Robert Estienne
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Robert Estienne was a 16th-century French printer and classical scholar renowned for his critical editions of the Bible and major contributions to typography and lexicography.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Robert Estienne canonical | 14 |
| Estienne family of printers | 1 |
| Robert Estienne I | 1 |
| Robert Estienne II | 1 |
| Robertus Stephanus Typographus | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T207561 — 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.
Target entity: Robert Estienne Context triple: [Vulgate, notableEditor, Robert Estienne]
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Desiderius Erasmus
Desiderius Erasmus was a Dutch Renaissance scholar, theologian, and humanist whose critical editions of the New Testament and satirical writings greatly influenced European intellectual and religious life.
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Theodore Beza
Theodore Beza was a 16th-century French Reformed theologian and scholar who succeeded John Calvin as the leading figure of the Reformed Church in Geneva and a key systematizer of Calvinist doctrine.
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C.
Émile Nouguier
Émile Nouguier was a French civil engineer best known as one of the principal designers of the Eiffel Tower.
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D.
Hendrickje Stoffels
Hendrickje Stoffels was a Dutch woman best known as Rembrandt van Rijn’s longtime companion, model, and muse, frequently appearing in his later paintings.
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E.
Johannes Voet
Johannes Voet was a prominent 17th–18th century Dutch jurist and legal scholar whose writings became highly influential in the development and interpretation of Roman-Dutch law.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Robert Estienne Target entity description: Robert Estienne was a 16th-century French printer and classical scholar renowned for his critical editions of the Bible and major contributions to typography and lexicography.
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A.
Desiderius Erasmus
Desiderius Erasmus was a Dutch Renaissance scholar, theologian, and humanist whose critical editions of the New Testament and satirical writings greatly influenced European intellectual and religious life.
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B.
Theodore Beza
Theodore Beza was a 16th-century French Reformed theologian and scholar who succeeded John Calvin as the leading figure of the Reformed Church in Geneva and a key systematizer of Calvinist doctrine.
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C.
Émile Nouguier
Émile Nouguier was a French civil engineer best known as one of the principal designers of the Eiffel Tower.
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D.
Hendrickje Stoffels
Hendrickje Stoffels was a Dutch woman best known as Rembrandt van Rijn’s longtime companion, model, and muse, frequently appearing in his later paintings.
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E.
Johannes Voet
Johannes Voet was a prominent 17th–18th century Dutch jurist and legal scholar whose writings became highly influential in the development and interpretation of Roman-Dutch law.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
classical scholar
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human ⓘ lexicographer ⓘ printer ⓘ typographer ⓘ |
| alternateName |
Robert Estienne
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surface form:
Robert Estienne I
Robert Stephens ⓘ Robertus Stephanus ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1503 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Kingdom of France
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Paris ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1559 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Geneva
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Republic of Geneva ⓘ |
| employer |
Francis I of France
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surface form:
King Francis I of France
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| father | Henri Estienne I ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
biblical scholarship
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classical philology ⓘ lexicography ⓘ typography ⓘ |
| influenced |
Renaissance typography
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development of French lexicography ⓘ later biblical scholarship ⓘ |
| influencedBy | humanism ⓘ |
| knownFor |
contributions to lexicography
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contributions to typography ⓘ critical editions of the Bible ⓘ standardization of biblical verse numbers ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
French
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Latin ⓘ |
| memberOf | Estienne family ⓘ |
| movedTo |
Geneva
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Switzerland ⓘ |
| name | Robert Estienne self-link ⓘ |
| nationality | French ⓘ |
| notableWork |
French–Latin dictionaries
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Latin–French dictionaries ⓘ Thesaurus linguae latinae ⓘ critical editions of the Greek New Testament ⓘ critical editions of the Latin Bible ⓘ |
| occupation |
lexicographer
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printer ⓘ publisher ⓘ scholar ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
royal printer for Hebrew and Latin
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royal printer to Francis I ⓘ |
| reasonForMove | religious persecution in France ⓘ |
| religion | Protestantism ⓘ |
| spouse | Perrette Bade ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Geneva
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Paris ⓘ |
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Subject: Robert Estienne Description of subject: Robert Estienne was a 16th-century French printer and classical scholar renowned for his critical editions of the Bible and major contributions to typography and lexicography.
Referenced by (18)
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