William of Sens
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William of Sens was a 12th-century French master mason and architect renowned for introducing advanced Gothic design to England through his work on the rebuilding of Canterbury Cathedral after the 1174 fire.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| William of Sens canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1215072 — 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.
Target entity: William of Sens Context triple: [Canterbury Cathedral, mainBuilderAfter1174, William of Sens]
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Remigius de Fécamp
Remigius de Fécamp was an 11th-century Norman Benedictine monk and churchman who became the founding bishop of Lincoln after the Norman Conquest of England.
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Raymond of Poitiers
Raymond of Poitiers was a 12th-century French nobleman who became Prince of Antioch during the Crusades and played a key role in the politics and warfare of the Latin East.
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Hugh of Vermandois
Hugh of Vermandois was a French nobleman and younger brother of King Philip I of France who served as one of the prominent princely leaders during the First Crusade.
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Godfrey of Bouillon
Godfrey of Bouillon was a medieval Frankish nobleman and military leader who became one of the principal leaders of the First Crusade and the first ruler of the Crusader state of Jerusalem.
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Alexandre de Mandat de Grancey
Alexandre de Mandat de Grancey was a French royalist officer and commander of the National Guard in Paris during the early French Revolution, notably involved in the events surrounding the storming of the Tuileries Palace in 1792.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: William of Sens Target entity description: William of Sens was a 12th-century French master mason and architect renowned for introducing advanced Gothic design to England through his work on the rebuilding of Canterbury Cathedral after the 1174 fire.
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A.
Remigius de Fécamp
Remigius de Fécamp was an 11th-century Norman Benedictine monk and churchman who became the founding bishop of Lincoln after the Norman Conquest of England.
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B.
Raymond of Poitiers
Raymond of Poitiers was a 12th-century French nobleman who became Prince of Antioch during the Crusades and played a key role in the politics and warfare of the Latin East.
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C.
Hugh of Vermandois
Hugh of Vermandois was a French nobleman and younger brother of King Philip I of France who served as one of the prominent princely leaders during the First Crusade.
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Godfrey of Bouillon
Godfrey of Bouillon was a medieval Frankish nobleman and military leader who became one of the principal leaders of the First Crusade and the first ruler of the Crusader state of Jerusalem.
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E.
Alexandre de Mandat de Grancey
Alexandre de Mandat de Grancey was a French royalist officer and commander of the National Guard in Paris during the early French Revolution, notably involved in the events surrounding the storming of the Tuileries Palace in 1792.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
architect
ⓘ
master mason ⓘ person ⓘ |
| activeInCentury | 12th century ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Canterbury
ⓘ
surface form:
Canterbury, Kent
Sens Cathedral (by training and style) ⓘ |
| basedIn | Sens ⓘ |
| beganWorkOn | Canterbury Cathedral choir after the 1174 fire ⓘ |
| contributedTo | transition from Romanesque to Gothic architecture in England ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Kingdom of France ⓘ |
| designed |
elevated triforium and clerestory at Canterbury Cathedral choir
ⓘ
pointed arches at Canterbury Cathedral choir ⓘ ribbed vaults at Canterbury Cathedral choir ⓘ |
| documentedIn | Gervase of Canterbury’s account of the rebuilding of Canterbury Cathedral ⓘ |
| employedBy |
Dean and Chapter of Canterbury
ⓘ
surface form:
Canterbury Cathedral chapter
|
| era | High Middle Ages ⓘ |
| event | invited to Canterbury after the 1174 fire ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork | ecclesiastical architecture ⓘ |
| floruit | c. 1170s ⓘ |
| influenced | development of Gothic architecture in England ⓘ |
| influencedBy | French Gothic architecture of Sens Cathedral ⓘ |
| introduced |
French Gothic structural techniques to England
ⓘ
advanced Gothic elevation at Canterbury Cathedral ⓘ innovative use of rib vaulting in English ecclesiastical architecture ⓘ |
| knownFor |
introducing advanced Gothic design to England
ⓘ
rebuilding of Canterbury Cathedral ⓘ |
| languageOfRecord | Latin ⓘ |
| nationality | French ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Canterbury Cathedral choir
ⓘ
Canterbury Cathedral eastern arm ⓘ |
| occupation |
architect
ⓘ
mason ⓘ |
| origin | Sens ⓘ |
| partOf |
history of Canterbury Cathedral
ⓘ
history of Gothic architecture ⓘ |
| patron |
Archbishop of Canterbury
ⓘ
Chapter of Canterbury Cathedral ⓘ
surface form:
Canterbury Cathedral monastic community
|
| regionOfActivity |
England
ⓘ
France ⓘ |
| religiousContext |
Catholic Church worldwide
ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Catholic Church
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| replacedBy | William the Englishman as master mason at Canterbury Cathedral ⓘ |
| style | Gothic architecture ⓘ |
| suffered | serious injury from a fall from scaffolding at Canterbury Cathedral ⓘ |
| workContinuedBy | William the Englishman ⓘ |
| workedOn | Canterbury Cathedral ⓘ |
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Subject: William of Sens Description of subject: William of Sens was a 12th-century French master mason and architect renowned for introducing advanced Gothic design to England through his work on the rebuilding of Canterbury Cathedral after the 1174 fire.
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