Thomas
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Thomas is the given name of Thomas Paine, the influential 18th-century political philosopher and writer known for works like "Common Sense" and "The Rights of Man."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Thomas canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3153226 — 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: Thomas Context triple: [Thomas Paine, givenName, Thomas]
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Thomas
Thomas, also known as Doubting Thomas, is one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus in the New Testament, remembered for initially doubting Jesus’ resurrection until he saw and touched Christ’s wounds.
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Thomas
Thomas is the full given name of Tom Thibodeau, an American professional basketball coach known for his defensive-minded teams in the NBA.
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Thomas
Thomas, also known as Doubting Thomas, was one of Jesus Christ’s Twelve Apostles, remembered for initially doubting the Resurrection until he saw and touched Jesus’ wounds.
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Thomas
Thomas is the given name of Thomas Cochrane, 10th Earl of Dundonald, a renowned British naval officer and radical politician of the 19th century.
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Thomas
Thomas is the middle name of the British chemist and scientific adviser Henry Tizard.
- 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: Thomas Target entity description: Thomas is the given name of Thomas Paine, the influential 18th-century political philosopher and writer known for works like "Common Sense" and "The Rights of Man."
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Thomas
Thomas is the given name of Thomas Malthus, the influential English economist and demographer known for his theories on population growth and resource limits.
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Thomas
Thomas is the given name of Thomas Pelham-Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle, a prominent 18th-century British Whig statesman and prime minister.
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Thomas
Thomas is the given first name of the renowned American playwright Tennessee Williams, known for works such as "A Streetcar Named Desire" and "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof."
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Thomas
Thomas is the given name of Thomas Cochrane, 10th Earl of Dundonald, a renowned British naval officer and radical politician of the 19th century.
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Thomas
Thomas is the given name of Thomas Osborne, 1st Duke of Leeds, a prominent 17th-century English statesman and politician.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | human ⓘ |
| advocated |
independence of the Thirteen Colonies
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republicanism over monarchy ⓘ rights of man and citizen ⓘ separation of church and state ⓘ social welfare measures ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
France
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Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ United States of America ⓘ |
| describedAs |
influential 18th-century political philosopher
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influential 18th-century political writer ⓘ |
| familyName | Paine ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
deism
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democracy ⓘ human rights ⓘ political philosophy ⓘ republicanism ⓘ |
| genre |
political pamphlet
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political philosophy ⓘ |
| givenName | Thomas ⓘ |
| influenced |
American independence movement
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democratic movements in Europe ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
European Enlightenment
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surface form:
Enlightenment thinkers
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| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| movement |
American Revolutionary era
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surface form:
American Revolution
Age of Enlightenment ⓘ
surface form:
Enlightenment
French Revolution ⓘ |
| notableIdea |
natural rights
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popular sovereignty ⓘ republican government ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Agrarian Justice
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Common Sense ⓘ Age of Reason ⓘ
surface form:
The Age of Reason
The American Crisis ⓘ Rights of Man ⓘ
surface form:
The Rights of Man
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| occupation |
pamphleteer
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political philosopher ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| positionHeld | member of the French National Convention ⓘ |
| religiousView | deism ⓘ |
| wrote |
Agrarian Justice
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Common Sense ⓘ Age of Reason ⓘ
surface form:
The Age of Reason
The American Crisis ⓘ Rights of Man ⓘ
surface form:
The Rights of Man
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Thomas Description of subject: Thomas is the given name of Thomas Paine, the influential 18th-century political philosopher and writer known for works like "Common Sense" and "The Rights of Man."
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.