Flaccus Albinus
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Flaccus Albinus is another name for Alcuin of York, the influential Anglo-Saxon scholar and advisor at the court of Charlemagne during the Carolingian Renaissance.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Flaccus Albinus canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3439604 — 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: Flaccus Albinus Context triple: [Alcuin of York, alternativeName, Flaccus Albinus]
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A.
Cassianus
Cassianus is the Latin name of Saint Cassian of Imola, an early Christian martyr and teacher venerated in the Catholic Church.
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B.
Libius Severus
Libius Severus was a little-known Western Roman emperor who reigned from 461 to 465 AD as a puppet of the powerful general Ricimer during the empire’s final decline.
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Didius Julianus
Didius Julianus was a short-lived Roman emperor in 193 AD, infamous for effectively purchasing the imperial throne during the chaotic Year of the Five Emperors.
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D.
Lucius Scribonius Libo
Lucius Scribonius Libo was a Roman senator and statesman of the late Republic, known for his political alliances with figures such as Pompey and for his involvement in the turbulent civil conflicts of the era.
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E.
Lucilius Bassus
Lucilius Bassus was a 1st-century Roman general who played a key role in suppressing the Jewish Revolt under Emperor Vespasian.
- 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: Flaccus Albinus Target entity description: Flaccus Albinus is another name for Alcuin of York, the influential Anglo-Saxon scholar and advisor at the court of Charlemagne during the Carolingian Renaissance.
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A.
Cassianus
Cassianus is the Latin name of Saint Cassian of Imola, an early Christian martyr and teacher venerated in the Catholic Church.
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B.
Libius Severus
Libius Severus was a little-known Western Roman emperor who reigned from 461 to 465 AD as a puppet of the powerful general Ricimer during the empire’s final decline.
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C.
Didius Julianus
Didius Julianus was a short-lived Roman emperor in 193 AD, infamous for effectively purchasing the imperial throne during the chaotic Year of the Five Emperors.
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D.
Lucius Scribonius Libo
Lucius Scribonius Libo was a Roman senator and statesman of the late Republic, known for his political alliances with figures such as Pompey and for his involvement in the turbulent civil conflicts of the era.
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E.
Lucilius Bassus
Lucilius Bassus was a 1st-century Roman general who played a key role in suppressing the Jewish Revolt under Emperor Vespasian.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (57)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
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monk ⓘ poet ⓘ scholar ⓘ teacher ⓘ theologian ⓘ |
| advisorTo | Charlemagne ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Albinus Flaccus
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surface form:
Albinus
Albinus Flaccus ⓘ Alcuin of York ⓘ Ealhwine ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Anglo-Saxon England
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Northumbria ⓘ York ⓘ |
| citizenship | Kingdom of Northumbria ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Cathedral School of York
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surface form:
Cathedral school of York
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| ethnicGroup | Anglo-Saxons ⓘ |
| genre |
biblical exegesis
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grammar ⓘ hagiography ⓘ rhetoric ⓘ theology ⓘ |
| influenced |
Carolingian Renaissance
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surface form:
Carolingian educational reforms
development of Carolingian minuscule script ⓘ medieval scholastic tradition ⓘ |
| knownFor |
developing the palace school at Aachen
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promoting the liberal arts ⓘ reforming education in the Carolingian Empire ⓘ revising the Vulgate Bible text ⓘ |
| languageUsed |
Latin
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Old English ⓘ |
| memberOf | Carolingian court ⓘ |
| movement | Carolingian Renaissance ⓘ |
| notableWork |
De animae ratione
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De dialectica ⓘ Orations on the Trinity ⓘ
surface form:
De fide Trinitatis
De grammatica ⓘ De rhetorica ⓘ Latin poems ⓘ Vita Willibrordi ⓘ letters ⓘ |
| occupation |
abbot
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poet ⓘ scholar ⓘ teacher ⓘ theologian ⓘ |
| participantIn | Carolingian Renaissance ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
abbot of Marmoutier Abbey
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abbot of Saint Martin of Tours ⓘ head of the palace school at Aachen ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| religiousOrder | Benedictines ⓘ |
| studentOf |
Aelbert of York
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Ecgbert of York ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Aachen
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Tours ⓘ York ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Flaccus Albinus Description of subject: Flaccus Albinus is another name for Alcuin of York, the influential Anglo-Saxon scholar and advisor at the court of Charlemagne during the Carolingian Renaissance.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.