Jacobus Faber Stapulensis
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Jacobus Faber Stapulensis, better known as Jacques Lefèvre d’Étaples, was a French humanist and theologian whose biblical and philosophical works helped pave the way for the Protestant Reformation.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Jacobus Faber Stapulensis canonical | 3 |
| Jacobus Faber | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1931907 — 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: Jacobus Faber Stapulensis Context triple: [Jacques Lefèvre d’Étaples, birthName, Jacobus Faber Stapulensis]
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A.
Petrus Sabbatius
Petrus Sabbatius is the birth name of Justinian I, the Byzantine emperor renowned for his ambitious legal reforms and efforts to restore the Roman Empire’s former territories.
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B.
Johann von Bergen
Johann von Bergen was a mountaineer known for making the first recorded ascent of the Alpine peak Mont Maudit.
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C.
Jakob Andreae
Jakob Andreae was a 16th-century German Lutheran theologian and church leader who played a key role in shaping post-Reformation Lutheran doctrine.
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D.
Simon Episcopius
Simon Episcopius was a leading Dutch Remonstrant theologian and successor to Jacobus Arminius, known for systematizing and defending Arminian theology against strict Calvinism in the early 17th century.
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E.
Johannes Agricola
Johannes Agricola was a 16th-century German Protestant reformer and theologian known for his role in the early Reformation and his controversial antinomian views.
- 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: Jacobus Faber Stapulensis Target entity description: Jacobus Faber Stapulensis, better known as Jacques Lefèvre d’Étaples, was a French humanist and theologian whose biblical and philosophical works helped pave the way for the Protestant Reformation.
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A.
Petrus Sabbatius
Petrus Sabbatius is the birth name of Justinian I, the Byzantine emperor renowned for his ambitious legal reforms and efforts to restore the Roman Empire’s former territories.
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B.
Johann von Bergen
Johann von Bergen was a mountaineer known for making the first recorded ascent of the Alpine peak Mont Maudit.
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C.
Jakob Andreae
Jakob Andreae was a 16th-century German Lutheran theologian and church leader who played a key role in shaping post-Reformation Lutheran doctrine.
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D.
Simon Episcopius
Simon Episcopius was a leading Dutch Remonstrant theologian and successor to Jacobus Arminius, known for systematizing and defending Arminian theology against strict Calvinism in the early 17th century.
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E.
Johannes Agricola
Johannes Agricola was a 16th-century German Protestant reformer and theologian known for his role in the early Reformation and his controversial antinomian views.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
French humanist
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biblical scholar ⓘ human ⓘ philosopher ⓘ theologian ⓘ |
| advocated |
reform of theology through Scripture
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return to original biblical languages ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Jacobus Faber
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linked to:
Jacobus Faber Stapulensis
Jacques Lefevre d’Etaples ⓘ
linked to:
Jacques Lefèvre d’Étaples
Jacques Lefèvre d’Étaples ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Meaux reform circle
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University of Paris ⓘ
linked to:
Sorbonne University
|
| birthPlace | Étaples, France ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | France ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
University of Paris
ⓘ
linked to:
Sorbonne University
|
| era | Renaissance ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Aristotelianism
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biblical exegesis ⓘ scholastic philosophy ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| helpedPaveWayFor |
Protestant Reformation
ⓘ
linked to:
Reformation
|
| influenced |
French evangelical humanists
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Martin Luther ⓘ Protestant Reformation ⓘ
linked to:
Reformation
William Farel ⓘ |
| knownFor |
commentaries on Aristotle
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commentaries on the Bible ⓘ early French biblical translations ⓘ promoting direct study of Scripture ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
French
ⓘ
Latin ⓘ |
| movement |
Christian humanism
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Renaissance humanism ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | French ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Commentaries on Aristotle
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Commentary on the Epistles of Saint Paul ⓘ French translation of the New Testament ⓘ French translation of the Psalms ⓘ Quintuplex Psalterium ⓘ |
| occupation |
philosopher
ⓘ
theologian ⓘ translator ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| wroteIn |
French
ⓘ
Latin ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Jacobus Faber Stapulensis Description of subject: Jacobus Faber Stapulensis, better known as Jacques Lefèvre d’Étaples, was a French humanist and theologian whose biblical and philosophical works helped pave the way for the Protestant Reformation.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Jacobus Faber Stapulensis