE Egyptian astrologer and scholar who served as Tiberius’s court astrologer and famously arranged Plato’s dialogues into the influential Thrasyllan tetralogies.
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D.
Apollonis of Cyzicus
Apollonis of Cyzicus was a Hellenistic queen of Pergamon, renowned in antiquity as the virtuous and influential wife of King Attalus I and mother of his royal successors.
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E.
Pionius of Smyrna
Pionius of Smyrna was a 3rd-century Christian presbyter and martyr renowned for his steadfast refusal to renounce his faith during the Decian persecution.
- 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: Timocharis of Alexandria Target entity description: Timocharis of Alexandria was an early Hellenistic Greek astronomer known for his precise star catalogues and observations that later helped Hipparchus discover the precession of the equinoxes.
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A.
Heraclas of Alexandria
Heraclas of Alexandria was a 3rd-century Christian scholar and bishop of Alexandria, known for succeeding Origen as head of the Catechetical School and later serving as patriarch of the Alexandrian church.
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B.
Philoxenus of Mabbug
Philoxenus of Mabbug was a prominent 5th–6th century Syriac Christian bishop and theologian known for his influential Miaphysite writings and biblical commentaries.
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C.
Thrasyllus of Mendes
Thrasyllus of Mendes was a 1st-century CE Egyptian astrologer and scholar who served as Tiberius’s court astrologer and famously arranged Plato’s dialogues into the influential Thrasyllan tetralogies.
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D.
Apollonis of Cyzicus
Apollonis of Cyzicus was a Hellenistic queen of Pergamon, renowned in antiquity as the virtuous and influential wife of King Attalus I and mother of his royal successors.
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E.
Pionius of Smyrna
Pionius of Smyrna was a 3rd-century Christian presbyter and martyr renowned for his steadfast refusal to renounce his faith during the Decian persecution.
- F. None of above. chosen
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