Hermann Kesten Prize
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The Hermann Kesten Prize is a German literary award honoring writers, journalists, and publishers who have shown outstanding commitment to the defense of persecuted authors and freedom of expression.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Hermann Kesten Prize canonical | 2 |
| Hermann-Kesten-Preis (named in his honor) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1369059 — 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: Hermann Kesten Prize Context triple: [Günter Grass, awardReceived, Hermann Kesten Prize]
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A.
Pomeranchuk Prize
The Pomeranchuk Prize is a prestigious international award in theoretical physics, named after Russian physicist Isaak Pomeranchuk and given annually for outstanding contributions to the field.
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B.
Dannie Heineman Prize for Mathematical Physics
The Dannie Heineman Prize for Mathematical Physics is a prestigious annual award recognizing outstanding contributions at the interface of mathematics and theoretical physics.
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C.
Gregori Aminoff Prize
The Gregori Aminoff Prize is a prestigious Swedish scientific award recognizing outstanding contributions to the field of crystallography.
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D.
Oskar Klein Medal
The Oskar Klein Medal is a prestigious physics award recognizing outstanding contributions to theoretical physics and cosmology.
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E.
Ackermann–Teubner Memorial Award
The Ackermann–Teubner Memorial Award is a prestigious mathematics prize historically awarded for outstanding contributions to mathematical research, notably received by Emmy Noether.
- 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: Hermann Kesten Prize Target entity description: The Hermann Kesten Prize is a German literary award honoring writers, journalists, and publishers who have shown outstanding commitment to the defense of persecuted authors and freedom of expression.
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A.
Pomeranchuk Prize
The Pomeranchuk Prize is a prestigious international award in theoretical physics, named after Russian physicist Isaak Pomeranchuk and given annually for outstanding contributions to the field.
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B.
Dannie Heineman Prize for Mathematical Physics
The Dannie Heineman Prize for Mathematical Physics is a prestigious annual award recognizing outstanding contributions at the interface of mathematics and theoretical physics.
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C.
Gregori Aminoff Prize
The Gregori Aminoff Prize is a prestigious Swedish scientific award recognizing outstanding contributions to the field of crystallography.
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D.
Oskar Klein Medal
The Oskar Klein Medal is a prestigious physics award recognizing outstanding contributions to theoretical physics and cosmology.
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E.
Ackermann–Teubner Memorial Award
The Ackermann–Teubner Memorial Award is a prestigious mathematics prize historically awarded for outstanding contributions to mathematical research, notably received by Emmy Noether.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human rights award
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literary award ⓘ |
| awardedFor |
outstanding commitment to freedom of expression
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outstanding commitment to the defense of persecuted authors ⓘ |
| awardFor |
commitment to human rights
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defense of persecuted authors ⓘ freedom of expression ⓘ |
| country | Germany ⓘ |
| field | literature ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| genre | literature ⓘ |
| hasCategory |
Freedom of expression awards
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German literary awards ⓘ Human rights awards ⓘ |
| hasRecipient |
Anna Politkovskaya
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Aslı Erdoğan ⓘ Can Dündar ⓘ Gioconda Belli ⓘ Günter Grass ⓘ Hrant Dink ⓘ Iryna Khalip ⓘ Journaliste en danger ⓘ Journalists Without Borders ⓘ
linked to:
Reporters Without Borders
Liao Yiwu ⓘ Liu Xiaobo ⓘ Mansur Rajih ⓘ Mikis Theodorakis ⓘ PEN Belarus ⓘ Perihan Mağden ⓘ Philippine Center of PEN International ⓘ Raif Badawi ⓘ Taslima Nasrin ⓘ |
| inception | 1985 ⓘ |
| language | German ⓘ |
| location | Germany ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Hermann Kesten ⓘ |
| presentedBy | PEN Centre Germany ⓘ |
| sponsor | PEN Centre Germany ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Hermann Kesten Prize Description of subject: The Hermann Kesten Prize is a German literary award honoring writers, journalists, and publishers who have shown outstanding commitment to the defense of persecuted authors and freedom of expression.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Hermann Kesten Prize