Sir John Gresham
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Sir John Gresham was a 16th-century English merchant and Lord Mayor of London who is best known for establishing the historic Gresham's School in Norfolk.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Sir John Gresham canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5239207 — 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: Sir John Gresham Context triple: [Gresham's School, foundedBy, Sir John Gresham]
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A.
Sir John Cass
Sir John Cass was a prominent 17th–18th century English merchant, politician, and philanthropist whose name is associated with several educational and charitable institutions in London.
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B.
Sir Thomas Gresham
Sir Thomas Gresham was a 16th-century English merchant and financier best known for founding the Royal Exchange in London and formulating Gresham’s Law in economics.
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C.
Nicholas Bacon
Nicholas Bacon was a prominent 16th-century English lawyer and statesman who served as Lord Keeper of the Great Seal under Queen Elizabeth I.
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D.
Edmund Gonville
Edmund Gonville was a 14th-century English cleric and academic best known for establishing the college that later became Gonville and Caius College at the University of Cambridge.
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E.
Sir Edwin Sandys
Sir Edwin Sandys was an English statesman and parliamentarian who played a key role in early English colonization efforts, particularly in shaping the policies and governance of the Virginia colony.
- 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: Sir John Gresham Target entity description: Sir John Gresham was a 16th-century English merchant and Lord Mayor of London who is best known for establishing the historic Gresham's School in Norfolk.
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A.
Sir John Cass
Sir John Cass was a prominent 17th–18th century English merchant, politician, and philanthropist whose name is associated with several educational and charitable institutions in London.
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B.
Sir Thomas Gresham
Sir Thomas Gresham was a 16th-century English merchant and financier best known for founding the Royal Exchange in London and formulating Gresham’s Law in economics.
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C.
Nicholas Bacon
Nicholas Bacon was a prominent 16th-century English lawyer and statesman who served as Lord Keeper of the Great Seal under Queen Elizabeth I.
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D.
Edmund Gonville
Edmund Gonville was a 14th-century English cleric and academic best known for establishing the college that later became Gonville and Caius College at the University of Cambridge.
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E.
Sir Edwin Sandys
Sir Edwin Sandys was an English statesman and parliamentarian who played a key role in early English colonization efforts, particularly in shaping the policies and governance of the Virginia colony.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
English merchant
ⓘ
Lord Mayor of London ⓘ human ⓘ |
| activityEnd | mid 16th century ⓘ |
| activityStart | early 16th century ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
City of London
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Holt NERFINISHED ⓘ Norfolk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | St Michael Bassishaw, London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | c. 1495 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1556 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | possibly at a London grammar school ⓘ |
| era | 16th century ⓘ |
| familyName | Gresham NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
city commerce
ⓘ
civic administration ⓘ |
| founded | Gresham's School NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundedIn |
England
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Holt, Norfolk NERFINISHED ⓘ Norfolk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundedOnBehalfOf | boys of Holt and surrounding area ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | John NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRelative | Gresham family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| honorificPrefix | Sir ⓘ |
| knownFor |
establishing Gresham's School
ⓘ
service as Lord Mayor of London ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| legacy | Gresham's School NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memberOf | Worshipful Company of Mercers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| monarchDuringTenure | Henry VIII NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nobleTitle | knight ⓘ |
| notableWork | founding of Gresham's School ⓘ |
| occupation | merchant ⓘ |
| partOf | Tudor period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| patronage | education ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Alderman of the City of London
ⓘ
Lord Mayor of London NERFINISHED ⓘ Sheriff of London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| residence |
Holt, Norfolk
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
London, England ⓘ
surface form:
London
|
| sibling | Sir Richard Gresham NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| uncleOf | Sir Thomas Gresham NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Sir John Gresham Description of subject: Sir John Gresham was a 16th-century English merchant and Lord Mayor of London who is best known for establishing the historic Gresham's School in Norfolk.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.