Jan van der Does
E164466
Jan van der Does was a Dutch nobleman, poet, and military leader best known for organizing and leading the defense of Leiden during the Eighty Years' War.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Jan van der Does canonical | 4 |
| Van der Does | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1233917 — 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: Jan van der Does Context triple: [Siege of Leiden, commander, Jan van der Does]
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A.
Jan van der Vliet
Jan van der Vliet was a Dutch artist associated with the Delft painters’ Guild of Saint Luke during the Dutch Golden Age.
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B.
Gerard Moerdijk
Gerard Moerdijk was a prominent South African architect best known for designing monumental public buildings that celebrated Afrikaner heritage.
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C.
Jan van der Linden
Jan van der Linden was an architect known for his role in designing Los Angeles’ historic Union Station.
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D.
Willem van der Vliet
Willem van der Vliet was a Dutch Golden Age painter from Delft, known for his portraits and history paintings and as an early mentor to his nephew Hendrick Cornelisz. van Vliet.
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E.
Jan Verkolje
Jan Verkolje was a 17th-century Dutch painter and mezzotint engraver known for his portraits and genre scenes in the Baroque style.
- 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: Jan van der Does Target entity description: Jan van der Does was a Dutch nobleman, poet, and military leader best known for organizing and leading the defense of Leiden during the Eighty Years' War.
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A.
Jan van der Vliet
Jan van der Vliet was a Dutch artist associated with the Delft painters’ Guild of Saint Luke during the Dutch Golden Age.
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B.
Gerard Moerdijk
Gerard Moerdijk was a prominent South African architect best known for designing monumental public buildings that celebrated Afrikaner heritage.
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C.
Jan van der Linden
Jan van der Linden was an architect known for his role in designing Los Angeles’ historic Union Station.
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D.
Willem van der Vliet
Willem van der Vliet was a Dutch Golden Age painter from Delft, known for his portraits and history paintings and as an early mentor to his nephew Hendrick Cornelisz. van Vliet.
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E.
Jan Verkolje
Jan Verkolje was a 17th-century Dutch painter and mezzotint engraver known for his portraits and genre scenes in the Baroque style.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Dutch nobleman
ⓘ
Latin-language poet ⓘ historian ⓘ human ⓘ military leader ⓘ poet ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| alternateName |
Janus Dousa
ⓘ
Janus Dousa Senior ⓘ
linked to:
Janus Dousa
|
| birthDate | 1545-12-06 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
County of Holland
ⓘ
Habsburg Netherlands ⓘ Noordwijk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| citizenship |
County of Holland
ⓘ
Dutch Republic ⓘ |
| country | Netherlands ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1604-10-08 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Dutch Republic
ⓘ
Noordwijk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
University of Leuven
ⓘ
linked to:
KU Leuven
University of Paris ⓘ
linked to:
Sorbonne University
|
| genre |
history
ⓘ
poetry ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
Dutch
ⓘ
Latin ⓘ |
| militaryConflict | Eighty Years' War ⓘ |
| name | Jan van der Does ⓘ |
| nobleFamily | Van der Does family ⓘ |
| notableFor |
defense of Leiden
ⓘ
role in the Eighty Years' War ⓘ |
| occupation |
historian
ⓘ
military commander ⓘ nobleman ⓘ poet ⓘ politician ⓘ soldier ⓘ |
| participatedIn | Siege of Leiden ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
burgomaster of Leiden
ⓘ
curator of Leiden University ⓘ first curator of Leiden University ⓘ member of the Council of State of the Dutch Republic ⓘ military commander of Leiden ⓘ |
| religion |
Protestantism
ⓘ
linked to:
Protestant Christianity
|
| roleInEvent |
led the defense of Leiden against Spanish forces
ⓘ
organized the defense of Leiden ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Leiden
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Noordwijk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wrote |
historical works on the Dutch Revolt
ⓘ
poems in Latin ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Jan van der Does Description of subject: Jan van der Does was a Dutch nobleman, poet, and military leader best known for organizing and leading the defense of Leiden during the Eighty Years' War.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Jan van der Does