Thomas Sampson
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Thomas Sampson was a 16th-century English Puritan theologian and churchman known for his role in the early English Reformation and involvement with the Geneva Bible.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Thomas Sampson canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T943340 — 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: Thomas Sampson Context triple: [Geneva Bible, editor, Thomas Sampson]
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A.
Samuel Allison
Samuel Allison was an American physicist known for his work on nuclear physics and his leadership role in the Manhattan Project at the University of Chicago’s Metallurgical Laboratory.
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B.
George Barnes
George Barnes was an American cinematographer renowned for his work on numerous classic Hollywood films from the silent era through the 1950s, earning multiple Academy Award nominations and one win.
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C.
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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D.
Philip Woodruff
Philip Woodruff was the pen name of British civil servant Philip Mason, best known for his influential writings on the British Raj and the Indian Civil Service.
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E.
William Stephens
William Stephens was an American politician who served as the 24th governor of California from 1917 to 1923.
- 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: Thomas Sampson Target entity description: Thomas Sampson was a 16th-century English Puritan theologian and churchman known for his role in the early English Reformation and involvement with the Geneva Bible.
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A.
Samuel Allison
Samuel Allison was an American physicist known for his work on nuclear physics and his leadership role in the Manhattan Project at the University of Chicago’s Metallurgical Laboratory.
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B.
George Barnes
George Barnes was an American cinematographer renowned for his work on numerous classic Hollywood films from the silent era through the 1950s, earning multiple Academy Award nominations and one win.
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C.
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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D.
Philip Woodruff
Philip Woodruff was the pen name of British civil servant Philip Mason, best known for his influential writings on the British Raj and the Indian Civil Service.
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E.
William Stephens
William Stephens was an American politician who served as the 24th governor of California from 1917 to 1923.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
English theologian
ⓘ
Protestant reformer ⓘ Puritan ⓘ person ⓘ |
| activeIn | England ⓘ |
| advocated | further reformation of the Church of England ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
English Puritan churches
ⓘ
surface form:
English Puritans
John Calvin ⓘ John Knox ⓘ |
| centuryOfActivity | 16th century ⓘ |
| citizenship | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| contributedTo | Geneva Bible ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Christ Church, Oxford
ⓘ
University of Oxford ⓘ |
| employer |
Church of England
ⓘ
University of Oxford ⓘ |
| era | Reformation ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| influenced | development of English Puritanism ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Puritan views on church ceremonies
ⓘ
involvement with the Geneva Bible ⓘ role in the early English Reformation ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| movement |
Henrician Reformation
ⓘ
surface form:
English Reformation
Puritanism ⓘ |
| nationality | English ⓘ |
| notableWork | Puritan correspondence and treatises on ceremonies ⓘ |
| occupation |
clergyman
ⓘ
theologian ⓘ university administrator ⓘ |
| opposed | use of certain vestments in the Church of England ⓘ |
| participatedIn | Marian exiles ⓘ |
| placeOfExile |
Geneva
ⓘ
Strasbourg ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Dean of Chichester
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Dean of Christ Church, Oxford ⓘ Master of Whittington College, London ⓘ Canon of Durham Cathedral ⓘ
surface form:
canon of Durham
|
| religion |
Protestant Christianity
ⓘ
surface form:
Protestantism
|
| subjectOf |
scholarship on the Geneva Bible
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studies in English Reformation history ⓘ |
| theologicalTradition | Reformed ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Thomas Sampson Description of subject: Thomas Sampson was a 16th-century English Puritan theologian and churchman known for his role in the early English Reformation and involvement with the Geneva Bible.
Referenced by (1)
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