Nicholas of Lyra
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Nicholas of Lyra was a medieval Franciscan biblical scholar and commentator whose literal exegesis strongly influenced later theologians, including Martin Luther.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Nicholas de Lyra (historical association of tradition, not as holder) | 1 |
| Nicholas of Lyra canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12633452 — 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: Nicholas of Lyra Context triple: [Franciscan School, associatedWith, Nicholas of Lyra]
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A.
Nicolas Grenon
Nicolas Grenon was an early 15th-century French composer associated with the Burgundian musical tradition, known for his sacred and secular polyphonic works.
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Dietrich of Freiberg
Dietrich of Freiberg was a 13th-century German Dominican philosopher and theologian known for his influential work on metaphysics, epistemology, and the scientific explanation of the rainbow.
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Eustache le Moine
Eustache le Moine was a notorious early 13th-century French pirate and mercenary, famed for his shifting allegiances between England and France during the Anglo-French wars.
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D.
Peter Lombard
Peter Lombard was a 12th-century scholastic theologian and bishop of Paris best known for his influential theological textbook, the "Sentences," which became a standard work in medieval university education.
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E.
Adhemar of Le Puy
Adhemar of Le Puy was a French bishop and papal legate who played a leading spiritual and military role in organizing and guiding the First Crusade.
- 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: Nicholas of Lyra Target entity description: Nicholas of Lyra was a medieval Franciscan biblical scholar and commentator whose literal exegesis strongly influenced later theologians, including Martin Luther.
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A.
Nicolas Grenon
Nicolas Grenon was an early 15th-century French composer associated with the Burgundian musical tradition, known for his sacred and secular polyphonic works.
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B.
Dietrich of Freiberg
Dietrich of Freiberg was a 13th-century German Dominican philosopher and theologian known for his influential work on metaphysics, epistemology, and the scientific explanation of the rainbow.
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C.
Eustache le Moine
Eustache le Moine was a notorious early 13th-century French pirate and mercenary, famed for his shifting allegiances between England and France during the Anglo-French wars.
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D.
Peter Lombard
Peter Lombard was a 12th-century scholastic theologian and bishop of Paris best known for his influential theological textbook, the "Sentences," which became a standard work in medieval university education.
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E.
Adhemar of Le Puy
Adhemar of Le Puy was a French bishop and papal legate who played a leading spiritual and military role in organizing and guiding the First Crusade.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Lady Margaret Professorship of Divinity at Cambridge
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Nicholas de Lyra (historical association of tradition, not as holder)
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