William Ames
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William Ames was an influential early 17th-century English Puritan theologian and moral philosopher whose writings helped shape Reformed and Puritan thought in England and New England.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| William Ames canonical | 11 |
| William Amesius | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T87848 — 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 Ames Context triple: [Puritanism, keyFigure, William Ames]
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William Perkins
William Perkins was a leading late-16th-century English theologian and preacher whose influential writings helped shape the development and spread of Puritan thought.
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Theodore Beza
Theodore Beza was a 16th-century French Reformed theologian and scholar who succeeded John Calvin as the leading figure of the Reformed Church in Geneva and a key systematizer of Calvinist doctrine.
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John Calvin
John Calvin was a 16th-century French theologian and key leader of the Protestant Reformation whose teachings laid the foundations of the Reformed tradition in Christianity.
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John Owen
John Owen was a prominent 17th-century English Puritan theologian and pastor known for his influential writings on Reformed doctrine and Christian spirituality.
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E.
Richard Baxter
Richard Baxter was a prominent 17th-century English Puritan church leader, theologian, and writer best known for works like "The Reformed Pastor" and "The Saints' Everlasting Rest."
- 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 Ames Target entity description: William Ames was an influential early 17th-century English Puritan theologian and moral philosopher whose writings helped shape Reformed and Puritan thought in England and New England.
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A.
William Perkins
William Perkins was a leading late-16th-century English theologian and preacher whose influential writings helped shape the development and spread of Puritan thought.
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B.
Theodore Beza
Theodore Beza was a 16th-century French Reformed theologian and scholar who succeeded John Calvin as the leading figure of the Reformed Church in Geneva and a key systematizer of Calvinist doctrine.
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C.
John Calvin
John Calvin was a 16th-century French theologian and key leader of the Protestant Reformation whose teachings laid the foundations of the Reformed tradition in Christianity.
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D.
John Owen
John Owen was a prominent 17th-century English Puritan theologian and pastor known for his influential writings on Reformed doctrine and Christian spirituality.
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E.
Richard Baxter
Richard Baxter was a prominent 17th-century English Puritan church leader, theologian, and writer best known for works like "The Reformed Pastor" and "The Saints' Everlasting Rest."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
English person
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Puritan theologian ⓘ Reformed theologian ⓘ moral philosopher ⓘ person ⓘ theologian ⓘ |
| activeInCentury | 17th century ⓘ |
| birthCountry | England ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Ipswich ⓘ |
| birthYear | 1576 ⓘ |
| citizenship | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| deathYear | 1633 ⓘ |
| denomination | Reformed ⓘ |
| diedIn | Rotterdam ⓘ |
| diedInCountry | Dutch Republic ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Christ's College, Cambridge ⓘ |
| era | early modern period ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
ethics
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moral philosophy ⓘ theology ⓘ |
| hasConcept | casuistry of conscience ⓘ |
| hasImpactOn | Protestant moral theology ⓘ |
| influenced |
New England Congregationalism
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linked to:
Congregationalism
Puritan thought in New England ⓘ Reformed theology in England ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Reformed orthodoxy
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linked to:
Calvinism
William Perkins ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Reformed scholastic theology
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influence on English Puritanism ⓘ influence on New England Puritanism ⓘ |
| languageOfWork |
English
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Latin ⓘ |
| movement |
Calvinism
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Puritanism ⓘ |
| name | William Ames ⓘ |
| notableWork |
De Conscientia et eius Jure vel Casibus
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Medulla Theologiae ⓘ The Marrow of Theology ⓘ |
| occupation |
clergyman
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moral philosopher ⓘ theologian ⓘ |
| opposed | Arminianism ⓘ |
| participatedIn | Synod of Dort ⓘ |
| positionHeld | professor of theology at Franeker University ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| subjectOf | studies in Puritan theology ⓘ |
| taughtAt | Franeker University ⓘ |
| theologicalPosition | Calvinist ⓘ |
| theologicalTradition | Reformed scholasticism ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: William Ames