Thomas Prence
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Thomas Prence was a 17th-century colonial leader who served multiple terms as governor of Plymouth Colony in New England.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Thomas Prence canonical | 6 |
| Thomas Prince | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2211329 — 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: Thomas Prence Context triple: [Josiah Winslow, precededBy, Thomas Prence]
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A.
Alexander Parris
Alexander Parris was a prominent 19th-century American architect and engineer best known for his austere Greek Revival and early granite public buildings in New England.
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B.
Charles Meneveau
Charles Meneveau is a prominent mechanical engineer and physicist known for his influential research in turbulence and fluid dynamics, particularly in large-eddy simulation and multiscale modeling.
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C.
Robert Prince
Robert Prince was an American jazz arranger and composer best known for his work in television and film scoring.
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D.
Robert Prince
Robert Prince was a 17th-century New England colonist best known as the husband of Sarah Osborne, one of the first women accused during the Salem witch trials.
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E.
Adrian Biddle
Adrian Biddle was a British cinematographer known for his visually striking work on films such as "Aliens," "Thelma & Louise," and "The Mummy."
- 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: Thomas Prence Target entity description: Thomas Prence was a 17th-century colonial leader who served multiple terms as governor of Plymouth Colony in New England.
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A.
Alexander Parris
Alexander Parris was a prominent 19th-century American architect and engineer best known for his austere Greek Revival and early granite public buildings in New England.
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B.
Charles Meneveau
Charles Meneveau is a prominent mechanical engineer and physicist known for his influential research in turbulence and fluid dynamics, particularly in large-eddy simulation and multiscale modeling.
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C.
Robert Prince
Robert Prince was an American jazz arranger and composer best known for his work in television and film scoring.
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D.
Robert Prince
Robert Prince was a 17th-century New England colonist best known as the husband of Sarah Osborne, one of the first women accused during the Salem witch trials.
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E.
Adrian Biddle
Adrian Biddle was a British cinematographer known for his visually striking work on films such as "Aliens," "Thelma & Louise," and "The Mummy."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
colonial governor
ⓘ
historical figure ⓘ person ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| birthCountry | England ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England ⓘ |
| centuryOfActivity | 17th century ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | England ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Plymouth Colony
ⓘ
Plymouth, New England ⓘ
linked to:
Plymouth, Massachusetts
|
| ethnicGroup | English ⓘ |
| familyName | Prence ⓘ |
| fatherInLaw | William Brewster ⓘ |
| givenName | Thomas ⓘ |
| governedTerritory |
Plymouth Colony in New England
ⓘ
linked to:
Plymouth Colony
|
| historicalPeriod |
Colonial New England
ⓘ
linked to:
New England Colonies
|
| historicalRegion | British America ⓘ |
| knownFor |
involvement in relations with Native American tribes in New England
ⓘ
participation in the governance of Plymouth Colony for several decades ⓘ role in the United Colonies of New England ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Plymouth Colony Council of Assistants
ⓘ
United Colonies of New England commissioners ⓘ
linked to:
New England Confederation
|
| notableFor |
leadership in Plymouth Colony in the 17th century
ⓘ
serving multiple terms as governor of Plymouth Colony ⓘ strict religious policies in Plymouth Colony ⓘ |
| occupation |
colonial leader
ⓘ
governor ⓘ magistrate ⓘ |
| partOf |
Plymouth Colony leadership
ⓘ
linked to:
Plymouth Colony
|
| politicalAlignment | Puritan leadership of Plymouth Colony ⓘ |
| politicalEntityGoverned | Plymouth Colony ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Assistant in Plymouth Colony government
ⓘ
Commissioner of the United Colonies ⓘ Governor of Plymouth Colony ⓘ |
| precededByInOffice | William Bradford ⓘ |
| regionOfActivity |
New England
ⓘ
Plymouth Colony ⓘ |
| religion | Puritanism ⓘ |
| residence |
Duxbury, Plymouth Colony
ⓘ
Eastham, Plymouth Colony ⓘ
linked to:
Eastham
Plymouth Colony ⓘ |
| spouse |
Apphia Quick
ⓘ
linked to:
Apphia
Mary Collier ⓘ Patience Brewster ⓘ |
| succeededByInOffice | Josiah Winslow ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Thomas Prence Description of subject: Thomas Prence was a 17th-century colonial leader who served multiple terms as governor of Plymouth Colony in New England.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Thomas Prence