Moritz von Jacobi
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Moritz von Jacobi was a 19th-century German-Russian engineer and physicist known for his pioneering work in electric motors and electroplating.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Moritz Hermann Jacobi | 1 |
| Moritz Hermann von Jacobi | 1 |
| Moritz von Jacobi canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1615232 — 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: Moritz von Jacobi Context triple: [Carl Gustav Jacob Jacobi, sibling, Moritz von Jacobi]
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A.
Ernst Alexanderson
Ernst Alexanderson was a Swedish-American electrical engineer and pioneer in radio and television technology, best known for developing early high-frequency alternators used in long-distance radio communication.
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B.
Carl Wilhelm Siemens
Carl Wilhelm Siemens was a 19th-century German-born British engineer and industrialist renowned for his innovations in steelmaking and furnace technology.
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C.
Friedrich Braun
Friedrich Braun was a German civil servant best known as the father of Eva Braun, the longtime companion and later wife of Adolf Hitler.
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D.
Julius Edgar Lilienfeld
Julius Edgar Lilienfeld was a pioneering physicist and early inventor in semiconductor electronics, often credited with foundational work leading to the field-effect transistor.
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E.
Charles Proteus Steinmetz
Charles Proteus Steinmetz was a pioneering German-American electrical engineer and mathematician whose work on alternating current (AC) systems and electrical theory greatly advanced modern power engineering.
- 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: Moritz von Jacobi Target entity description: Moritz von Jacobi was a 19th-century German-Russian engineer and physicist known for his pioneering work in electric motors and electroplating.
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A.
Ernst Alexanderson
Ernst Alexanderson was a Swedish-American electrical engineer and pioneer in radio and television technology, best known for developing early high-frequency alternators used in long-distance radio communication.
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B.
Carl Wilhelm Siemens
Carl Wilhelm Siemens was a 19th-century German-born British engineer and industrialist renowned for his innovations in steelmaking and furnace technology.
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C.
Friedrich Braun
Friedrich Braun was a German civil servant best known as the father of Eva Braun, the longtime companion and later wife of Adolf Hitler.
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D.
Julius Edgar Lilienfeld
Julius Edgar Lilienfeld was a pioneering physicist and early inventor in semiconductor electronics, often credited with foundational work leading to the field-effect transistor.
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E.
Charles Proteus Steinmetz
Charles Proteus Steinmetz was a pioneering German-American electrical engineer and mathematician whose work on alternating current (AC) systems and electrical theory greatly advanced modern power engineering.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
engineer
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human ⓘ inventor ⓘ physicist ⓘ |
| areaOfInfluence |
19th-century electrical engineering
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19th-century industrial technology ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Demidov Prize
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Royal Society of London’s recognition for work on electric motors ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
German Confederation
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Russian Empire ⓘ |
| describedBySource |
Russian scientific history literature
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historical works on the history of electrical engineering ⓘ |
| educatedAt | University of Königsberg ⓘ |
| employer | Imperial Academy of Sciences in Saint Petersburg ⓘ |
| era | 19th century ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | German ⓘ |
| familyName | Jacobi ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
electrical engineering
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electrochemistry ⓘ electromagnetism ⓘ physics ⓘ |
| givenName | Moritz ⓘ |
| hasOccupation |
engineer
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physicist ⓘ university teacher ⓘ |
| influenced |
industrial electroplating techniques
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later development of electric traction ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Michael Faraday ⓘ |
| knownFor |
advances in galvanoplastics (electroforming)
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building one of the first practical electric motors capable of doing useful work ⓘ contributions to telegraphy ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
German
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Russian ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Imperial Academy of Sciences
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Russian Academy of Sciences ⓘ |
| notableAchievement |
constructed an electric motor that powered a boat carrying passengers
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demonstrated an electric motor on a boat on the Neva River ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Jacobi’s law of electrolysis (formulation related to electroplating)
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linked to:
laws of electrolysis
development of early practical electric motors ⓘ pioneering work in electroplating ⓘ |
| positionHeld | professor at the Academy of Sciences in Saint Petersburg ⓘ |
| residence |
Königsberg
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Saint Petersburg ⓘ
linked to:
St. Petersburg
|
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Saint Petersburg
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linked to:
St. Petersburg
|
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Subject: Moritz von Jacobi Description of subject: Moritz von Jacobi was a 19th-century German-Russian engineer and physicist known for his pioneering work in electric motors and electroplating.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Moritz von Jacobi
linked to: Moritz von Jacobi