Helmut Kohl
E10831
Chancellor of Germany
Minister-President of Rhineland-Palatinate
human
member of the Bundestag
politician
Helmut Kohl was a long-serving German chancellor best known for overseeing German reunification and shaping the early course of the European Union.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Helmut Kohl canonical | 56 |
| German federal governments under Helmut Kohl | 1 |
| Helmut Kohl, Chancellor of Germany from 1982 to 1998 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T43923 — 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: Helmut Kohl Context triple: [West Germany, lastChancellor, Helmut Kohl]
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A.
Konrad Adenauer
Konrad Adenauer was a German statesman who led the postwar reconstruction and Western integration of Germany, serving as a key architect of modern German democracy and European unity.
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B.
Gerhard Schröder
Gerhard Schröder is a German Social Democratic politician who served as Chancellor of Germany from 1998 to 2005.
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C.
Angela Merkel
Angela Merkel is a German politician who served as Chancellor of Germany from 2005 to 2021 and became one of the most influential leaders in Europe and the world.
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D.
Olaf Scholz
Olaf Scholz is a German politician from the Social Democratic Party (SPD) who has served as Chancellor of Germany since 2021.
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E.
Olaf Kölzig
Olaf Kölzig is a former German-Canadian NHL goaltender best known for his long, standout career with the Washington Capitals, including winning the Vezina Trophy in 2000.
- 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: Helmut Kohl Target entity description: Helmut Kohl was a long-serving German chancellor best known for overseeing German reunification and shaping the early course of the European Union.
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A.
Konrad Adenauer
Konrad Adenauer was a German statesman who led the postwar reconstruction and Western integration of Germany, serving as a key architect of modern German democracy and European unity.
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B.
Gerhard Schröder
Gerhard Schröder is a German Social Democratic politician who served as Chancellor of Germany from 1998 to 2005.
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C.
Angela Merkel
Angela Merkel is a German politician who served as Chancellor of Germany from 2005 to 2021 and became one of the most influential leaders in Europe and the world.
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D.
Olaf Scholz
Olaf Scholz is a German politician from the Social Democratic Party (SPD) who has served as Chancellor of Germany since 2021.
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E.
Olaf Kölzig
Olaf Kölzig is a former German-Canadian NHL goaltender best known for his long, standout career with the Washington Capitals, including winning the Vezina Trophy in 2000.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (60)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Chancellor of Germany
ⓘ
Minister-President of Rhineland-Palatinate ⓘ human ⓘ member of the Bundestag ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Charlemagne Prize
ⓘ
Honorary Citizen of Europe ⓘ Presidential Medal of Freedom ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | surgical complications ⓘ |
| child |
Peter Kohl
ⓘ
Walter Kohl ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Federal Republic of Germany
ⓘ
linked to:
Germany
Germany ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1930-04-03 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2017-06-16 ⓘ |
| describedBySource |
German reunification
ⓘ
history of the European Union ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz
ⓘ
Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich ⓘ |
| endTime |
1976-12-02
ⓘ
1998 ⓘ 1998-10-27 ⓘ |
| familyName | Kohl ⓘ |
| fieldOfStudy |
history
ⓘ
political science ⓘ |
| givenName | Helmut ⓘ |
| ideology |
Christian democracy
ⓘ
conservatism ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | German ⓘ |
| memberOf | Christian Democratic Union of Germany ⓘ |
| movement | European integration ⓘ |
| name | Helmut Kohl ⓘ |
| notableAchievement |
Maastricht Treaty negotiations
ⓘ
Treaty on the Final Settlement with Respect to Germany ⓘ
linked to:
Einigungsvertrag
|
| notableWork |
oversight of German reunification
ⓘ
promotion of European integration ⓘ |
| occupation | politician ⓘ |
| office |
Chancellor of Germany
ⓘ
Minister-President of Rhineland-Palatinate ⓘ chairman of the Christian Democratic Union of Germany ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Germany
ⓘ
Ludwigshafen am Rhein ⓘ Rhineland-Palatinate ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Germany
ⓘ
Ludwigshafen am Rhein ⓘ Rhineland-Palatinate ⓘ |
| politicalParty | Christian Democratic Union of Germany ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Chancellor of Germany
ⓘ
Minister-President of Rhineland-Palatinate ⓘ chairman of the Christian Democratic Union of Germany ⓘ member of the Bundestag ⓘ member of the Landtag of Rhineland-Palatinate ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| residence | Oggersheim ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse |
Hannelore Kohl
ⓘ
Maike Kohl-Richter ⓘ |
| startTime |
1969-05-19
ⓘ
1973 ⓘ 1982-10-01 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Referenced by (58)
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