R. S. Thomas
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R. S. Thomas was a Welsh poet and Anglican priest renowned for his austere, spiritually searching verse and vivid depictions of rural Welsh life.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| R. S. Thomas canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4569493 — 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: R. S. Thomas Context triple: [T. S. Eliot Prize, hasAwarded, R. S. Thomas]
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A.
William Davies
William Davies is a British screenwriter known for his work on popular films such as the "How to Train Your Dragon" series and "Johnny English."
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B.
Edward Bishop
Edward Bishop was a 17th-century New England resident known primarily as the husband of Bridget Bishop, the first person executed during the Salem witch trials.
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C.
Douglas Dunn
Douglas Dunn is a Scottish poet, editor, and academic known for his reflective verse and significant contributions to contemporary British poetry.
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D.
Francis Thompson
Francis Thompson was a 19th-century British railway architect known for designing several major stations during the early expansion of the railway network in the United Kingdom.
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E.
Dylan Thomas
Dylan Thomas was a renowned 20th-century Welsh poet and writer celebrated for his lyrical language and works such as "Do not go gentle into that good night" and "Under Milk Wood."
- 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: R. S. Thomas Target entity description: R. S. Thomas was a Welsh poet and Anglican priest renowned for his austere, spiritually searching verse and vivid depictions of rural Welsh life.
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A.
William Davies
William Davies is a British screenwriter known for his work on popular films such as the "How to Train Your Dragon" series and "Johnny English."
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B.
Edward Bishop
Edward Bishop was a 17th-century New England resident known primarily as the husband of Bridget Bishop, the first person executed during the Salem witch trials.
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C.
Douglas Dunn
Douglas Dunn is a Scottish poet, editor, and academic known for his reflective verse and significant contributions to contemporary British poetry.
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D.
Francis Thompson
Francis Thompson was a 19th-century British railway architect known for designing several major stations during the early expansion of the railway network in the United Kingdom.
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E.
Dylan Thomas
Dylan Thomas was a renowned 20th-century Welsh poet and writer celebrated for his lyrical language and works such as "Do not go gentle into that good night" and "Under Milk Wood."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Anglican priest
ⓘ
Welsh poet ⓘ clergyman ⓘ person ⓘ poet ⓘ |
| awarded | Queen’s Gold Medal for Poetry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Cholmondeley Award NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthName | Ronald Stuart Thomas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| clergyOf | Church in Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1913-03-29 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2000-09-25 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
St Michael’s College Llandaff
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
University College of North Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Welsh ⓘ |
| familyName | Thomas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
pastoral poetry
ⓘ
poetry ⓘ religious poetry ⓘ |
| givenName |
Ronald
ⓘ
Stuart NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasChild | Gwydion Thomas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfExpression |
English
ⓘ
Welsh ⓘ |
| movement | modernism ⓘ |
| name | R. S. Thomas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | Welsh ⓘ |
| notableFor |
austere spiritually searching verse
ⓘ
depictions of rural Welsh life ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Collected Poems 1945–1990
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Frequencies NERFINISHED ⓘ H’m NERFINISHED ⓘ Laboratories of the Spirit NERFINISHED ⓘ Later Poems 1972–1982 NERFINISHED ⓘ Pietà NERFINISHED ⓘ Song at the Year’s Turning NERFINISHED ⓘ The Stones of the Field NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
Anglican priest
ⓘ
poet ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Cardiff
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Bangor
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalView | Welsh nationalism ⓘ |
| religion | Anglicanism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servedAs |
rector of Aberdaron
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
vicar of Eglwys-fach ⓘ vicar of Manafon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | M. E. Eldridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouseOccupation | artist ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: R. S. Thomas Description of subject: R. S. Thomas was a Welsh poet and Anglican priest renowned for his austere, spiritually searching verse and vivid depictions of rural Welsh life.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.