Melchior Lotter the Younger
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Melchior Lotter the Younger was a 16th-century German printer and publisher known for producing early editions of Martin Luther’s works, including influential Reformation texts.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Melchior Lotter the Younger canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1981840 — 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: Melchior Lotter the Younger Context triple: [September Testament, publisher, Melchior Lotter the Younger]
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A.
Jakob Andreae
Jakob Andreae was a 16th-century German Lutheran theologian and church leader who played a key role in shaping post-Reformation Lutheran doctrine.
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B.
Hans Burgkmair the Elder
Hans Burgkmair the Elder was a prominent German Renaissance painter and printmaker known for his innovative woodcuts and contributions to early book illustration in Augsburg.
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C.
Hans Luther
Hans Luther was the father of Protestant Reformer Martin Luther, a German miner and smelter who rose to become a relatively prosperous businessman in early 16th-century Saxony.
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D.
Hans Luther
Hans Luther was a German politician and statesman who served as Chancellor and later as Reichsbank president during the Weimar Republic, playing a key role in stabilizing Germany’s postwar economy and diplomacy.
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E.
Balthasar Gérard
Balthasar Gérard was a French Catholic zealot best known for assassinating William the Silent, leader of the Dutch Revolt, in 1584.
- 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: Melchior Lotter the Younger Target entity description: Melchior Lotter the Younger was a 16th-century German printer and publisher known for producing early editions of Martin Luther’s works, including influential Reformation texts.
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A.
Jakob Andreae
Jakob Andreae was a 16th-century German Lutheran theologian and church leader who played a key role in shaping post-Reformation Lutheran doctrine.
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B.
Hans Burgkmair the Elder
Hans Burgkmair the Elder was a prominent German Renaissance painter and printmaker known for his innovative woodcuts and contributions to early book illustration in Augsburg.
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C.
Hans Luther
Hans Luther was the father of Protestant Reformer Martin Luther, a German miner and smelter who rose to become a relatively prosperous businessman in early 16th-century Saxony.
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D.
Hans Luther
Hans Luther was a German politician and statesman who served as Chancellor and later as Reichsbank president during the Weimar Republic, playing a key role in stabilizing Germany’s postwar economy and diplomacy.
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E.
Balthasar Gérard
Balthasar Gérard was a French Catholic zealot best known for assassinating William the Silent, leader of the Dutch Revolt, in 1584.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
German printer
ⓘ
person ⓘ printer ⓘ publisher ⓘ |
| activeYearsEndTime | mid 16th century ⓘ |
| activeYearsStartTime | early 16th century ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Martin Luther
ⓘ
Philipp Melanchthon ⓘ
linked to:
Philip Melanchthon
University of Wittenberg ⓘ |
| business | Lotter printing house ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Electorate of Saxony ⓘ |
| employer | University of Leipzig ⓘ |
| era | 16th century ⓘ |
| familyName | Lotter ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Reformation literature
ⓘ
printing ⓘ publishing ⓘ |
| genre |
Bible printing
ⓘ
religious pamphlets ⓘ theological works ⓘ |
| givenName | Melchior ⓘ |
| hasFather | Melchior Lotter the Elder ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | German ⓘ |
| movement |
Protestant Reformation
ⓘ
linked to:
Reformation
|
| notableFor |
printing early editions of Martin Luther’s works
ⓘ
spreading Reformation ideas through print ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Reformation pamphlets
ⓘ
early editions of Martin Luther’s writings ⓘ editions of Luther’s German Bible ⓘ editions of Philipp Melanchthon’s writings ⓘ editions of the New Testament translated by Martin Luther ⓘ editions of the Old Testament translated by Martin Luther ⓘ |
| occupation |
printer
ⓘ
publisher ⓘ |
| participantIn |
Protestant Reformation
ⓘ
linked to:
Reformation
|
| placeOfActivity | Electorate of Saxony ⓘ |
| printed |
Luther’s German New Testament
ⓘ
linked to:
Luther Bible
Luther’s German Old Testament ⓘ
linked to:
Luther Bible
Luther’s polemical tracts ⓘ Luther’s sermons ⓘ Melanchthon’s Loci Communes ⓘ
linked to:
Loci Communes (Philip Melanchthon)
|
| relative | Melchior Lotter the Elder ⓘ |
| religion | Lutheranism ⓘ |
| roleIn | dissemination of Lutheran theology ⓘ |
| usedScript |
blackletter type
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roman type ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Leipzig
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Wittenberg ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Subject: Melchior Lotter the Younger Description of subject: Melchior Lotter the Younger was a 16th-century German printer and publisher known for producing early editions of Martin Luther’s works, including influential Reformation texts.
Referenced by (3)
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