Alan John Percivale Taylor
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Alan John Percivale Taylor was a prominent 20th-century British historian and broadcaster best known for his influential and often controversial works on European and diplomatic history.
All labels observed (1)
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| Alan John Percivale Taylor canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7674925 — 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: Alan John Percivale Taylor Context triple: [A. J. P. Taylor, fullName, Alan John Percivale Taylor]
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A.
Stephen James Taylor
Stephen James Taylor is an American film and television composer known for his innovative, genre-blending scores across numerous series and documentaries.
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B.
Ian Taylor
Ian Taylor is a music producer known for his work on Gary Moore’s acclaimed blues-rock album "Still Got the Blues."
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C.
Gil Taylor
Gil Taylor was a renowned British cinematographer known for his innovative visual work on films such as "Star Wars," "Dr. Strangelove," and "A Hard Day's Night."
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D.
Rowland Taylor
Rowland Taylor was a 16th-century English Protestant clergyman and martyr who was executed during the Marian persecutions for refusing to renounce his Reformed beliefs.
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E.
Arthur Clive Heward Bell
Arthur Clive Heward Bell, known as Clive Bell, was a British art critic and member of the Bloomsbury Group, noted for his influential theory of "significant form" in aesthetics.
- 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: Alan John Percivale Taylor Target entity description: Alan John Percivale Taylor was a prominent 20th-century British historian and broadcaster best known for his influential and often controversial works on European and diplomatic history.
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A.
Stephen James Taylor
Stephen James Taylor is an American film and television composer known for his innovative, genre-blending scores across numerous series and documentaries.
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B.
Ian Taylor
Ian Taylor is a music producer known for his work on Gary Moore’s acclaimed blues-rock album "Still Got the Blues."
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C.
Gil Taylor
Gil Taylor was a renowned British cinematographer known for his innovative visual work on films such as "Star Wars," "Dr. Strangelove," and "A Hard Day's Night."
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D.
Rowland Taylor
Rowland Taylor was a 16th-century English Protestant clergyman and martyr who was executed during the Marian persecutions for refusing to renounce his Reformed beliefs.
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E.
Arthur Clive Heward Bell
Arthur Clive Heward Bell, known as Clive Bell, was a British art critic and member of the Bloomsbury Group, noted for his influential theory of "significant form" in aesthetics.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
broadcaster
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human ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | A. J. P. Taylor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | Parkinson's disease ⓘ |
| citizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| countryOfActivity | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfDeath | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1906-03-25 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1990-09-07 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Bootham School
NERFINISHED
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Oriel College, Oxford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer |
Magdalen College, Oxford
NERFINISHED
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The Observer NERFINISHED ⓘ The Sunday Express NERFINISHED ⓘ University of Manchester NERFINISHED ⓘ University of Oxford ⓘ |
| era | 20th century ⓘ |
| familyName | Taylor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
European history
ⓘ
diplomatic history ⓘ history ⓘ |
| fullName | Alan John Percivale Taylor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | historical non-fiction ⓘ |
| givenName | Alan ⓘ |
| hasInfluenced | public understanding of European history ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| movement | revisionist history ⓘ |
| nationality | British ⓘ |
| notableFor |
controversial interpretation of the origins of the Second World War
ⓘ
television lectures on history ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Bismarck: The Man and the Statesman
NERFINISHED
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English History 1914–1945 NERFINISHED ⓘ The Habsburg Monarchy 1809–1918 NERFINISHED ⓘ The Origins of the Second World War NERFINISHED ⓘ The Struggle for Mastery in Europe 1848–1918 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
broadcaster
ⓘ
historian ⓘ journalist ⓘ university teacher ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Birkdale
NERFINISHED
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Southport NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
London, England
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surface form:
London
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| politicalAlignment | left-wing ⓘ |
| politicalParty | Labour Party (UK) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse |
Eve Crosland
NERFINISHED
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Janet (Adams) Taylor NERFINISHED ⓘ Margaret Adams NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Alan John Percivale Taylor Description of subject: Alan John Percivale Taylor was a prominent 20th-century British historian and broadcaster best known for his influential and often controversial works on European and diplomatic history.
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.