Franklin D. Richards
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19th-century American religious figure
apostle of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
historian
religious leader
Franklin D. Richards was a 19th-century Latter-day Saint apostle and church leader who played a key role in compiling and promoting important LDS scriptural and historical works.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Franklin D. Richards canonical | 1 |
| Franklin S. Richards | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2018155 — 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: Franklin D. Richards Context triple: [Pearl of Great Price, firstPublisher, Franklin D. Richards]
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B.
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C.
Owen Harper
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D.
Philip Holland
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E.
Miles Brockman Richie
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- 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: Franklin D. Richards Target entity description: Franklin D. Richards was a 19th-century Latter-day Saint apostle and church leader who played a key role in compiling and promoting important LDS scriptural and historical works.
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A.
Pietro Maximoff
Pietro Maximoff, also known as Quicksilver, is a Marvel Comics superhero famed for his incredible superhuman speed and impulsive, protective nature, particularly toward his twin sister Wanda.
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B.
Hal Foster
Hal Foster was a pioneering Canadian-American comic strip artist best known for creating and illustrating the influential adventure strip "Prince Valiant."
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C.
Owen Harper
Owen Harper is a central character in the British sci-fi series "Torchwood," serving as the team's acerbic and brilliant medical officer.
-
D.
Philip Holland
Philip Holland was an 18th-century English Presbyterian minister and educator known for his influential teaching and theological work associated with Warrington Academy.
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E.
Miles Brockman Richie
Miles Brockman Richie is an American model and media personality best known as the son of singer Lionel Richie and the brother of television personality Nicole Richie.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
19th-century American religious figure
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apostle of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints ⓘ historian ⓘ religious leader ⓘ |
| affiliation | LDS Church leadership ⓘ |
| baptismDate | 1838 ⓘ |
| baptizedInto | Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1821-04-02 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Richmond, Massachusetts
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surface form:
Richmond, Massachusetts, United States
|
| burialPlace | Ogden City Cemetery ⓘ |
| child |
Franklin D. Richards
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Franklin S. Richards
|
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1899-12-09 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Ogden, Utah
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surface form:
Ogden, Utah, United States
|
| era | 19th century ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | White American ⓘ |
| familyName | Richards ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Franklin ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Compiling and promoting Latter-day Saint scriptural and historical works
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Leadership in the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles ⓘ Missionary work in the British Isles ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | Quorum of the Twelve Apostles (LDS Church) ⓘ |
| notableWork |
A Compendium of the Doctrines of the Gospel
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Contributions to the compilation and promotion of the Pearl of Great Price ⓘ |
| occupation |
clergyman
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historian ⓘ missionary ⓘ |
| ordination | Ordained an apostle in the LDS Church ⓘ |
| ordinationDate | 1849-02-12 ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Mormon pioneers
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surface form:
Migration and settlement of Latter-day Saints in Utah Territory
|
| positionHeld |
Church Historian and Recorder
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Member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles ⓘ Member of the Utah Territorial Legislature ⓘ Mission president in the British Mission ⓘ President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles ⓘ |
| relative | Willard Richards ⓘ |
| religion | Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints ⓘ |
| residence |
Nauvoo, Illinois
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surface form:
Nauvoo, Illinois, United States
Ogden, Utah ⓘ
surface form:
Ogden, Utah, United States
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| servedAs | President of the British Mission ⓘ |
| servedIn | British Mission of the LDS Church ⓘ |
| spouse | Jane Snyder Richards ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
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Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Franklin S. Richards