Richard Bradley
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Richard Bradley was a colonial American printer and publisher associated with the landmark Zenger trial, which helped establish the principle of freedom of the press.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Richard Bradley canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T18669847 — 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: Richard Bradley Context triple: [Zenger trial, involvesPerson, Richard Bradley]
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A.
William Bradshaw
William Bradshaw is the fictional narrator of Christopher Isherwood’s novel "Mr Norris Changes Trains," through whose perspective the story’s events and characters are observed and recounted.
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B.
Henry Bradley
Henry Bradley was a British philologist and lexicographer best known for his major role as a longtime editor of the Oxford English Dictionary.
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C.
Edward Bancroft
Edward Bancroft was an 18th-century American-born physician, scientist, and double agent who secretly spied for Britain while serving as secretary to the American commissioners in Paris during the Revolutionary War.
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D.
Thomas Hume
Thomas Hume was a prominent 19th-century lumber baron and businessman in Muskegon, Michigan, whose success in the lumber industry led to the construction of the historic Hackley and Hume homes.
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E.
Thomas Tickell
Thomas Tickell was an early 18th-century English poet and translator associated with Joseph Addison and the Whig literary circle.
- 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: Richard Bradley Target entity description: Richard Bradley was a colonial American printer and publisher associated with the landmark Zenger trial, which helped establish the principle of freedom of the press.
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A.
William Bradshaw
William Bradshaw is the fictional narrator of Christopher Isherwood’s novel "Mr Norris Changes Trains," through whose perspective the story’s events and characters are observed and recounted.
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B.
Henry Bradley
Henry Bradley was a British philologist and lexicographer best known for his major role as a longtime editor of the Oxford English Dictionary.
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C.
Edward Bancroft
Edward Bancroft was an 18th-century American-born physician, scientist, and double agent who secretly spied for Britain while serving as secretary to the American commissioners in Paris during the Revolutionary War.
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D.
Thomas Hume
Thomas Hume was a prominent 19th-century lumber baron and businessman in Muskegon, Michigan, whose success in the lumber industry led to the construction of the historic Hackley and Hume homes.
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E.
Thomas Tickell
Thomas Tickell was an early 18th-century English poet and translator associated with Joseph Addison and the Whig literary circle.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.