Robert Parsons
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Robert Parsons was a prominent 16th-century English Jesuit priest and influential counter-Reformation figure known for his political and religious writings against Elizabethan Protestantism.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Robert Parsons canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8466575 — 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: Robert Parsons Context triple: [Parsons, hasNotableBearer, Robert Parsons]
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A.
Christopher Parsons
Christopher Parsons was a British wildlife film producer and director renowned for his pioneering work on nature documentaries, particularly with the BBC Natural History Unit.
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B.
Peter Coddington
Peter Coddington is a person notable enough to be recognized as a bearer of the surname Coddington.
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C.
Frank D. Williams
Frank D. Williams was an early American cinematographer known for his pioneering work in silent films and visual effects techniques.
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D.
Ralph Darlington
Ralph Darlington is a British academic and author known for his work on labor history, trade unionism, and industrial relations.
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E.
Ray Anderson
Ray Anderson is an American sports executive and former NFL vice president who has served as the athletic director at Arizona State University.
- 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: Robert Parsons Target entity description: Robert Parsons was a prominent 16th-century English Jesuit priest and influential counter-Reformation figure known for his political and religious writings against Elizabethan Protestantism.
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A.
Christopher Parsons
Christopher Parsons was a British wildlife film producer and director renowned for his pioneering work on nature documentaries, particularly with the BBC Natural History Unit.
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B.
Peter Coddington
Peter Coddington is a person notable enough to be recognized as a bearer of the surname Coddington.
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C.
Frank D. Williams
Frank D. Williams was an early American cinematographer known for his pioneering work in silent films and visual effects techniques.
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D.
Ralph Darlington
Ralph Darlington is a British academic and author known for his work on labor history, trade unionism, and industrial relations.
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E.
Ray Anderson
Ray Anderson is an American sports executive and former NFL vice president who has served as the athletic director at Arizona State University.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Catholic theologian
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Counter-Reformation figure ⓘ English writer ⓘ Jesuit priest ⓘ human ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Robert Persons
ⓘ
Robert Persons, S.J. ⓘ
linked to:
Robert Persons
|
| birthDate | 1546 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
England
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Somerset ⓘ |
| coFounded |
English College, Rome
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seminary at Seville ⓘ seminary at St Omer ⓘ seminary at Valladolid ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1610 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Balliol College, Oxford
ⓘ
St Mary Hall, Oxford ⓘ |
| employer | English College, Rome ⓘ |
| familyName | Parsons ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
political theory
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religious controversy ⓘ theology ⓘ |
| genre |
polemical literature
ⓘ
religious treatise ⓘ |
| givenName | Robert ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
English
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Latin ⓘ |
| memberOf | Society of Jesus ⓘ |
| movement | Counter-Reformation ⓘ |
| name | Robert Parsons ⓘ |
| notableFor |
influence on English Catholic exile communities
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leading English Jesuit missions to England ⓘ political writings against Elizabethan Protestantism ⓘ |
| notableWork |
A Brief Discours contayning certayne reasons why Catholiques refuse to goe to Church
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A Christian Directorie guiding men to their salvation ⓘ
linked to:
A Christian Directory
A Conference about the Next Succession to the Crown of England ⓘ A Treatise of Three Conversions of England ⓘ The Memorial for the Reformation of England ⓘ |
| occupation |
priest
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religious writer ⓘ theologian ⓘ |
| opposedBy | Elizabeth I of England ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Papal States
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Rome ⓘ |
| positionHeld | fellow of Balliol College, Oxford ⓘ |
| religion |
Catholic Church
ⓘ
linked to:
Roman Catholicism
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Robert Parsons Description of subject: Robert Parsons was a prominent 16th-century English Jesuit priest and influential counter-Reformation figure known for his political and religious writings against Elizabethan Protestantism.
Referenced by (2)
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