Atzerodt
E145573
Atzerodt is the surname of George Atzerodt, a German-born conspirator involved in the plot to assassinate U.S. President Abraham Lincoln.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Atzerodt canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1080904 — 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: Atzerodt Context triple: [George Atzerodt, familyName, Atzerodt]
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A.
Mohrungen
Mohrungen is a historic town in former East Prussia (now Morąg in northern Poland), known as the birthplace of philosopher and theologian Johann Gottfried Herder.
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B.
Nattheim
Nattheim is a municipality in the Heidenheim district of Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany.
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C.
Lübars
Lübars is a historic, village-like district in Berlin’s Reinickendorf borough, known for its rural character, fields, and preserved traditional architecture within the city.
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D.
Reundorf
Reundorf is a village-level subdivision of the town of Lichtenfels in the Upper Franconia region of Bavaria, Germany.
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E.
Huelén
Huelén is the former indigenous name for Cerro Santa Lucía, a historic hill and urban park in central Santiago, Chile.
- 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: Atzerodt Target entity description: Atzerodt is the surname of George Atzerodt, a German-born conspirator involved in the plot to assassinate U.S. President Abraham Lincoln.
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A.
Mohrungen
Mohrungen is a historic town in former East Prussia (now Morąg in northern Poland), known as the birthplace of philosopher and theologian Johann Gottfried Herder.
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B.
Nattheim
Nattheim is a municipality in the Heidenheim district of Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany.
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C.
Lübars
Lübars is a historic, village-like district in Berlin’s Reinickendorf borough, known for its rural character, fields, and preserved traditional architecture within the city.
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D.
Reundorf
Reundorf is a village-level subdivision of the town of Lichtenfels in the Upper Franconia region of Bavaria, Germany.
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E.
Huelén
Huelén is the former indigenous name for Cerro Santa Lucía, a historic hill and urban park in central Santiago, Chile.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Lincoln assassination conspirator
ⓘ
assassin ⓘ person ⓘ |
| arrestedIn |
Germantown, Maryland, United States
ⓘ
linked to:
Germantown, Maryland
|
| arrestedOn | 1865-04-20 ⓘ |
| assignedTarget |
U.S. Vice President Andrew Johnson
ⓘ
linked to:
Andrew Johnson
|
| associatedWith |
Surratt boarding house
ⓘ
linked to:
Surratt House Museum
|
| birthName | Georg Atzerodt ⓘ |
| burialPlace |
Glenwood Cemetery, Washington, D.C., United States
ⓘ
linked to:
Glenwood Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
|
| conspiredWith |
David Herold
ⓘ
John Wilkes Booth ⓘ Lewis Powell ⓘ Mary Surratt ⓘ Michael O’Laughlen ⓘ
linked to:
Michael O'Laughlen
Samuel Arnold ⓘ |
| convictedOf |
conspiracy to assassinate Abraham Lincoln
ⓘ
conspiracy to murder U.S. government officials ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | Prussia ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1835-06-12 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1865-07-07 ⓘ |
| executedAt | Washington Arsenal Penitentiary ⓘ |
| executedWith |
David Herold
ⓘ
Lewis Powell ⓘ Mary Surratt ⓘ |
| failedToAttack | Andrew Johnson ⓘ |
| familyName | Atzerodt ⓘ |
| givenName | George ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
American Civil War era
ⓘ
linked to:
American Civil War
|
| immigratedTo | United States of America ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | German ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | execution by hanging ⓘ |
| notableEvent | backed out of plan to kill Andrew Johnson on night of April 14, 1865 ⓘ |
| notableFor | role in the conspiracy to assassinate Abraham Lincoln ⓘ |
| occupation |
boatman
ⓘ
carriage painter ⓘ |
| participantIn |
Booth conspiracy
ⓘ
assassination of Abraham Lincoln ⓘ
linked to:
Assassination of Abraham Lincoln
|
| penalty | death ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Dörna, Prussia ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Washington, D.C., United States
ⓘ
linked to:
Washington, D.C.
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| residedIn |
Port Tobacco, Maryland, United States
ⓘ
linked to:
Port Tobacco Village, Maryland
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| triedBy |
U.S. military commission
ⓘ
linked to:
United States military commission
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Atzerodt Description of subject: Atzerodt is the surname of George Atzerodt, a German-born conspirator involved in the plot to assassinate U.S. President Abraham Lincoln.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.