Dr. Richard Mead
E169530
Dr. Richard Mead was a prominent early 18th-century English physician and scholar known for his influential work on public health and his association with leading literary and scientific figures of his time.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Richard Mead | 2 |
| Dr. Richard Mead canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1438231 — 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: Dr. Richard Mead Context triple: [The Scriblerus Club, hasMember, Dr. Richard Mead]
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Bernard Lintot
Bernard Lintot was an early 18th-century English bookseller and publisher best known for issuing works by major literary figures such as Alexander Pope.
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B.
Theodore de Mayerne
Theodore de Mayerne was a prominent 17th-century Swiss-born physician and chemist who served as royal doctor in England and helped advance early modern medical and chemical practice.
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C.
Sir Hans Sloane
Sir Hans Sloane was an Irish-born physician and collector whose vast assemblage of books, manuscripts, and natural curiosities formed the core of the British Museum and significantly advanced 18th-century scientific knowledge.
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D.
John Arbuthnot
John Arbuthnot was an 18th-century Scottish physician, mathematician, and satirist closely associated with Jonathan Swift and Alexander Pope.
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E.
William Price
William Price was an 18th-century architect and builder active in colonial Boston, known for his work on prominent structures such as the Old North Church.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Dr. Richard Mead Target entity description: Dr. Richard Mead was a prominent early 18th-century English physician and scholar known for his influential work on public health and his association with leading literary and scientific figures of his time.
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A.
Bernard Lintot
Bernard Lintot was an early 18th-century English bookseller and publisher best known for issuing works by major literary figures such as Alexander Pope.
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B.
Theodore de Mayerne
Theodore de Mayerne was a prominent 17th-century Swiss-born physician and chemist who served as royal doctor in England and helped advance early modern medical and chemical practice.
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C.
Sir Hans Sloane
Sir Hans Sloane was an Irish-born physician and collector whose vast assemblage of books, manuscripts, and natural curiosities formed the core of the British Museum and significantly advanced 18th-century scientific knowledge.
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D.
John Arbuthnot
John Arbuthnot was an 18th-century Scottish physician, mathematician, and satirist closely associated with Jonathan Swift and Alexander Pope.
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E.
William Price
William Price was an 18th-century architect and builder active in colonial Boston, known for his work on prominent structures such as the Old North Church.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
English physician
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human ⓘ physician ⓘ scholar ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Alexander Pope
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Sir Hans Sloane ⓘ
surface form:
Hans Sloane
Isaac Newton ⓘ Jonathan Swift ⓘ Royal Society ⓘ Sir Samuel Garth ⓘ
surface form:
Samuel Garth
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| birthDate | 1673-08-11 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Kingdom of England
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London, England ⓘ
surface form:
London
Stepney ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1754-02-16 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
London, England
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surface form:
London
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| educatedAt |
Oxford
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University of Leiden ⓘ University of Padua ⓘ |
| employer |
Royal Household of the United Kingdom
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surface form:
British royal household
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| era | 18th century ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
classical scholarship
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epidemiology ⓘ medicine ⓘ public health ⓘ |
| honorificPrefix | Dr. ⓘ |
| knownFor |
advice on controlling plague and contagion
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influential work on public health ⓘ large library and collection of manuscripts ⓘ patronage of scholars and artists ⓘ |
| language |
English
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Latin ⓘ |
| mainSubjectOfWork |
plague
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quarantine measures ⓘ |
| memberOf | Royal Society ⓘ |
| name |
Dr. Richard Mead
self-link
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surface form:
Richard Mead
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| nationality | English ⓘ |
| notableWork |
A Short Discourse concerning Pestilential Contagion
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A Short Discourse concerning Pestilential Contagion ⓘ
surface form:
A Short Discourse concerning Pestilential Contagion, and the Methods to be used to prevent it
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| occupation |
physician
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scholar ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
physician to St Bartholomew’s Hospital
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physician to St Thomas’ Hospital ⓘ royal physician ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1720 ⓘ |
| religion | Church of England ⓘ |
| residence |
Great Ormond Street Hospital
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surface form:
Great Ormond Street, London
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Subject: Dr. Richard Mead Description of subject: Dr. Richard Mead was a prominent early 18th-century English physician and scholar known for his influential work on public health and his association with leading literary and scientific figures of his time.
Referenced by (3)
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