William H. Prescott
E213186
William H. Prescott was a 19th-century American historian renowned for his influential works on the Spanish Empire, including detailed histories of the conquests of Mexico and Peru.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| William H. Prescott canonical | 1 |
| William Hickling Prescott | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1882562 — 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: William H. Prescott Context triple: [William Prescott, hasDescendant, William H. Prescott]
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A.
Francis Parkman
Francis Parkman was a 19th-century American historian best known for his multi-volume works on the French and British struggle for control of North America, including "France and England in North America."
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B.
William Prescott
William Prescott was an American Revolutionary War officer best known for leading colonial forces in the Battle of Bunker Hill.
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C.
Charles Elliot
Charles Elliot was a British naval officer and diplomat who played a pivotal role in the early stages of the First Opium War between Britain and Qing China.
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D.
J. O. Taylor
J. O. Taylor was a cinematographer active during early Hollywood who worked on the landmark 1933 monster film "King Kong."
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E.
Hiram Bingham
Hiram Bingham was an American explorer and academic best known for bringing international attention to the Incan citadel of Machu Picchu in the early 20th century.
- 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: William H. Prescott Target entity description: William H. Prescott was a 19th-century American historian renowned for his influential works on the Spanish Empire, including detailed histories of the conquests of Mexico and Peru.
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A.
Francis Parkman
Francis Parkman was a 19th-century American historian best known for his multi-volume works on the French and British struggle for control of North America, including "France and England in North America."
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B.
William Prescott
William Prescott was an American Revolutionary War officer best known for leading colonial forces in the Battle of Bunker Hill.
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C.
Charles Elliot
Charles Elliot was a British naval officer and diplomat who played a pivotal role in the early stages of the First Opium War between Britain and Qing China.
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D.
J. O. Taylor
J. O. Taylor was a cinematographer active during early Hollywood who worked on the landmark 1933 monster film "King Kong."
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E.
Hiram Bingham
Hiram Bingham was an American explorer and academic best known for bringing international attention to the Incan citadel of Machu Picchu in the early 20th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
author
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historian ⓘ person ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1796-05-04 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1859-01-28 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Harvard University
ⓘ
surface form:
Harvard College
Harvard University ⓘ |
| era | 19th century ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | White American ⓘ |
| familyName | Prescott ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Latin American history
ⓘ
Spanish Empire ⓘ history ⓘ |
| fullName |
William H. Prescott
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
William Hickling Prescott
|
| genre |
history
ⓘ
narrative history ⓘ |
| givenName | William ⓘ |
| hasDisability | visual impairment ⓘ |
| hasOccupation | historian of Spain ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Spanish chroniclers of the conquest ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memberOf |
American Academy of Arts and Sciences
ⓘ
Real Academia de la Historia ⓘ
surface form:
Royal Academy of History (Spain)
|
| middleName | Hickling ⓘ |
| movement | Romanticism ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | English ⓘ |
| notableAchievement | pioneering use of primary Spanish sources in English-language histories ⓘ |
| notableFor |
detailed accounts of the conquests of Mexico and Peru
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helping establish scientific history in the United States ⓘ narrative histories of the Spanish Empire ⓘ |
| notableWork |
History of the Conquest of Mexico
ⓘ
History of the Conquest of Peru ⓘ History of the Reign of Ferdinand and Isabella the Catholic ⓘ History of the Reign of Philip the Second, King of Spain ⓘ |
| occupation |
Hispanist
ⓘ
historian ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| parent |
Catherine Greene Hickling Prescott
ⓘ
William Prescott ⓘ
surface form:
William Prescott Jr.
|
| placeOfBirth |
Salem, Massachusetts
ⓘ
surface form:
Salem, Massachusetts, United States of America
|
| placeOfDeath |
Boston, Massachusetts
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surface form:
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
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| residence |
Boston, Massachusetts
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surface form:
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
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| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse | Susan Amory Prescott ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Boston, Massachusetts
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surface form:
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
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| writingLanguage | English ⓘ |
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Subject: William H. Prescott Description of subject: William H. Prescott was a 19th-century American historian renowned for his influential works on the Spanish Empire, including detailed histories of the conquests of Mexico and Peru.
Referenced by (2)
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this entity surface form:
William Hickling Prescott