Eduard Spranger
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Eduard Spranger was a German philosopher and psychologist known for his influential work in the philosophy of education and the psychology of personality and values.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Eduard Spranger canonical | 9 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2071509 — 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: Eduard Spranger Context triple: [University of Tübingen, hasNotableAlumnus, Eduard Spranger]
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A.
Ernst Cassirer
Ernst Cassirer was a German Neo-Kantian philosopher best known for his work on symbolic forms and the philosophy of culture.
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Ernst Troeltsch
Ernst Troeltsch was a German Protestant theologian, philosopher of religion, and historian of Christianity known for his influential work on religious pluralism and the sociology of religion.
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C.
Wilhelm Dilthey
Wilhelm Dilthey was a German philosopher and historian known for founding modern hermeneutics and developing a comprehensive theory of the human sciences (Geisteswissenschaften).
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D.
Otto Lasch
Otto Lasch was a German Wehrmacht general during World War II, best known for commanding the defense of Königsberg in East Prussia.
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E.
Kurt Goldstein
Kurt Goldstein was a German neurologist and psychiatrist known for his holistic approach to brain function and for pioneering ideas that helped shape humanistic psychology.
- 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: Eduard Spranger Target entity description: Eduard Spranger was a German philosopher and psychologist known for his influential work in the philosophy of education and the psychology of personality and values.
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A.
Ernst Cassirer
Ernst Cassirer was a German Neo-Kantian philosopher best known for his work on symbolic forms and the philosophy of culture.
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B.
Ernst Troeltsch
Ernst Troeltsch was a German Protestant theologian, philosopher of religion, and historian of Christianity known for his influential work on religious pluralism and the sociology of religion.
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C.
Wilhelm Dilthey
Wilhelm Dilthey was a German philosopher and historian known for founding modern hermeneutics and developing a comprehensive theory of the human sciences (Geisteswissenschaften).
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D.
Otto Lasch
Otto Lasch was a German Wehrmacht general during World War II, best known for commanding the defense of Königsberg in East Prussia.
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E.
Kurt Goldstein
Kurt Goldstein was a German neurologist and psychiatrist known for his holistic approach to brain function and for pioneering ideas that helped shape humanistic psychology.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
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philosopher ⓘ psychologist ⓘ university teacher ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
German Empire
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Germany ⓘ |
| educatedAt | University of Leipzig ⓘ |
| employer |
Humboldt University of Berlin
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University of Leipzig ⓘ University of Tübingen ⓘ |
| familyName | Spranger ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
cultural psychology
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human sciences ⓘ philosophy of education ⓘ psychology of personality ⓘ value theory ⓘ |
| givenName | Eduard ⓘ |
| influenced |
German pedagogy in the 20th century
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value-based personality psychology ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Immanuel Kant
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Johann Friedrich Herbart ⓘ Wilhelm Dilthey ⓘ |
| knownFor |
contributions to philosophy of education
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theory of value attitudes ⓘ typology of personality based on value orientations ⓘ work on youth psychology ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | German ⓘ |
| mainInterest |
culture
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education ⓘ personality ⓘ values ⓘ |
| movement |
Geisteswissenschaftliche Pädagogik
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human science pedagogy ⓘ |
| name | Eduard Spranger ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | German ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Der gebildete Mensch
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Kultur und Erziehung ⓘ Lebensformen ⓘ Psychologie des Jugendalters ⓘ Types of Men ⓘ |
| occupation |
philosopher
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psychologist ⓘ university professor ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Germany ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
professor of pedagogy
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professor of philosophy ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Subject: Eduard Spranger Description of subject: Eduard Spranger was a German philosopher and psychologist known for his influential work in the philosophy of education and the psychology of personality and values.
Referenced by (9)
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