Hilda Geiringer
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Hilda Geiringer was an Austrian-American mathematician and pioneering applied probabilist, notable as one of the first women to hold a professorship in mathematics and for her contributions to applied mathematics and mechanics.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Hilda Geiringer canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1902596 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Hilda Geiringer Context triple: [Hilda Geiringer Lecture, namedAfter, Hilda Geiringer]
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A.
Olga Taussky-Todd
Olga Taussky-Todd was an Austrian-born mathematician renowned for her work in algebra, matrix theory, and number theory, and for her influential role in mid-20th-century mathematical research and education.
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B.
Gertrud Heinrici
Gertrud Heinrici was the wife of German Wehrmacht Colonel General Gotthard Heinrici and a member of the German aristocracy during the first half of the 20th century.
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C.
Helene Weyl
Helene Weyl was a German translator, writer, and intellectual known for her work in bringing Spanish and Latin American literature to German audiences and for her role in European literary and cultural circles in the early 20th century.
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D.
Marie Witschi-Courant
Marie Witschi-Courant was the wife of Swiss surgeon and Nobel laureate Emil Theodor Kocher.
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E.
Marie Reimer
Marie Reimer was the wife of renowned German classical scholar and historian Theodor Mommsen.
- 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: Hilda Geiringer Target entity description: Hilda Geiringer was an Austrian-American mathematician and pioneering applied probabilist, notable as one of the first women to hold a professorship in mathematics and for her contributions to applied mathematics and mechanics.
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A.
Olga Taussky-Todd
Olga Taussky-Todd was an Austrian-born mathematician renowned for her work in algebra, matrix theory, and number theory, and for her influential role in mid-20th-century mathematical research and education.
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B.
Gertrud Heinrici
Gertrud Heinrici was the wife of German Wehrmacht Colonel General Gotthard Heinrici and a member of the German aristocracy during the first half of the 20th century.
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C.
Helene Weyl
Helene Weyl was a German translator, writer, and intellectual known for her work in bringing Spanish and Latin American literature to German audiences and for her role in European literary and cultural circles in the early 20th century.
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D.
Marie Witschi-Courant
Marie Witschi-Courant was the wife of Swiss surgeon and Nobel laureate Emil Theodor Kocher.
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E.
Marie Reimer
Marie Reimer was the wife of renowned German classical scholar and historian Theodor Mommsen.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Austrian-American
ⓘ
applied probabilist ⓘ human ⓘ mathematician ⓘ university professor ⓘ |
| academicAdvisor | Wilhelm Wirtinger ⓘ |
| citizenship |
Austria
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth |
Austria-Hungary
ⓘ
linked to:
Austro-Hungarian Empire
|
| countryOfDeath | United States of America ⓘ |
| countryOfResidence |
Austria
ⓘ
Belgium ⓘ Germany ⓘ United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1893-09-28 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1973-03-22 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | University of Vienna ⓘ |
| employer |
Harvard University
ⓘ
Institute for Applied Mathematics, University of Berlin ⓘ University of Berlin ⓘ
linked to:
Humboldt University of Berlin
University of Brussels ⓘ
linked to:
Université libre de Bruxelles
Wheaton College (Massachusetts) ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Jewish ⓘ |
| familyName | Geiringer ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
applied mathematics
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applied mechanics ⓘ mathematics ⓘ mechanics ⓘ probability theory ⓘ |
| givenName | Hilda ⓘ |
| knownFor |
applications of probability to mechanics
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contributions to the theory of random processes in applied problems ⓘ work on plasticity theory ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
English
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German ⓘ |
| movement | emigration of Jewish scientists from Nazi Germany ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being among the first women to hold a professorship in mathematics in Europe
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contributions to the development of applied mathematics as a discipline ⓘ early woman professor of mathematics ⓘ pioneering work in applied probability ⓘ |
| occupation |
researcher
ⓘ
university teacher ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Vienna ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Santa Barbara, California
ⓘ
linked to:
Santa Barbara, California, United States
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| positionHeld |
lecturer in mathematics
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professor of mathematics ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | female ⓘ |
| spouse |
Felix Pollaczek
ⓘ
Richard von Mises ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Berlin
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Brussels ⓘ
linked to:
Brussels, Belgium
Cambridge, Massachusetts ⓘ Norton, Massachusetts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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