Charles Williams (theologian)
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Charles Williams was a British Christian theologian, novelist, poet, and member of the Inklings literary group alongside C. S. Lewis and J. R. R. Tolkien.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Charles Williams | 4 |
| Charles Williams (theologian) canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6361150 — 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: Charles Williams (theologian) Context triple: [Holywell Cemetery, Oxford, hasNotableBurial, Charles Williams (theologian)]
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A.
George Swinburne
George Swinburne was an Australian engineer, politician, and education advocate whose contributions to technical and higher education led to institutions such as Swinburne Technical College bearing his name.
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B.
Raymond Priestley
Raymond Priestley was a British geologist and Antarctic explorer who later became a prominent academic and university administrator.
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F. A. Dobson
F. A. Dobson was a cinematographer active during the silent film era, known for his work on Cecil B. DeMille’s 1927 biblical epic "The King of Kings."
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C. S. Lewis
C. S. Lewis was a British writer and scholar best known for his Christian apologetic works and the beloved fantasy series "The Chronicles of Narnia."
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E.
David Willcocks
David Willcocks was a renowned British choral conductor, organist, and composer, celebrated especially for his influential work with English cathedral and collegiate choirs and his widely used Christmas carol arrangements.
- 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: Charles Williams (theologian) Target entity description: Charles Williams was a British Christian theologian, novelist, poet, and member of the Inklings literary group alongside C. S. Lewis and J. R. R. Tolkien.
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A.
George Swinburne
George Swinburne was an Australian engineer, politician, and education advocate whose contributions to technical and higher education led to institutions such as Swinburne Technical College bearing his name.
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B.
Raymond Priestley
Raymond Priestley was a British geologist and Antarctic explorer who later became a prominent academic and university administrator.
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C.
F. A. Dobson
F. A. Dobson was a cinematographer active during the silent film era, known for his work on Cecil B. DeMille’s 1927 biblical epic "The King of Kings."
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D.
C. S. Lewis
C. S. Lewis was a British writer and scholar best known for his Christian apologetic works and the beloved fantasy series "The Chronicles of Narnia."
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E.
David Willcocks
David Willcocks was a renowned British choral conductor, organist, and composer, celebrated especially for his influential work with English cathedral and collegiate choirs and his widely used Christmas carol arrangements.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
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literary critic ⓘ member of the Inklings ⓘ novelist ⓘ poet ⓘ theologian ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
C. S. Lewis
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
J. R. R. Tolkien NERFINISHED ⓘ Owen Barfield NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthCountry | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1886-09-20 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
London, England
ⓘ
surface form:
London
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| burialPlace | Oxford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| citizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1945-05-15 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | St Albans School NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer | Oxford University Press NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Williams ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Christian theology
NERFINISHED
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fiction writing ⓘ literary criticism ⓘ poetry ⓘ |
| genre |
Christian literature
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fantasy fiction ⓘ theological fiction ⓘ |
| givenName | Charles ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | Inklings NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement | Anglicanism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Charles Walter Stansby Williams NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | British ⓘ |
| notableWork |
All Hallows’ Eve
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Descent into Hell NERFINISHED ⓘ He Came Down from Heaven NERFINISHED ⓘ Many Dimensions NERFINISHED ⓘ Shadows of Ecstasy NERFINISHED ⓘ The Descent of the Dove NERFINISHED ⓘ The Figure of Beatrice NERFINISHED ⓘ The Greater Trumps NERFINISHED ⓘ The Place of the Lion NERFINISHED ⓘ War in Heaven NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
editor
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literary critic ⓘ novelist ⓘ poet ⓘ theologian ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| theologicalInterest |
Romantic theology
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co-inherence ⓘ |
| workedAs | editor at Oxford University Press ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Charles Williams (theologian) Description of subject: Charles Williams was a British Christian theologian, novelist, poet, and member of the Inklings literary group alongside C. S. Lewis and J. R. R. Tolkien.
Referenced by (6)
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