Gudrun Ensslin
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Gudrun Ensslin was a leading member and co-founder of the German far-left militant group Red Army Faction, active in radical leftist terrorism during the 1970s.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Gudrun Ensslin canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12799328 — 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: Gudrun Ensslin Context triple: [Andreas Baader, associatedWith, Gudrun Ensslin]
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A.
Ulrike Meinhof
Ulrike Meinhof was a German left-wing journalist and co-founder of the Red Army Faction, a far-left militant organization active in West Germany during the 1970s.
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B.
Andreas Baader
Andreas Baader was a leading member of the far-left militant Red Army Faction in West Germany, known for his involvement in terrorist activities during the 1970s.
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C.
Carl Meinhof
Carl Meinhof was a German linguist renowned for his pioneering work on Bantu and other African languages, helping to establish comparative African linguistics as a field.
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D.
Clemens Baader
Clemens Baader was a German writer and Catholic publicist of the late 18th and early 19th centuries, known for his religious and political essays.
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E.
Bernhard Baader
Bernhard Baader was a 19th-century German folklorist known for collecting and publishing regional legends and folk tales.
- 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: Gudrun Ensslin Target entity description: Gudrun Ensslin was a leading member and co-founder of the German far-left militant group Red Army Faction, active in radical leftist terrorism during the 1970s.
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A.
Ulrike Meinhof
Ulrike Meinhof was a German left-wing journalist and co-founder of the Red Army Faction, a far-left militant organization active in West Germany during the 1970s.
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B.
Andreas Baader
Andreas Baader was a leading member of the far-left militant Red Army Faction in West Germany, known for his involvement in terrorist activities during the 1970s.
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C.
Carl Meinhof
Carl Meinhof was a German linguist renowned for his pioneering work on Bantu and other African languages, helping to establish comparative African linguistics as a field.
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D.
Clemens Baader
Clemens Baader was a German writer and Catholic publicist of the late 18th and early 19th centuries, known for his religious and political essays.
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E.
Bernhard Baader
Bernhard Baader was a 19th-century German folklorist known for collecting and publishing regional legends and folk tales.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
German terrorist
ⓘ
far-left militant ⓘ member of the Red Army Faction ⓘ person ⓘ |
| activeYears |
1960s
ⓘ
1970s ⓘ |
| arrested | 1972-06 ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1940-08-15 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Baden-Württemberg
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bartholomä NERFINISHED ⓘ Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | suicide by hanging ⓘ |
| child | Felix Ensslin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coFounderOf | Red Army Faction NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| convictedOf |
arson
ⓘ
terrorism-related offenses ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Germany ⓘ |
| dateOfEventParticipation | 1968-04-02 ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1977-10-18 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Stuttgart
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Stuttgart-Stammheim Prison NERFINISHED ⓘ West Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| educatedAt | University of Tübingen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Ensslin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| father | Helmut Ensslin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfStudy |
English studies
ⓘ
German studies ⓘ |
| givenName | Gudrun NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ideology |
anti-capitalism
ⓘ
anti-imperialism ⓘ |
| imprisonedAt | Stuttgart-Stammheim Prison NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | suicide ⓘ |
| memberOf | Red Army Faction NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mother | Ilse Ensslin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement |
Marxism–Leninism
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
far-left politics ⓘ urban guerrilla ⓘ |
| name | Gudrun Ensslin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | German ⓘ |
| notableEvent | Frankfurt department store arson attack NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | co-founding the Red Army Faction ⓘ |
| occupation |
political activist
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terrorist ⓘ |
| partner | Andreas Baader NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | German Autumn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfArrest | Hamburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Protestantism
ⓘ
linked to:
Protestant Christianity
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| spouse | Bernward Vesper NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Gudrun Ensslin Description of subject: Gudrun Ensslin was a leading member and co-founder of the German far-left militant group Red Army Faction, active in radical leftist terrorism during the 1970s.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.