Nestor of Tarsus
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Nestor of Tarsus was an ancient Greek philosopher associated with the Stoic school, known for his work in logic and ethics.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Nestor of Tarsus canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2397569 — 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: Nestor of Tarsus Context triple: [Tarsus, hasNotablePerson, Nestor of Tarsus]
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Theophilus
Theophilus is the otherwise unknown individual addressed in the prefaces of the Gospel of Luke and the Acts of the Apostles, likely a patron or symbolic “lover of God” to whom these New Testament works are dedicated.
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B.
Theophilus
Theophilus was a prominent 6th-century Byzantine jurist and legal scholar who helped draft and interpret Emperor Justinian I’s codification of Roman law.
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C.
Theophilus
Theophilus was the first name of Bull Connor, the notorious Birmingham, Alabama public safety commissioner known for his brutal enforcement of racial segregation during the Civil Rights Movement.
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D.
Polycarp of Smyrna
Polycarp of Smyrna was a 2nd-century Christian bishop and martyr, revered as an Apostolic Father for his direct connection to the apostles and his influential role in early Christian theology and church leadership.
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E.
Athenagoras of Athens
Athenagoras of Athens was a 2nd-century Christian philosopher and apologist known for his sophisticated defenses of Christianity addressed to the Roman emperors.
- 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: Nestor of Tarsus Target entity description: Nestor of Tarsus was an ancient Greek philosopher associated with the Stoic school, known for his work in logic and ethics.
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A.
Theophilus
Theophilus is the otherwise unknown individual addressed in the prefaces of the Gospel of Luke and the Acts of the Apostles, likely a patron or symbolic “lover of God” to whom these New Testament works are dedicated.
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B.
Theophilus
Theophilus was the first name of Bull Connor, the notorious Birmingham, Alabama public safety commissioner known for his brutal enforcement of racial segregation during the Civil Rights Movement.
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C.
Theophilus
Theophilus was a prominent 6th-century Byzantine jurist and legal scholar who helped draft and interpret Emperor Justinian I’s codification of Roman law.
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D.
Polycarp of Smyrna
Polycarp of Smyrna was a 2nd-century Christian bishop and martyr, revered as an Apostolic Father for his direct connection to the apostles and his influential role in early Christian theology and church leadership.
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E.
Athenagoras of Athens
Athenagoras of Athens was a 2nd-century Christian philosopher and apologist known for his sophisticated defenses of Christianity addressed to the Roman emperors.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (26)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Stoic philosopher
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ancient Greek philosopher ⓘ |
| activeInPeriod | Hellenistic period ⓘ |
| areaOfInfluence |
Stoic ethics
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Stoic logic ⓘ ancient Greek philosophy ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Cilicia
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Tarsus ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Cilicia ⓘ |
| culture | Hellenistic philosophy ⓘ |
| describedAs |
Stoic ethicist
ⓘ
Stoic logician ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Greek ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
ethics
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logic ⓘ philosophy ⓘ |
| genre | philosophical works ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Stoic school
ⓘ
linked to:
Stoicism
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| notableFor |
work in Stoic ethics
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work in Stoic logic ⓘ |
| occupation | philosopher ⓘ |
| partOf | ancient Stoic movement ⓘ |
| philosophicalSchool | Stoicism ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Tarsus ⓘ |
| tradition | Stoic tradition ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Nestor of Tarsus Description of subject: Nestor of Tarsus was an ancient Greek philosopher associated with the Stoic school, known for his work in logic and ethics.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.