Sir Edward Alleyn (founder, associated)
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Sir Edward Alleyn was a prominent Elizabethan actor and entrepreneur who founded Dulwich College and became a significant patron of education and the arts in early modern England.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sir Edward Alleyn (founder, associated) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Sir Edward Alleyn (founder, associated) Context triple: [Dulwich College, hasNotableAlumnus, Sir Edward Alleyn (founder, associated)]
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Francis Beaumont
Francis Beaumont was an English Renaissance dramatist best known for his influential collaborations with John Fletcher on Jacobean stage comedies and tragicomedies.
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Thomas Middleton
Thomas Middleton was an American planter and politician from South Carolina who served as a delegate to the Continental Congress during the American Revolution.
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Thomas Middleton
Thomas Middleton was a 17th-century English naval administrator who served in a senior bureaucratic role overseeing the Royal Navy’s administrative and logistical affairs.
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Thomas Middleton
Thomas Middleton was a prominent Jacobean playwright and satirist known for his darkly comic and morally complex plays such as "The Changeling" and "Women Beware Women."
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Philip Massinger
Philip Massinger was a prominent early 17th-century English dramatist best known for his complex, socially critical plays such as "A New Way to Pay Old Debts."
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Sir Edward Alleyn (founder, associated) Target entity description: Sir Edward Alleyn was a prominent Elizabethan actor and entrepreneur who founded Dulwich College and became a significant patron of education and the arts in early modern England.
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A.
Francis Beaumont
Francis Beaumont was an English Renaissance dramatist best known for his influential collaborations with John Fletcher on Jacobean stage comedies and tragicomedies.
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B.
Thomas Middleton
Thomas Middleton was an American planter and politician from South Carolina who served as a delegate to the Continental Congress during the American Revolution.
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C.
Thomas Middleton
Thomas Middleton was a 17th-century English naval administrator who served in a senior bureaucratic role overseeing the Royal Navy’s administrative and logistical affairs.
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D.
Thomas Middleton
Thomas Middleton was a prominent Jacobean playwright and satirist known for his darkly comic and morally complex plays such as "The Changeling" and "Women Beware Women."
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E.
Philip Massinger
Philip Massinger was a prominent early 17th-century English dramatist best known for his complex, socially critical plays such as "A New Way to Pay Old Debts."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Elizabethan actor
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charitable foundation ⓘ educational institution ⓘ founder of educational institution ⓘ human ⓘ philanthropist ⓘ theatre entrepreneur ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
College of God’s Gift at Dulwich
ⓘ
linked to:
Dulwich College
Dulwich College ⓘ Dulwich, London ⓘ
linked to:
Dulwich, London, England
Lord Admiral’s Men ⓘ Prince Henry’s Men ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1566-09-01 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
London
ⓘ
linked to:
London, England
|
| businessPartnerOf | Philip Henslowe ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1626-11-25 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
London
ⓘ
linked to:
London, England
|
| era |
Elizabethan era
ⓘ
linked to:
English Renaissance
Jacobean era ⓘ
linked to:
Stuart period
|
| founded |
College of God’s Gift
ⓘ
linked to:
College of God's Gift
Dulwich Almshouses ⓘ
linked to:
Dulwich College Almshouses
Dulwich Chapel ⓘ
linked to:
Dulwich College Chapel
Dulwich College ⓘ |
| founder |
Sir Edward Alleyn
ⓘ
linked to:
Edward Alleyn
Sir Edward Alleyn ⓘ
linked to:
Edward Alleyn
|
| honorificPrefix | Sir ⓘ |
| knightedBy |
King James I of England
ⓘ
linked to:
James VI and I
|
| legacy | enduring educational foundation at Dulwich ⓘ |
| name | Edward Alleyn ⓘ |
| notableRole |
lead actor in plays by Christopher Marlowe
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performer of Doctor Faustus ⓘ performer of Tamburlaine ⓘ performer of The Jew of Malta ⓘ |
| occupation |
actor
ⓘ
entrepreneur ⓘ landowner ⓘ philanthropist ⓘ theatre manager ⓘ |
| patronageFocus |
almspersons
ⓘ
poor scholars ⓘ |
| performedIn |
The Fortune Theatre
ⓘ
linked to:
Fortune Theatre
The Rose Theatre ⓘ |
| religion | Church of England ⓘ |
| significantPatronOf |
education
ⓘ
the arts ⓘ |
| stepSonInLawOf | Philip Henslowe ⓘ |
| title |
Master of the King’s Bears
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Master of the Royal Game of Bears, Bulls and Dogs ⓘ |
| willProvidedFor | maintenance of Dulwich College ⓘ |
| yearOfKnighthood | 1616 ⓘ |
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Subject: Sir Edward Alleyn (founder, associated) Description of subject: Sir Edward Alleyn was a prominent Elizabethan actor and entrepreneur who founded Dulwich College and became a significant patron of education and the arts in early modern England.
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