Peter Laslett
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Peter Laslett was a British historian and political theorist best known for his pioneering work on early modern political thought and for editing John Locke’s Two Treatises of Government.
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| Peter Laslett canonical | 1 |
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This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12473965 — 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: Peter Laslett Context triple: [Quentin Skinner, influencedBy, Peter Laslett]
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Richard Lestock
Richard Lestock was an 18th-century British Royal Navy admiral best known for his controversial role in the War of the Austrian Succession and the ensuing court-martial over his conduct in battle.
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Paul Jefferies
Paul Jefferies, better known as producer and songwriter Nineteen85, is a Canadian music producer renowned for crafting several of Drake’s biggest hits, including “One Dance” and “Hotline Bling.”
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C.
Fred Jowett
Fred Jowett was a British socialist politician and early Labour Party figure who served as MP for Bradford and helped shape the party’s formative policies and organization.
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D.
Philip Latham
Philip Latham was a British actor best known for his character roles in film and television, particularly in period dramas.
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Andrew Healey
Andrew Healey is a person notable enough to be specifically referenced as a bearer of the surname Healey.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Peter Laslett Target entity description: Peter Laslett was a British historian and political theorist best known for his pioneering work on early modern political thought and for editing John Locke’s Two Treatises of Government.
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A.
Richard Lestock
Richard Lestock was an 18th-century British Royal Navy admiral best known for his controversial role in the War of the Austrian Succession and the ensuing court-martial over his conduct in battle.
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B.
Paul Jefferies
Paul Jefferies, better known as producer and songwriter Nineteen85, is a Canadian music producer renowned for crafting several of Drake’s biggest hits, including “One Dance” and “Hotline Bling.”
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C.
Fred Jowett
Fred Jowett was a British socialist politician and early Labour Party figure who served as MP for Bradford and helped shape the party’s formative policies and organization.
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D.
Philip Latham
Philip Latham was a British actor best known for his character roles in film and television, particularly in period dramas.
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E.
Andrew Healey
Andrew Healey is a person notable enough to be specifically referenced as a bearer of the surname Healey.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
academic
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historian ⓘ human ⓘ political theorist ⓘ |
| affiliation |
Cambridge Group for the History of Population and Social Structure
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University of Cambridge ⓘ
linked to:
Cambridge University
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| coFounded | Cambridge Group for the History of Population and Social Structure ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
England
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United Kingdom ⓘ |
| educatedAt | St John’s College, Cambridge ⓘ |
| employer |
Trinity College, Cambridge
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University of Cambridge ⓘ
linked to:
Cambridge University
|
| fieldOfWork |
demography
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history of political thought ⓘ intellectual history ⓘ political philosophy ⓘ social history ⓘ |
| genre |
historical writing
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non-fiction ⓘ political theory ⓘ |
| influenced |
historical demography research
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scholarship on John Locke ⓘ social history of the family ⓘ studies of early modern liberalism ⓘ |
| knownFor |
editing John Locke’s "Two Treatises of Government"
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pioneering work on early modern political thought ⓘ studies of pre-industrial English society ⓘ work on historical demography of households and families ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| mainInterest |
John Locke
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early modern political theory ⓘ history of the family ⓘ |
| memberOf | Trinity College, Cambridge ⓘ |
| notableIdea |
reinterpretation of the dating and purpose of Locke’s "Two Treatises of Government"
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use of parish records for reconstructing historical household structures ⓘ |
| notableWork |
"Family Life and Illicit Love in Earlier Generations"
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"Household and Family in Past Time" ⓘ "Locke, Two Treatises of Government" (Cambridge edition) ⓘ
linked to:
Two Treatises of Government
"The World We Have Lost" ⓘ edition of John Locke’s "Two Treatises of Government" ⓘ |
| occupation |
historian
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political theorist ⓘ university teacher ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
co-founder of the Cambridge Group for the History of Population and Social Structure
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fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge ⓘ lecturer at the University of Cambridge ⓘ reader at the University of Cambridge ⓘ |
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