Rev. William Emerson
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Rev. William Emerson was an 18th-century New England clergyman and patriot, best known as the grandfather of transcendentalist writer Ralph Waldo Emerson.
All labels observed (1)
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| Rev. William Emerson canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5723069 — 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: Rev. William Emerson Context triple: [Old Manse, originalOwner, Rev. William Emerson]
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A.
Reverend Robert Alden
Reverend Robert Alden is a kindly, soft-spoken minister who serves as a moral and spiritual guide to the Ingalls family and their community in the Little House on the Prairie television series.
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B.
Rev. Samuel Sayer
Rev. Samuel Sayer is a missionary clergyman in C.S. Forester’s novel and its film adaptation "The African Queen," whose death early in the story propels his sister and the riverboat captain into their perilous journey.
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C.
William Conant Church
William Conant Church was a 19th-century American journalist, editor, and co-founder of the National Rifle Association.
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D.
Reverend Eliphalet Ball
Reverend Eliphalet Ball was an 18th-century Presbyterian minister and early settler in upstate New York, remembered as the namesake of Ballston Spa.
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E.
Henry Sloane Coffin
Henry Sloane Coffin was an influential American Presbyterian minister, theologian, and president of Union Theological Seminary in New York City in the early 20th 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: Rev. William Emerson Target entity description: Rev. William Emerson was an 18th-century New England clergyman and patriot, best known as the grandfather of transcendentalist writer Ralph Waldo Emerson.
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A.
Reverend Robert Alden
Reverend Robert Alden is a kindly, soft-spoken minister who serves as a moral and spiritual guide to the Ingalls family and their community in the Little House on the Prairie television series.
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B.
Rev. Samuel Sayer
Rev. Samuel Sayer is a missionary clergyman in C.S. Forester’s novel and its film adaptation "The African Queen," whose death early in the story propels his sister and the riverboat captain into their perilous journey.
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C.
William Conant Church
William Conant Church was a 19th-century American journalist, editor, and co-founder of the National Rifle Association.
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D.
Reverend Eliphalet Ball
Reverend Eliphalet Ball was an 18th-century Presbyterian minister and early settler in upstate New York, remembered as the namesake of Ballston Spa.
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E.
Henry Sloane Coffin
Henry Sloane Coffin was an influential American Presbyterian minister, theologian, and president of Union Theological Seminary in New York City in the early 20th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
patriot
ⓘ
person ⓘ |
| child | William Emerson Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| citizenshipStatus | colonial subject of Great Britain ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
British America
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dateOfBirth | 1743 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1776 ⓘ |
| employer | First Parish Church, Concord NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | 18th century ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | English American ⓘ |
| familyName | Emerson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | William ⓘ |
| grandchild | Ralph Waldo Emerson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasOccupationCharacteristic | patriot preacher ⓘ |
| hasRelative |
Phebe Bliss Emerson
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ralph Waldo Emerson NERFINISHED ⓘ William Emerson Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being a New England clergyman
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being the grandfather of Ralph Waldo Emerson ⓘ patriotic activities during the American Revolution ⓘ |
| occupation |
clergyman
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minister ⓘ |
| participantIn |
American Revolution
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
American Revolutionary War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Massachusetts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBurial | Old North Cemetery, Concord, Massachusetts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Rutland, Vermont NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | pastor of the First Parish Church in Concord, Massachusetts ⓘ |
| religion |
Christianity
ⓘ
Congregationalism ⓘ |
| residence |
Concord, Massachusetts
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse | Phebe Bliss Emerson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workLocation | Concord, Massachusetts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Rev. William Emerson Description of subject: Rev. William Emerson was an 18th-century New England clergyman and patriot, best known as the grandfather of transcendentalist writer Ralph Waldo Emerson.
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.