William Patten
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William Patten, better known as William Waynflete, was a 15th-century English bishop who served as Lord Chancellor and founded Magdalen College, Oxford.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| William Patten canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T16942925 — 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: William Patten Context triple: [William Waynflete, birthName, William Patten]
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A.
Leland Patton
Leland Patton is a theatre professional best known as a founder of the Crossroads Theatre Company, a prominent African-American theater organization.
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B.
William J. Patten
William J. Patten is an individual notable enough to be recognized as a namesake or distinguished bearer of the surname Patten.
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C.
Basil Patten
Basil Patten is an individual notable enough to be recognized as a namesake or prominent bearer of the surname Patten.
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D.
John Pardue
John Pardue is a cinematographer known for his work on film and television projects, including the 2012 television film "The Girl."
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E.
Walter Parratt
Walter Parratt was a prominent English organist, composer, and teacher who served as Master of the Queen’s (later King’s) Music in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
- 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: William Patten Target entity description: William Patten, better known as William Waynflete, was a 15th-century English bishop who served as Lord Chancellor and founded Magdalen College, Oxford.
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A.
Leland Patton
Leland Patton is a theatre professional best known as a founder of the Crossroads Theatre Company, a prominent African-American theater organization.
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B.
William J. Patten
William J. Patten is an individual notable enough to be recognized as a namesake or distinguished bearer of the surname Patten.
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C.
Basil Patten
Basil Patten is an individual notable enough to be recognized as a namesake or prominent bearer of the surname Patten.
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D.
John Pardue
John Pardue is a cinematographer known for his work on film and television projects, including the 2012 television film "The Girl."
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E.
Walter Parratt
Walter Parratt was a prominent English organist, composer, and teacher who served as Master of the Queen’s (later King’s) Music in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.