John Rainolds
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John Rainolds was an influential English Puritan scholar and theologian who played a key role in initiating and shaping the King James Version of the Bible.
All labels observed (1)
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| John Rainolds canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T898968 — 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: John Rainolds Context triple: [Committee of translators appointed by King James I, notableMember, John Rainolds]
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A.
John Dandridge
John Dandridge was a Virginia planter and colonial official best known as the father of Martha Washington, the first First Lady of the United States.
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B.
Frank Reynolds
Frank Reynolds is a scheming, morally bankrupt businessman and the depraved, chaos-loving father figure of the gang in the sitcom "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia."
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C.
Robert Jenkins
Robert Jenkins was an 18th-century British sea captain whose alleged mutilation by Spanish coast guards became the pretext for the War of Jenkins' Ear between Britain and Spain.
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D.
Sidney Darlington
Sidney Darlington was an American electrical engineer and inventor best known for his pioneering work in network theory and the invention of the Darlington transistor configuration.
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E.
John Gilroy
John Gilroy is a film editor known for his work on major Hollywood productions, including the science-fiction monster film "Pacific Rim."
- 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: John Rainolds Target entity description: John Rainolds was an influential English Puritan scholar and theologian who played a key role in initiating and shaping the King James Version of the Bible.
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A.
John Dandridge
John Dandridge was a Virginia planter and colonial official best known as the father of Martha Washington, the first First Lady of the United States.
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B.
Frank Reynolds
Frank Reynolds is a scheming, morally bankrupt businessman and the depraved, chaos-loving father figure of the gang in the sitcom "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia."
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C.
Robert Jenkins
Robert Jenkins was an 18th-century British sea captain whose alleged mutilation by Spanish coast guards became the pretext for the War of Jenkins' Ear between Britain and Spain.
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D.
Sidney Darlington
Sidney Darlington was an American electrical engineer and inventor best known for his pioneering work in network theory and the invention of the Darlington transistor configuration.
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E.
John Gilroy
John Gilroy is a film editor known for his work on major Hollywood productions, including the science-fiction monster film "Pacific Rim."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Puritan
ⓘ
academic ⓘ biblical scholar ⓘ clergyman ⓘ human ⓘ theologian ⓘ |
| alternateName |
John Rainoldes
ⓘ
John Reynolds ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1549-09-29 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Devon
ⓘ
England ⓘ Pinhoe ⓘ |
| citizenship | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| dateOfHamptonCourtProposal | 1604 ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1607-05-21 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
England
ⓘ
Oxford ⓘ Oxfordshire ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Corpus Christi College, Oxford
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Merton College, Oxford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer | University of Oxford ⓘ |
| era |
Tudor England
ⓘ
surface form:
Elizabethan era
early Stuart period ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
biblical exegesis
ⓘ
classical studies ⓘ theology ⓘ |
| influenced | development of the King James Version of the Bible ⓘ |
| knownFor |
advocacy of a new English Bible translation
ⓘ
leading English Puritan scholar ⓘ participation in the Hampton Court Conference ⓘ role in initiating the King James Version of the Bible ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| movement | Puritanism ⓘ |
| name | John Rainolds self-link ⓘ |
| nationality | English ⓘ |
| notableWork |
A Defence of the Judgement of the Reformed Churches
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Overthrow of Stage-Playes ⓘ The Summe of the Conference between John Rainolds and John Hart ⓘ |
| occupation |
clergyman
ⓘ
theologian ⓘ university teacher ⓘ |
| participantIn | Hampton Court Conference ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Dean of Lincoln
ⓘ
President of Corpus Christi College, Oxford ⓘ Regius Professor of Divinity at the University of Oxford ⓘ |
| proposed | new authorized English translation of the Bible ⓘ |
| religion |
Protestant Christianity
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surface form:
Protestantism
|
| sibling | William Rainolds ⓘ |
| theologicalTradition | Reformed theology ⓘ |
| wasOpponentOf | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| wroteAbout |
church discipline
ⓘ
the authority of Scripture ⓘ |
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