Nicolas Cop
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Nicolas Cop was a 16th-century French humanist and rector of the University of Paris known for his early support of Protestant ideas and association with John Calvin.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Nicolas Cop canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10385458 — 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: Nicolas Cop Context triple: [Collège de Montaigu, educated, Nicolas Cop]
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A.
Leonardo da Vinci
Leonardo da Vinci was a Renaissance polymath renowned as a master painter, inventor, scientist, and engineer whose works and ideas profoundly influenced art and science.
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Raphael
Raphael is an archangel in Judeo-Christian tradition, often associated with healing, guidance, and protection.
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Raphael
Raphael is the hot-headed, sai-wielding Ninja Turtle known for his toughness, impulsive nature, and fierce loyalty to his brothers.
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Raphael
Raphael was a master Italian High Renaissance painter and architect renowned for his harmonious compositions and influential work in both painting and church design.
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Claude Gellée
Claude Gellée, better known as Claude Lorrain, was a 17th-century French painter celebrated for his idealized classical landscape paintings that profoundly influenced European art.
- 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: Nicolas Cop Target entity description: Nicolas Cop was a 16th-century French humanist and rector of the University of Paris known for his early support of Protestant ideas and association with John Calvin.
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A.
Leonardo da Vinci
Leonardo da Vinci was a Renaissance polymath renowned as a master painter, inventor, scientist, and engineer whose works and ideas profoundly influenced art and science.
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B.
Raphael
Raphael is an archangel in Judeo-Christian tradition, often associated with healing, guidance, and protection.
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C.
Raphael
Raphael was a master Italian High Renaissance painter and architect renowned for his harmonious compositions and influential work in both painting and church design.
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D.
Raphael
Raphael is the hot-headed, sai-wielding Ninja Turtle known for his toughness, impulsive nature, and fierce loyalty to his brothers.
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E.
Claude Gellée
Claude Gellée, better known as Claude Lorrain, was a 17th-century French painter celebrated for his idealized classical landscape paintings that profoundly influenced European art.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
16th-century person
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French person ⓘ humanist ⓘ rector ⓘ theologian ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
John Calvin
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University of Paris ⓘ |
| centuryOfActivity | 16th century ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Kingdom of France ⓘ |
| describedAs | 16th-century French humanist and rector of the University of Paris known for his early support of Protestant ideas and association with John Calvin ⓘ |
| educatedAt | University of Paris ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Christian humanism
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theology ⓘ |
| ideologicalAlignment | Reformed theology ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Christian humanism
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John Calvin ⓘ |
| knownFor |
association with John Calvin
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early support of Protestant ideas ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
French
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Latin ⓘ |
| movement |
Protestant Reformation
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linked to:
Reformation
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| name | Nicolas Cop ⓘ |
| notableWork | inaugural rectorial address at the University of Paris on All Saints’ Day 1533 ⓘ |
| occupation |
humanist
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rector of the University of Paris ⓘ theologian ⓘ |
| placeOfActivity | Paris ⓘ |
| positionHeld | rector of the University of Paris ⓘ |
| religiousOrientation |
Protestantism
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linked to:
Protestant Christianity
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Nicolas Cop Description of subject: Nicolas Cop was a 16th-century French humanist and rector of the University of Paris known for his early support of Protestant ideas and association with John Calvin.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.