Regius Professor of Modern History at the University of Cambridge
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The Regius Professor of Modern History at the University of Cambridge is a prestigious royal-appointed chair in modern historical studies at the University of Cambridge.
All labels observed (2)
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| Regius Professor of Modern History at the University of Cambridge canonical | 5 |
| Regius Professorship of Modern History (Cambridge) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T494886 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Regius Professor of Modern History at the University of Cambridge Context triple: [Thomas Gray, positionHeld, Regius Professor of Modern History at the University of Cambridge]
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Faculty of History, University of Cambridge
The Faculty of History at the University of Cambridge is a leading academic department renowned for its wide-ranging historical research and teaching, spanning periods from ancient to contemporary history.
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Fellow of Jesus College, Cambridge
A Fellow of Jesus College, Cambridge is an academic member of the college’s governing body, typically involved in teaching, research, and the administration of the University of Cambridge institution.
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Knightbridge Professor of Moral Philosophy at the University of Cambridge
The Knightbridge Professor of Moral Philosophy at the University of Cambridge is a prestigious endowed chair in philosophy focused on the study and teaching of ethics and moral theory at the university.
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Savilian Professor of Astronomy at the University of Oxford
The Savilian Professor of Astronomy at the University of Oxford is a prestigious endowed chair in astronomy held by leading scholars, historically including figures such as Sir Christopher Wren.
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Regius Professor of Natural History at the University of Glasgow
The Regius Professor of Natural History at the University of Glasgow is a prestigious royal-appointed chair in the biological and earth sciences at the University of Glasgow.
- 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: Regius Professor of Modern History at the University of Cambridge Target entity description: The Regius Professor of Modern History at the University of Cambridge is a prestigious royal-appointed chair in modern historical studies at the University of Cambridge.
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A.
Faculty of History, University of Cambridge
The Faculty of History at the University of Cambridge is a leading academic department renowned for its wide-ranging historical research and teaching, spanning periods from ancient to contemporary history.
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B.
Fellow of Jesus College, Cambridge
A Fellow of Jesus College, Cambridge is an academic member of the college’s governing body, typically involved in teaching, research, and the administration of the University of Cambridge institution.
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C.
Knightbridge Professor of Moral Philosophy at the University of Cambridge
The Knightbridge Professor of Moral Philosophy at the University of Cambridge is a prestigious endowed chair in philosophy focused on the study and teaching of ethics and moral theory at the university.
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D.
Savilian Professor of Astronomy at the University of Oxford
The Savilian Professor of Astronomy at the University of Oxford is a prestigious endowed chair in astronomy held by leading scholars, historically including figures such as Sir Christopher Wren.
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E.
Regius Professor of Natural History at the University of Glasgow
The Regius Professor of Natural History at the University of Glasgow is a prestigious royal-appointed chair in the biological and earth sciences at the University of Glasgow.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
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Instruction
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Subject: Regius Professor of Modern History at the University of Cambridge Description of subject: The Regius Professor of Modern History at the University of Cambridge is a prestigious royal-appointed chair in modern historical studies at the University of Cambridge.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Herbert Butterfield
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Regius Professor of Modern History at the University of Cambridge
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Charles Kingsley
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Regius Professor of Modern History at the University of Cambridge
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Sir Geoffrey Elton
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Regius Professor of Modern History at the University of Cambridge
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Quentin Skinner
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Regius professorships at the University of Cambridge
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this entity surface form:
Regius Professorship of Modern History (Cambridge)