Adelard of Bath
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Adelard of Bath was a 12th-century English scholar and early pioneer in transmitting Arabic and Greek scientific and philosophical knowledge, including mathematics and astronomy, to medieval Europe through his influential Latin translations.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Adelard | 1 |
| Adelard of Bath canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8143950 — 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: Adelard of Bath Context triple: [Euclid's Elements, notableTranslator, Adelard of Bath]
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A.
Roger Bacon
Roger Bacon was a 13th-century English philosopher and Franciscan friar known for his early advocacy of empirical methods and experimentation in the study of nature.
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B.
Burhan al-Din al-Marghinani
Burhan al-Din al-Marghinani was a 12th-century Hanafi jurist and Islamic scholar best known for his influential legal manual Al-Hidaya, a foundational text in Sunni Islamic jurisprudence.
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C.
Samuel ibn Tibbon
Samuel ibn Tibbon was a medieval Jewish philosopher and translator best known for rendering Maimonides’ works, especially the Guide for the Perplexed, from Arabic into Hebrew, thereby shaping Jewish intellectual history.
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D.
Robert Grosseteste
Robert Grosseteste was a 13th-century English bishop, theologian, and pioneering natural philosopher known for his influential work on light, science, and church reform.
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E.
Roger of Salerno
Roger of Salerno was a Norman regent and military leader who ruled the Principality of Antioch in the early 12th century during the Crusader period.
- 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: Adelard of Bath Target entity description: Adelard of Bath was a 12th-century English scholar and early pioneer in transmitting Arabic and Greek scientific and philosophical knowledge, including mathematics and astronomy, to medieval Europe through his influential Latin translations.
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A.
Roger Bacon
Roger Bacon was a 13th-century English philosopher and Franciscan friar known for his early advocacy of empirical methods and experimentation in the study of nature.
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B.
Burhan al-Din al-Marghinani
Burhan al-Din al-Marghinani was a 12th-century Hanafi jurist and Islamic scholar best known for his influential legal manual Al-Hidaya, a foundational text in Sunni Islamic jurisprudence.
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C.
Samuel ibn Tibbon
Samuel ibn Tibbon was a medieval Jewish philosopher and translator best known for rendering Maimonides’ works, especially the Guide for the Perplexed, from Arabic into Hebrew, thereby shaping Jewish intellectual history.
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D.
Robert Grosseteste
Robert Grosseteste was a 13th-century English bishop, theologian, and pioneering natural philosopher known for his influential work on light, science, and church reform.
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E.
Roger of Salerno
Roger of Salerno was a Norman regent and military leader who ruled the Principality of Antioch in the early 12th century during the Crusader period.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
English person
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human ⓘ mathematician ⓘ medieval scholar ⓘ natural philosopher ⓘ philosopher ⓘ translator ⓘ |
| approximateDateOfBirth | late 11th century ⓘ |
| approximateDateOfDeath | mid 12th century ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Bath
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Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Laon
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Tours ⓘ |
| era | 12th century ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
astrology
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astronomy ⓘ geometry ⓘ logic ⓘ mathematics ⓘ music theory ⓘ natural philosophy ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Arabic science
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Euclid ⓘ Greek philosophy ⓘ Islamic astronomy ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Latin translations of scientific texts
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early use of Arabic sources in Western scholarship ⓘ transmitting Arabic science to medieval Europe ⓘ transmitting Greek science to medieval Europe ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
Arabic
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Greek ⓘ Latin ⓘ |
| mainInterest | reconciling reason and authority ⓘ |
| movement | Latin translations of the 12th century ⓘ |
| notableWork |
De eodem et diverso
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De opere astrolapsus ⓘ Latin translation of Euclid's Elements ⓘ Quaestiones naturales ⓘ |
| occupation |
astronomer
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mathematician ⓘ philosopher ⓘ scholar ⓘ translator ⓘ |
| philosophicalConcept | priority of reason over authority ⓘ |
| traveledTo |
Islamic Spain
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Sicily ⓘ Southern Italy ⓘ the Levant ⓘ
linked to:
Levant region
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Adelard of Bath Description of subject: Adelard of Bath was a 12th-century English scholar and early pioneer in transmitting Arabic and Greek scientific and philosophical knowledge, including mathematics and astronomy, to medieval Europe through his influential Latin translations.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Adelard of Bath