John Foxe
E261885
John Foxe was a 16th-century English historian and martyrologist best known for his influential work "Foxe's Book of Martyrs," which documented the persecution of Protestants.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| John Foxe canonical | 6 |
| John Foxe the Younger | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2388447 — 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 Foxe Context triple: [Tudor chroniclers, notableMember, John Foxe]
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A.
Samuel Harsnett
Samuel Harsnett was a 16th–17th century English clergyman and scholar who became Archbishop of York and was known for his writings against exorcism and Puritanism.
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B.
John Bradford
John Bradford was the son of William Bradford, the longtime governor of Plymouth Colony and a key leader among the Pilgrims in early colonial New England.
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C.
Robert Browne
Robert Browne was a pioneering English Separatist leader and theologian often regarded as the "father of Congregationalism" for advocating independent, self-governing churches separate from the Church of England.
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D.
John Owen
John Owen was a prominent 17th-century English Puritan theologian and pastor known for his influential writings on Reformed doctrine and Christian spirituality.
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E.
William Perkins
William Perkins was a leading late-16th-century English theologian and preacher whose influential writings helped shape the development and spread of Puritan thought.
- 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 Foxe Target entity description: John Foxe was a 16th-century English historian and martyrologist best known for his influential work "Foxe's Book of Martyrs," which documented the persecution of Protestants.
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A.
Samuel Harsnett
Samuel Harsnett was a 16th–17th century English clergyman and scholar who became Archbishop of York and was known for his writings against exorcism and Puritanism.
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B.
John Bradford
John Bradford was the son of William Bradford, the longtime governor of Plymouth Colony and a key leader among the Pilgrims in early colonial New England.
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C.
Robert Browne
Robert Browne was a pioneering English Separatist leader and theologian often regarded as the "father of Congregationalism" for advocating independent, self-governing churches separate from the Church of England.
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D.
John Owen
John Owen was a prominent 17th-century English Puritan theologian and pastor known for his influential writings on Reformed doctrine and Christian spirituality.
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E.
William Perkins
William Perkins was a leading late-16th-century English theologian and preacher whose influential writings helped shape the development and spread of Puritan thought.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
English person
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historian ⓘ human ⓘ martyrologist ⓘ theologian ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| activeInPeriod | 16th century ⓘ |
| almaMater | University of Oxford ⓘ |
| birthDate |
1516
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1517 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Boston, Lincolnshire, England
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surface form:
Boston, Lincolnshire
Kingdom of England ⓘ Lincolnshire ⓘ |
| citizenship | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1587 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Kingdom of England
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London, England ⓘ
surface form:
London
|
| educatedAt |
Brasenose College, Oxford
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Magdalen College, Oxford ⓘ |
| familyName | Foxe ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Protestant history
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church history ⓘ martyrology ⓘ |
| fullName | John Foxe self-link ⓘ |
| genre |
hagiography
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martyrology ⓘ religious history ⓘ |
| givenName | John ⓘ |
| influenced |
English Protestantism
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Puritanism ⓘ anti-Catholic sentiment in England ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
John Calvin
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Martin Luther ⓘ Protestant reformers ⓘ
surface form:
Protestant Reformers
|
| language | English ⓘ |
| movement | English Reformation ⓘ |
| nationality | English ⓘ |
| notableFor | documenting the persecution of Protestants ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Acts and Monuments
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surface form:
Actes and Monuments
Foxe's Book of Martyrs ⓘ |
| occupation |
author
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clergyman ⓘ editor ⓘ historian ⓘ martyrologist ⓘ |
| positionHeld | fellow of Magdalen College, Oxford ⓘ |
| religion |
Anglicanism (broadly)
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surface form:
Anglicanism
Protestant Christianity ⓘ
surface form:
Protestantism
|
| spouse | Agnes Randall ⓘ |
| workSubject |
Christian martyrs
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history of the Church in England ⓘ persecution of Protestants ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: John Foxe Description of subject: John Foxe was a 16th-century English historian and martyrologist best known for his influential work "Foxe's Book of Martyrs," which documented the persecution of Protestants.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
John Foxe the Younger