Edward Phillips
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Edward Phillips was a 17th-century English writer and lexicographer, best known as the nephew and first biographer of the poet John Milton.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Edward Phillips canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10686359 — 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: Edward Phillips Context triple: [Elizabeth Minshull, relative, Edward Phillips]
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A.
Alban William Housego Phillips
Alban William Housego Phillips was a New Zealand-born economist and professor best known for formulating the Phillips curve, which describes the inverse relationship between unemployment and inflation.
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B.
Edward Blount
Edward Blount was a prominent early 17th-century London stationer and publisher best known for co-publishing Shakespeare’s First Folio.
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C.
Philip Latham
Philip Latham was a British actor best known for his character roles in film and television, particularly in period dramas.
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D.
Patrick Bruce Oliphant
Patrick Bruce Oliphant is an Australian-born American political cartoonist renowned for his sharp, satirical commentary and influential work in editorial cartooning.
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E.
David Phillips
David Phillips was a film cinematographer best known for his work on the 1995 drama "The Basketball Diaries" starring Leonardo DiCaprio.
- 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: Edward Phillips Target entity description: Edward Phillips was a 17th-century English writer and lexicographer, best known as the nephew and first biographer of the poet John Milton.
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A.
Alban William Housego Phillips
Alban William Housego Phillips was a New Zealand-born economist and professor best known for formulating the Phillips curve, which describes the inverse relationship between unemployment and inflation.
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B.
Edward Blount
Edward Blount was a prominent early 17th-century London stationer and publisher best known for co-publishing Shakespeare’s First Folio.
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C.
Philip Latham
Philip Latham was a British actor best known for his character roles in film and television, particularly in period dramas.
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D.
Patrick Bruce Oliphant
Patrick Bruce Oliphant is an Australian-born American political cartoonist renowned for his sharp, satirical commentary and influential work in editorial cartooning.
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E.
David Phillips
David Phillips was a film cinematographer best known for his work on the 1995 drama "The Basketball Diaries" starring Leonardo DiCaprio.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
17th-century writer
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English writer ⓘ biographer ⓘ lexicographer ⓘ |
| activeInCentury | 17th century ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1630 ⓘ |
| describedAs | nephew and first biographer of John Milton ⓘ |
| educatedBy | John Milton ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
English literature
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lexicography ⓘ poetry criticism ⓘ |
| genre |
biography
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lexicography ⓘ literary criticism ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being the first biographer of John Milton
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compiling early English dictionaries ⓘ writing one of the earliest English biographical accounts of John Milton ⓘ |
| notableWork |
A World of Words
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New World of English Words ⓘ Theatrum Poetarum ⓘ |
| occupation |
biographer
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lexicographer ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
London
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linked to:
London, England
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| relative |
Anne Phillips
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Edward Phillips (father) ⓘ John Milton ⓘ |
| sibling | John Phillips ⓘ |
| studentOf | John Milton ⓘ |
| uncle | John Milton ⓘ |
| wrote |
New World of English Words
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Theatrum Poetarum ⓘ |
| wroteAbout | John Milton ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Edward Phillips Description of subject: Edward Phillips was a 17th-century English writer and lexicographer, best known as the nephew and first biographer of the poet John Milton.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.