John Darby
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John Darby was an early 18th-century London printer and publisher known for producing major scholarly and reference works, including important encyclopedic volumes.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| John Darby canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5510938 — 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: John Darby Context triple: [Cyclopaedia, or an Universal Dictionary of Arts and Sciences, publisher, John Darby]
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A.
John Gill
John Gill was an 18th-century English Baptist pastor and biblical scholar best known for his exhaustive commentary on the entire Bible and his defense of Calvinist theology.
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B.
Frederick Denison Maurice
Frederick Denison Maurice was a 19th-century English theologian and social reformer known as a leading figure in the Christian socialist movement and for his influential writings on the relationship between Christianity and modern society.
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C.
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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D.
James Smyth
James Smyth was a 19th-century mountaineer known for participating in the first ascent of Dufourspitze, the highest peak in Switzerland and the Monte Rosa massif.
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E.
William Barclay
William Barclay is one of the children of acclaimed American television director and producer Paris Barclay.
- 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: John Darby Target entity description: John Darby was an early 18th-century London printer and publisher known for producing major scholarly and reference works, including important encyclopedic volumes.
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A.
John Gill
John Gill was an 18th-century English Baptist pastor and biblical scholar best known for his exhaustive commentary on the entire Bible and his defense of Calvinist theology.
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B.
Frederick Denison Maurice
Frederick Denison Maurice was a 19th-century English theologian and social reformer known as a leading figure in the Christian socialist movement and for his influential writings on the relationship between Christianity and modern society.
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C.
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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D.
James Smyth
James Smyth was a 19th-century mountaineer known for participating in the first ascent of Dufourspitze, the highest peak in Switzerland and the Monte Rosa massif.
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E.
William Barclay
William Barclay is one of the children of acclaimed American television director and producer Paris Barclay.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (26)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
person
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printer ⓘ publisher ⓘ |
| activeInCentury | 18th century ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
London book trade
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scholarly publishing in Britain ⓘ |
| basedIn |
London
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linked to:
London, England
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| countryOfActivity | Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ |
| employerType | printing house ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
printing
ⓘ
publishing ⓘ |
| floruit | early 18th century ⓘ |
| genreOfPublishedWorks |
encyclopedias
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reference works ⓘ scholarly literature ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | early modern period ⓘ |
| industry | book trade ⓘ |
| languageOfPublishedWorks | English ⓘ |
| medium | print ⓘ |
| notableFor |
printing reference works
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printing scholarly works ⓘ producing encyclopedic volumes ⓘ |
| occupation |
printer
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publisher ⓘ |
| placeOfBusiness |
London
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linked to:
London, England
|
| workLocation |
London
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linked to:
London, England
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: John Darby Description of subject: John Darby was an early 18th-century London printer and publisher known for producing major scholarly and reference works, including important encyclopedic volumes.
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