Robert Stephens
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Robert Stephens is the anglicized name of Robert Estienne, a renowned 16th-century French printer and classical scholar noted for his critical editions of the Bible and Latin texts.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Robert Stephens canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1237447 — 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: Robert Stephens Context triple: [Robert Estienne, alternateName, Robert Stephens]
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A.
William Stephens
William Stephens was an American politician who served as the 24th governor of California from 1917 to 1923.
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B.
Adam Stephen
Adam Stephen was a Continental Army general during the American Revolutionary War who played a significant role in early campaigns before being court-martialed and dismissed from service.
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C.
Richard Stolley
Richard Stolley was an influential American magazine editor best known for shaping modern celebrity journalism as the founding managing editor of People magazine.
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D.
John Seale
John Seale is an Australian cinematographer renowned for his Academy Award–winning work on films such as "The English Patient" and his visually striking collaborations with major directors.
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E.
Jonathan Stokes
Jonathan Stokes was an 18th-century English physician and botanist associated with the influential Lunar Society of Birmingham.
- 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: Robert Stephens Target entity description: Robert Stephens is the anglicized name of Robert Estienne, a renowned 16th-century French printer and classical scholar noted for his critical editions of the Bible and Latin texts.
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A.
William Stephens
William Stephens was an American politician who served as the 24th governor of California from 1917 to 1923.
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B.
Adam Stephen
Adam Stephen was a Continental Army general during the American Revolutionary War who played a significant role in early campaigns before being court-martialed and dismissed from service.
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C.
Richard Stolley
Richard Stolley was an influential American magazine editor best known for shaping modern celebrity journalism as the founding managing editor of People magazine.
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D.
John Seale
John Seale is an Australian cinematographer renowned for his Academy Award–winning work on films such as "The English Patient" and his visually striking collaborations with major directors.
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E.
Jonathan Stokes
Jonathan Stokes was an 18th-century English physician and botanist associated with the influential Lunar Society of Birmingham.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
biblical scholar
ⓘ
classical scholar ⓘ human ⓘ printer ⓘ |
| anglicizedName | Robert Stephens self-linksurface differs ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1503 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Kingdom of France
ⓘ
Paris ⓘ |
| child |
Henri Estienne I
ⓘ
surface form:
Henri Estienne the Younger
|
| countryOfCitizenship |
France
ⓘ
Republic of Geneva ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1559 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Geneva
ⓘ
Republic of Geneva ⓘ |
| employer |
Imprimerie royale
ⓘ
surface form:
Royal printing house in Paris
|
| era | 16th century ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | French ⓘ |
| father | Henri Estienne the Elder ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
biblical criticism
ⓘ
classical philology ⓘ lexicography ⓘ typography ⓘ |
| genre |
reference works
ⓘ
religious literature ⓘ |
| knownFor |
critical editions of Latin classics
ⓘ
critical editions of biblical texts ⓘ humanist scholarship ⓘ innovative typographical practices ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
French
ⓘ
Latin ⓘ |
| movement | Renaissance humanism ⓘ |
| name | Robert Estienne ⓘ |
| notableAchievement | introduced verse numbering in the New Testament ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Latin dictionaries
ⓘ
Thesaurus linguae latinae ⓘ
surface form:
Thesaurus linguae Latinae
critical editions of the Greek New Testament ⓘ critical editions of the Latin Vulgate Bible ⓘ |
| occupation |
biblical scholar
ⓘ
classical scholar ⓘ lexicographer ⓘ printer ⓘ publisher ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
royal printer to Francis I of France
ⓘ
royal printer to Henry II of France ⓘ |
| religion |
Protestant Christianity
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surface form:
Protestantism
|
| residence |
Geneva
ⓘ
Paris ⓘ |
| spouse | Perrette Bade ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Robert Stephens Description of subject: Robert Stephens is the anglicized name of Robert Estienne, a renowned 16th-century French printer and classical scholar noted for his critical editions of the Bible and Latin texts.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Robert Estienne