Friedrich Albert Lange
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Friedrich Albert Lange was a 19th-century German philosopher and neo-Kantian thinker best known for his influential work "History of Materialism" and his critical analysis of scientific materialism and epistemology.
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| Friedrich Albert Lange canonical | 9 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Friedrich Albert Lange Context triple: [Ernst Cassirer, influencedBy, Friedrich Albert Lange]
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A.
Otto Jahn
Otto Jahn was a 19th-century German classical philologist, archaeologist, and musicologist known for his scholarly editions and influential biography of Mozart.
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B.
Hugo von Seeliger
Hugo von Seeliger was a prominent German astronomer known for his influential work in celestial mechanics and theoretical astronomy in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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C.
Friedrich August Wolf
Friedrich August Wolf was a pioneering German classical philologist best known for his critical work on Homer and for helping to establish philology as a modern academic discipline.
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D.
Werner Jaeger
Werner Jaeger was a prominent 20th-century German classical philologist best known for his work on ancient Greek culture and education, especially his influential study "Paideia."
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E.
Friedrich Reinhold Kreutzwald
Friedrich Reinhold Kreutzwald was a 19th-century Estonian writer and physician best known as the author of the Estonian national epic "Kalevipoeg."
- 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: Friedrich Albert Lange Target entity description: Friedrich Albert Lange was a 19th-century German philosopher and neo-Kantian thinker best known for his influential work "History of Materialism" and his critical analysis of scientific materialism and epistemology.
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A.
Otto Jahn
Otto Jahn was a 19th-century German classical philologist, archaeologist, and musicologist known for his scholarly editions and influential biography of Mozart.
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B.
Hugo von Seeliger
Hugo von Seeliger was a prominent German astronomer known for his influential work in celestial mechanics and theoretical astronomy in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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C.
Friedrich August Wolf
Friedrich August Wolf was a pioneering German classical philologist best known for his critical work on Homer and for helping to establish philology as a modern academic discipline.
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D.
Werner Jaeger
Werner Jaeger was a prominent 20th-century German classical philologist best known for his work on ancient Greek culture and education, especially his influential study "Paideia."
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E.
Friedrich Reinhold Kreutzwald
Friedrich Reinhold Kreutzwald was a 19th-century Estonian writer and physician best known as the author of the Estonian national epic "Kalevipoeg."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
German philosopher
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human ⓘ neo-Kantian philosopher ⓘ philosopher ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Germany ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1828-09-28 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1875-11-21 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | University of Bonn ⓘ |
| employer |
University of Marburg
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University of Zürich ⓘ
linked to:
University of Zurich
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| familyName | Lange ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
epistemology
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ethics ⓘ history of philosophy ⓘ philosophy ⓘ philosophy of science ⓘ social philosophy ⓘ |
| givenName | Friedrich ⓘ |
| influenced |
Ernst Mach
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Friedrich Nietzsche ⓘ Hermann Cohen ⓘ Marburg school of neo-Kantianism ⓘ
linked to:
Neo-Kantianism
logical positivism ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Hermann von Helmholtz
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Immanuel Kant ⓘ Johann Friedrich Herbart ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | German ⓘ |
| mainInterest |
critique of materialism
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relationship between science and philosophy ⓘ social reform ⓘ |
| movement |
Marburg school of neo-Kantianism
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linked to:
Neo-Kantianism
Neo-Kantianism ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | German ⓘ |
| notableIdea |
critical analysis of scientific materialism
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critique of metaphysical materialism ⓘ distinction between phenomena and things-in-themselves in a scientific context ⓘ neo-Kantian theory of knowledge ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Die Arbeiterfrage in ihrer Bedeutung für Gegenwart und Zukunft
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Geschichte des Materialismus ⓘ
linked to:
History of Materialism
History of Materialism ⓘ Logische Studien ⓘ |
| occupation |
philosopher
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teacher ⓘ university professor ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Prussia
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Wald, Solingen ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Hesse
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Marburg ⓘ |
| positionHeld | professor of philosophy ⓘ |
| religion |
Protestantism
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linked to:
Protestant Christianity
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| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse | Johanna Lange ⓘ |
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Referenced by (9)
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