Richard Bristow
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16th-century English person
Catholic biblical scholar
Christian apologist
English Catholic theologian
Richard Bristow was a 16th-century English Catholic scholar and theologian who contributed to the development and annotation of the Douay–Rheims Bible.
All labels observed (1)
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| Richard Bristow canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1000855 — 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: Richard Bristow Context triple: [Douay–Rheims Bible, associatedWith, Richard Bristow]
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A.
Richard Hiscott
Richard Hiscott is an editor known for his work on the television series "Willow."
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B.
Keith Foulke
Keith Foulke is a former Major League Baseball relief pitcher best known as the Boston Red Sox closer who played a pivotal role in their 2004 World Series championship run.
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C.
Thomas Lownds
Thomas Lownds was an 18th-century London publisher best known for issuing the first edition of Horace Walpole’s pioneering Gothic novel "The Castle of Otranto."
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D.
Geoffrey Beevers
Geoffrey Beevers is a British actor best known to Doctor Who fans for his chilling portrayal of the villainous Time Lord known as the Master.
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E.
William Rimmer
William Rimmer was a 19th-century British-born American artist, sculptor, and influential art teacher known for his anatomically precise and imaginative figure studies.
- 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: Richard Bristow Target entity description: Richard Bristow was a 16th-century English Catholic scholar and theologian who contributed to the development and annotation of the Douay–Rheims Bible.
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A.
Richard Hiscott
Richard Hiscott is an editor known for his work on the television series "Willow."
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B.
Keith Foulke
Keith Foulke is a former Major League Baseball relief pitcher best known as the Boston Red Sox closer who played a pivotal role in their 2004 World Series championship run.
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C.
Thomas Lownds
Thomas Lownds was an 18th-century London publisher best known for issuing the first edition of Horace Walpole’s pioneering Gothic novel "The Castle of Otranto."
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D.
Geoffrey Beevers
Geoffrey Beevers is a British actor best known to Doctor Who fans for his chilling portrayal of the villainous Time Lord known as the Master.
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E.
William Rimmer
William Rimmer was a 19th-century British-born American artist, sculptor, and influential art teacher known for his anatomically precise and imaginative figure studies.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
16th-century English person
ⓘ
Catholic biblical scholar ⓘ Christian apologist ⓘ English Catholic theologian ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Douay–Rheims Bible
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surface form:
Douay–Rheims Bible project
Gregory Martin ⓘ William Allen ⓘ |
| centuryOfActivity | 16th century ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Exeter College, Oxford
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
University of Oxford ⓘ |
| employer |
English College, Douai
ⓘ
University of Oxford ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Catholic theology
ⓘ
biblical exegesis ⓘ polemical theology ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Catholic Counter-Reformation thought ⓘ |
| knownFor |
annotations to the Douay–Rheims New Testament
ⓘ
contributions to the Douay–Rheims Bible ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
English
ⓘ
Latin ⓘ |
| memberOf | English College, Douai ⓘ |
| movement | Counter-Reformation ⓘ |
| nationality | English ⓘ |
| notableWork |
A Briefe Treatise of Divers Plaine and Sure Wayes to Find Out the Truth in This Doubtfull and Dangerous Time of Heresie
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Motives to the Catholic Faith ⓘ annotations to the Rheims New Testament ⓘ |
| occupation |
Bible commentator
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scholar ⓘ theologian ⓘ |
| opposedTo |
Reformation
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surface form:
Protestant Reformation in England
|
| positionHeld |
Regius Professor of Divinity at the University of Oxford
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fellow of Exeter College, Oxford ⓘ |
| religion |
Roman Catholicism
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surface form:
Catholicism
|
| theologicalTradition | Roman Catholic theology ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Douai, France
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surface form:
Douai
Oxford ⓘ |
| wroteAbout |
defence of Catholic doctrine against Protestantism
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interpretation of Scripture in support of Catholic teaching ⓘ |
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