Martin Frobisher
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Martin Frobisher was a 16th-century English seafarer and privateer best known for his early Arctic voyages in search of a Northwest Passage to Asia.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Martin Frobisher canonical | 4 |
| Frobisher Bay voyages | 1 |
| Martin Frobisher (English) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T553654 — 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.
Target entity: Martin Frobisher Context triple: [Northwest Passage, exploredBy, Martin Frobisher]
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John Cabot
John Cabot was an Italian-born navigator and explorer, sailing under the English flag, best known for his late 15th-century voyages to North America that helped lay the groundwork for England’s claims in the New World.
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Willem Barentsz
Willem Barentsz was a Dutch navigator and explorer best known for his late 16th-century Arctic voyages in search of a Northeast Passage, during which he extensively charted regions around Novaya Zemlya and Spitsbergen.
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Henry Hudson
Henry Hudson was an English sea explorer and navigator of the early 17th century best known for his voyages in search of a northwest passage and for lending his name to the Hudson River and Hudson Bay.
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Samuel de Champlain
Samuel de Champlain was a French explorer and cartographer known as the "Father of New France" for founding Quebec City and extensively mapping northeastern North America in the early 17th century.
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Abel Tasman
Abel Tasman was a 17th-century Dutch seafarer and explorer best known for being the first European to reach Tasmania and New Zealand.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Martin Frobisher Target entity description: Martin Frobisher was a 16th-century English seafarer and privateer best known for his early Arctic voyages in search of a Northwest Passage to Asia.
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A.
John Cabot
John Cabot was an Italian-born navigator and explorer, sailing under the English flag, best known for his late 15th-century voyages to North America that helped lay the groundwork for England’s claims in the New World.
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B.
Willem Barentsz
Willem Barentsz was a Dutch navigator and explorer best known for his late 16th-century Arctic voyages in search of a Northeast Passage, during which he extensively charted regions around Novaya Zemlya and Spitsbergen.
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C.
Henry Hudson
Henry Hudson was an English sea explorer and navigator of the early 17th century best known for his voyages in search of a northwest passage and for lending his name to the Hudson River and Hudson Bay.
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Samuel de Champlain
Samuel de Champlain was a French explorer and cartographer known as the "Father of New France" for founding Quebec City and extensively mapping northeastern North America in the early 17th century.
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Abel Tasman
Abel Tasman was a 17th-century Dutch seafarer and explorer best known for being the first European to reach Tasmania and New Zealand.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
English explorer
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human ⓘ naval officer ⓘ privateer ⓘ |
| activeIn |
Arctic Ocean
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Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
surface form:
North Atlantic Ocean
|
| allegiance | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| awardReceived | knighthood for service against the Spanish Armada ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | battle wounds ⓘ |
| centuryOfActivity | 16th century ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | c. 1535 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 15 November 1594 ⓘ |
| employer | Elizabeth I of England ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | English ⓘ |
| explored |
Baffin Island
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Arctic Archipelago ⓘ
surface form:
Canadian Arctic Archipelago
Frobisher Bay ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
maritime exploration
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navigation ⓘ privateering ⓘ |
| hasHonor | knighthood ⓘ |
| hasNameInLanguage |
Martin Frobisher
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Martin Frobisher (English)
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| knownFor |
Arctic exploration
ⓘ
Martin Frobisher self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Frobisher Bay voyages
search for the Northwest Passage ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | died of wounds ⓘ |
| militaryRank | vice admiral ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
brought supposed gold ore from Arctic to England
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commanded ships in defense against Spanish Armada ⓘ |
| notableWork |
first voyage to Baffin Island (1576)
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second voyage to Frobisher Bay (1577) ⓘ third voyage to Frobisher Bay (1578) ⓘ |
| occupation |
explorer
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naval officer ⓘ privateer ⓘ seafarer ⓘ |
| participantIn |
Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604)
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Battle of Gravelines ⓘ Spanish Armada ⓘ
surface form:
defeat of the Spanish Armada
|
| placeOfBirth |
Kingdom of England
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Wakefield ⓘ Yorkshire ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Devon
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Kingdom of England ⓘ Plymouth ⓘ |
| religion | Protestantism ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
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Subject: Martin Frobisher Description of subject: Martin Frobisher was a 16th-century English seafarer and privateer best known for his early Arctic voyages in search of a Northwest Passage to Asia.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.