John Reynolds
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John Reynolds was an English Puritan theologian and scholar of the late 16th and early 17th centuries, best known for his role in initiating the King James Bible translation.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| John Reynolds canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8984611 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: John Reynolds Context triple: [John Rainolds, alternateName, John Reynolds]
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John Reynolds
John Reynolds is an American actor and comedian known for his roles in television series like "Search Party" and "Stranger Things" as well as various independent films.
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B.
Reynold Brown
Reynold Brown was an American illustrator best known for his dramatic and dynamic movie poster art for numerous mid-20th-century Hollywood films, especially in the science fiction and horror genres.
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C.
Jonathan Roberts
Jonathan Roberts is an American screenwriter best known for co-writing Disney’s animated classic "The Lion King."
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D.
Jonathan Roberts
Jonathan Roberts is a creator known for his work on the project or character "Scar."
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E.
James Reynolds
James Reynolds is a relatively common personal name shared by multiple individuals across various professions and public records.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: John Reynolds Target entity description: John Reynolds was an English Puritan theologian and scholar of the late 16th and early 17th centuries, best known for his role in initiating the King James Bible translation.
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A.
John Reynolds
John Reynolds is an American actor and comedian known for his roles in television series like "Search Party" and "Stranger Things" as well as various independent films.
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B.
Reynold Brown
Reynold Brown was an American illustrator best known for his dramatic and dynamic movie poster art for numerous mid-20th-century Hollywood films, especially in the science fiction and horror genres.
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C.
Jonathan Roberts
Jonathan Roberts is an American screenwriter best known for co-writing Disney’s animated classic "The Lion King."
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D.
Jonathan Roberts
Jonathan Roberts is a creator known for his work on the project or character "Scar."
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E.
James Reynolds
James Reynolds is a relatively common personal name shared by multiple individuals across various professions and public records.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
English Puritan theologian
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Puritan ⓘ person ⓘ scholar ⓘ theologian ⓘ |
| academicDegree | Doctor of Divinity ⓘ |
| affiliation | University of Oxford ⓘ |
| almaMater | Corpus Christi College, Oxford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
John Rainoldes
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John Rainolds ⓘ |
| birthYear | 1549 ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | England ⓘ |
| dateOfHamptonCourtConferenceContribution | 1604 ⓘ |
| deathYear | 1607 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Corpus Christi College, Oxford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era |
early 17th century
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late 16th century ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
biblical studies
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classical scholarship ⓘ theology ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| influenced | authorization of the King James Version of the Bible ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Reformed theology ⓘ |
| knownFor |
initiating the King James Bible translation
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leadership among English Puritans ⓘ role in the Hampton Court Conference ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
English
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Latin ⓘ |
| name | John Reynolds ⓘ |
| nationality | English ⓘ |
| notableWork |
lectures on the Book of Hosea
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treatises against Roman Catholicism ⓘ writings on church discipline ⓘ |
| occupation |
scholar
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theologian ⓘ |
| participatedIn | Hampton Court Conference ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Pinhoe, near Exeter, Devon, England
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linked to:
Pinhoe area of Exeter
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| placeOfDeath | Oxford, England ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
President of Corpus Christi College, Oxford
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Regius Professor of Divinity at the University of Oxford ⓘ |
| proposedAtHamptonCourtConference | new English translation of the Bible ⓘ |
| religiousAffiliation |
Protestantism
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linked to:
Protestant Christianity
Puritanism ⓘ |
| roleAtHamptonCourtConference | Puritan spokesman ⓘ |
| theologicalTradition | Calvinism ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: John Reynolds Description of subject: John Reynolds was an English Puritan theologian and scholar of the late 16th and early 17th centuries, best known for his role in initiating the King James Bible translation.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.