Justus Jonas
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Justus Jonas was a German Lutheran reformer, theologian, and close associate of Martin Luther who played a key role in advancing and organizing the Protestant Reformation.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Justus Jonas canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2312395 — 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: Justus Jonas Context triple: [Marburg Colloquy, hasParticipant, Justus Jonas]
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A.
Joseph Baptista
Joseph Baptista was an Indian nationalist and close associate of Bal Gangadhar Tilak who played a prominent role in the early 20th-century struggle for self-government in India.
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B.
Petrus Sabbatius
Petrus Sabbatius is the birth name of Justinian I, the Byzantine emperor renowned for his ambitious legal reforms and efforts to restore the Roman Empire’s former territories.
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C.
Nicolas Hieronimus
Nicolas Hieronimus is a French business executive who serves as the chief executive officer of global cosmetics giant L'Oréal.
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D.
Reinhold
Reinhold is the given first name of Reince Priebus, the American attorney and former White House Chief of Staff under President Donald Trump.
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E.
Saint Clement Mary Hofbauer
Saint Clement Mary Hofbauer was an 18th–19th century Redemptorist priest and missionary known for revitalizing Catholic life in Central Europe, especially in Vienna and Warsaw.
- 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: Justus Jonas Target entity description: Justus Jonas was a German Lutheran reformer, theologian, and close associate of Martin Luther who played a key role in advancing and organizing the Protestant Reformation.
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A.
Joseph Baptista
Joseph Baptista was an Indian nationalist and close associate of Bal Gangadhar Tilak who played a prominent role in the early 20th-century struggle for self-government in India.
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B.
Petrus Sabbatius
Petrus Sabbatius is the birth name of Justinian I, the Byzantine emperor renowned for his ambitious legal reforms and efforts to restore the Roman Empire’s former territories.
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C.
Nicolas Hieronimus
Nicolas Hieronimus is a French business executive who serves as the chief executive officer of global cosmetics giant L'Oréal.
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D.
Reinhold
Reinhold is the given first name of Reince Priebus, the American attorney and former White House Chief of Staff under President Donald Trump.
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E.
Saint Clement Mary Hofbauer
Saint Clement Mary Hofbauer was an 18th–19th century Redemptorist priest and missionary known for revitalizing Catholic life in Central Europe, especially in Vienna and Warsaw.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
German Lutheran reformer
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Protestant Reformation figure ⓘ human ⓘ theologian ⓘ |
| academicDegree | Doctor of Laws ⓘ |
| birthName |
Jodocus
ⓘ
surface form:
Jobst Jona
|
| burialPlace | Eisfeld ⓘ |
| closeAssociateOf |
Johannes Agricola
ⓘ
surface form:
Johann Agricola
Johann Bugenhagen ⓘ
surface form:
Johannes Bugenhagen
Martin Luther ⓘ Philip Melanchthon ⓘ
surface form:
Philipp Melanchthon
|
| countryOfCitizenship |
Electorate of Saxony
ⓘ
Holy Roman Empire ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1493-06-05 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1555-10-09 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
University of Erfurt
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University of Wittenberg ⓘ |
| employer | University of Wittenberg ⓘ |
| familyName | Jonas ⓘ |
| givenName | Justus ⓘ |
| knownFor |
advancing Lutheran church order
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organizing church visitations in Saxony ⓘ supporting Martin Luther at key political and theological events ⓘ translating and disseminating Reformation writings ⓘ |
| languagesSpokenWrittenOrSigned |
German
ⓘ
Latin ⓘ |
| movement |
Reformation
ⓘ
surface form:
Protestant Reformation
|
| nativeLanguage | German ⓘ |
| notableStudentOrTrainee | Lutheran clergy in Saxony ⓘ |
| notableWork |
German translation of Melanchthon’s Loci Communes
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collaboration on the Luther Bible ⓘ translation of the Augsburg Confession into German ⓘ writings on church visitation and organization ⓘ |
| participantIn |
Diet of Augsburg
ⓘ
Marburg Colloquy ⓘ Lutheran Reformation ⓘ
surface form:
Protestant Reformation
Smalcald League activities ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
County of Stolberg
ⓘ
Nordhausen ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Duchy of Saxony
ⓘ
Eisfeld ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Lutheran pastor in Wittenberg
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court preacher in Eisfeld ⓘ professor of law at the University of Wittenberg ⓘ reformer in Halle ⓘ |
| religion | Lutheranism ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Eisfeld
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Halle (Saale) ⓘ
surface form:
Halle
Wittenberg ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Justus Jonas Description of subject: Justus Jonas was a German Lutheran reformer, theologian, and close associate of Martin Luther who played a key role in advancing and organizing the Protestant Reformation.
Referenced by (5)
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