John Heminges
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John Heminges was an English actor and theatrical manager best known for helping compile and publish Shakespeare’s First Folio in 1623.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| John Heminges canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4056067 — 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 Heminges Context triple: [First Folio of Shakespeare, editor, John Heminges]
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A.
Hamnet Shakespeare
Hamnet Shakespeare was the only son of playwright William Shakespeare, whose early death at age 11 is often thought to have influenced his father's later works.
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B.
William Heath
William Heath was a Continental Army general during the American Revolutionary War who later became a prominent Massachusetts politician and judge.
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C.
Edward Alleyn
Edward Alleyn was a prominent Elizabethan actor and theatre entrepreneur who became a wealthy philanthropist and educational benefactor in London.
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D.
Basil Brooke
Basil Brooke was a prominent Northern Irish politician who served as Prime Minister of Northern Ireland from 1943 to 1963 and was a leading figure in unionist politics.
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E.
William Lee
William Lee was a member of the prominent Lee family of Virginia and a colonial American planter and politician active during the 18th century.
- 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 Heminges Target entity description: John Heminges was an English actor and theatrical manager best known for helping compile and publish Shakespeare’s First Folio in 1623.
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A.
Hamnet Shakespeare
Hamnet Shakespeare was the only son of playwright William Shakespeare, whose early death at age 11 is often thought to have influenced his father's later works.
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B.
William Heath
William Heath was a Continental Army general during the American Revolutionary War who later became a prominent Massachusetts politician and judge.
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C.
Edward Alleyn
Edward Alleyn was a prominent Elizabethan actor and theatre entrepreneur who became a wealthy philanthropist and educational benefactor in London.
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D.
Basil Brooke
Basil Brooke was a prominent Northern Irish politician who served as Prime Minister of Northern Ireland from 1943 to 1963 and was a leading figure in unionist politics.
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E.
William Lee
William Lee was a member of the prominent Lee family of Virginia and a colonial American planter and politician active during the 18th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
English actor
ⓘ
person ⓘ theatrical manager ⓘ |
| apprenticeship |
Worshipful Company of Grocers
ⓘ
surface form:
Grocer’s Company of London
|
| associatedWith |
Blackfriars Theatre
ⓘ
The Globe Theatre ⓘ
surface form:
Globe Theatre
William Shakespeare ⓘ |
| birthCountry | England ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Droitwich
ⓘ
Worcestershire, England ⓘ
surface form:
Worcestershire
|
| birthYear | 1566 ⓘ |
| burialPlace |
St. Mary Aldermanbury
ⓘ
surface form:
St Mary Aldermanbury, London
|
| businessRole |
shareholder in the Blackfriars Theatre
ⓘ
shareholder in the Globe Theatre ⓘ |
| citizenship | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| coEditorOf |
Second Folio of Shakespeare
ⓘ
surface form:
Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies
|
| coEditorWith | Henry Condell ⓘ |
| deathCountry | England ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
London, England
ⓘ
surface form:
London
|
| deathYear | 1630 ⓘ |
| employer |
King's Men
ⓘ
surface form:
King’s Men
King's Men ⓘ
surface form:
Lord Chamberlain’s Men
|
| era |
English Renaissance
ⓘ
surface form:
Elizabethan era
Stuart period ⓘ
surface form:
Jacobean era
|
| gender | male ⓘ |
| guildMembership | Worshipful Company of Grocers ⓘ |
| knownFor |
being a member of the King’s Men
ⓘ
being a shareholder in the Globe Theatre ⓘ helping compile Shakespeare’s First Folio ⓘ helping publish Shakespeare’s First Folio ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalRole | trustee for Shakespeare’s shares in the Globe ⓘ |
| notableWork | First Folio of Shakespeare ⓘ |
| numberOfChildren | 14 ⓘ |
| occupation |
actor
ⓘ
businessman ⓘ theatrical manager ⓘ |
| publicationYearOfNotableWork | 1623 ⓘ |
| religion |
Protestant Christianity
ⓘ
surface form:
Protestantism
|
| residence |
St. Mary Aldermanbury
ⓘ
surface form:
St Mary Aldermanbury, London
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| role |
actor in King’s Men
ⓘ
actor in Lord Chamberlain’s Men ⓘ business manager of the King’s Men ⓘ |
| spouse | Rebecca Heminges ⓘ |
| theatreCompany |
King's Men
ⓘ
surface form:
King’s Men
King's Men ⓘ
surface form:
Lord Chamberlain’s Men
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: John Heminges Description of subject: John Heminges was an English actor and theatrical manager best known for helping compile and publish Shakespeare’s First Folio in 1623.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.