Erasmus Prize
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The Erasmus Prize is a prestigious European cultural award presented annually to individuals or institutions that have made exceptional contributions to the humanities, social sciences, or the arts.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Erasmus Prize canonical | 3 |
| Erasmus Medal | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1515159 — 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: Erasmus Prize Context triple: [Claude Lévi-Strauss, awardReceived, Erasmus Prize]
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A.
Christophorus Prize
The Christophorus Prize is an award recognizing notable contributions in the field of information technology and the development of the World Wide Web.
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B.
Spinoza Prize
The Spinoza Prize is the highest scientific award in the Netherlands, granted to outstanding researchers for groundbreaking and influential contributions to their fields.
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C.
Charlemagne Prize
The Charlemagne Prize is a prestigious European award honoring individuals or institutions for outstanding contributions to European unity and cooperation.
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D.
Multatuli Prize
The Multatuli Prize is a Dutch literary award named after the writer Multatuli, given for outstanding works of literature in the Netherlands.
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E.
Theodor Heuss Prize
The Theodor Heuss Prize is a German award honoring individuals and organizations for outstanding contributions to democracy, civic engagement, and political culture in the spirit of Germany’s first postwar president, Theodor Heuss.
- 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: Erasmus Prize Target entity description: The Erasmus Prize is a prestigious European cultural award presented annually to individuals or institutions that have made exceptional contributions to the humanities, social sciences, or the arts.
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A.
Christophorus Prize
The Christophorus Prize is an award recognizing notable contributions in the field of information technology and the development of the World Wide Web.
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B.
Spinoza Prize
The Spinoza Prize is the highest scientific award in the Netherlands, granted to outstanding researchers for groundbreaking and influential contributions to their fields.
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C.
Charlemagne Prize
The Charlemagne Prize is a prestigious European award honoring individuals or institutions for outstanding contributions to European unity and cooperation.
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D.
Multatuli Prize
The Multatuli Prize is a Dutch literary award named after the writer Multatuli, given for outstanding works of literature in the Netherlands.
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E.
Theodor Heuss Prize
The Theodor Heuss Prize is a German award honoring individuals and organizations for outstanding contributions to democracy, civic engagement, and political culture in the spirit of Germany’s first postwar president, Theodor Heuss.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
European award
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cultural award ⓘ |
| aim |
to emphasize the importance of tolerance, cultural pluralism and critical thinking
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to strengthen the position of the humanities, social sciences and the arts ⓘ |
| awardFor |
exceptional contributions to culture
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exceptional contributions to the arts ⓘ exceptional contributions to the humanities ⓘ exceptional contributions to the social sciences ⓘ |
| country | Netherlands ⓘ |
| field |
arts
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humanities ⓘ social sciences ⓘ |
| firstAwarded | 1958 ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Erasmus Medal
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linked to:
Erasmus Prize
scroll ⓘ sum of money ⓘ |
| inception | 1958 ⓘ |
| location | Amsterdam ⓘ |
| monetaryValue | €150000 ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Desiderius Erasmus ⓘ |
| notableLaureate |
Alain Touraine
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Arvo Pärt ⓘ Aung San Suu Kyi ⓘ Barbara Ehrenreich ⓘ Bernard Williams ⓘ Charlie Chaplin ⓘ Claude Lévi-Strauss ⓘ David Grossman ⓘ Edward Said ⓘ Frie Leysen ⓘ Grayson Perry ⓘ Hans Magnus Enzensberger ⓘ Henry Moore ⓘ Isaiah Berlin ⓘ Jan Tinbergen ⓘ John Adams (composer) ⓘ Jürgen Habermas ⓘ Marc Bloch (posthumously) ⓘ
linked to:
Marc Bloch
Marc Chagall ⓘ Martin Buber ⓘ Oskar Kokoschka ⓘ Peter Sellars ⓘ
linked to:
Robert Wilson
Rafael Moneo ⓘ Umberto Eco ⓘ Vaclav Havel ⓘ
linked to:
Václav Havel
Wikipedia ⓘ |
| organizer | Praemium Erasmianum Foundation ⓘ |
| presentedBy | Praemium Erasmianum Foundation ⓘ |
| selectionProcess | laureates selected by the board of the Praemium Erasmianum Foundation ⓘ |
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Subject: Erasmus Prize Description of subject: The Erasmus Prize is a prestigious European cultural award presented annually to individuals or institutions that have made exceptional contributions to the humanities, social sciences, or the arts.
Referenced by (4)
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linked to: Erasmus Prize