Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities
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The Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities is a major German learned society and research institution based in Berlin, continuing the tradition of the historic Prussian Academy of Sciences.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities Context triple: [Prussian Academy of Sciences, successor, Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities]
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German Council of Science and Humanities
The German Council of Science and Humanities is a key advisory body in Germany that provides expert recommendations on the development of science, research, and higher education policy to the federal and state governments.
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Prussian Academy of Sciences
The Prussian Academy of Sciences was a prestigious Berlin-based learned society and research institution that became one of Europe’s leading centers for scientific and philosophical scholarship in the 18th to early 20th centuries.
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Humboldt University of Berlin
Humboldt University of Berlin is a prestigious public research university in Germany’s capital, renowned for its historic contributions to science and the humanities and for pioneering the modern research university model.
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University of Leipzig
The University of Leipzig is one of Germany’s oldest and most prestigious universities, renowned for its contributions to research and education in the humanities, natural sciences, and social sciences.
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University of Göttingen
The University of Göttingen is a renowned German research university, historically significant in physics and mathematics and once a leading center for theoretical science in Europe.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities Target entity description: The Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities is a major German learned society and research institution based in Berlin, continuing the tradition of the historic Prussian Academy of Sciences.
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German Council of Science and Humanities
The German Council of Science and Humanities is a key advisory body in Germany that provides expert recommendations on the development of science, research, and higher education policy to the federal and state governments.
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Prussian Academy of Sciences
The Prussian Academy of Sciences was a prestigious Berlin-based learned society and research institution that became one of Europe’s leading centers for scientific and philosophical scholarship in the 18th to early 20th centuries.
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Humboldt University of Berlin
Humboldt University of Berlin is a prestigious public research university in Germany’s capital, renowned for its historic contributions to science and the humanities and for pioneering the modern research university model.
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University of Leipzig
The University of Leipzig is one of Germany’s oldest and most prestigious universities, renowned for its contributions to research and education in the humanities, natural sciences, and social sciences.
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University of Göttingen
The University of Göttingen is a renowned German research university, historically significant in physics and mathematics and once a leading center for theoretical science in Europe.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
academy of sciences
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learned society ⓘ research institution ⓘ |
| city | Berlin ⓘ |
| continues | Prussian Academy of Sciences ⓘ |
| country | Germany ⓘ |
| employs |
administrative staff
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researchers ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
cultural studies
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history of science ⓘ humanities ⓘ natural sciences ⓘ social sciences ⓘ |
| foundedIn | 1992 ⓘ |
| hasAbbreviation | BBAW ⓘ |
| hasActivity |
basic research
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long-term research projects ⓘ organization of conferences ⓘ promotion of young scholars ⓘ public lectures ⓘ publication of scholarly editions ⓘ |
| hasFocus |
cultural heritage
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digital humanities ⓘ edition of historical sources ⓘ interdisciplinary research ⓘ regional research on Berlin and Brandenburg ⓘ |
| hasMainBuilding | Academy building at Gendarmenmarkt ⓘ |
| hasMemberType |
corresponding member
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full member ⓘ honorary member ⓘ |
| hasPredecessor | Prussian Academy of Sciences ⓘ |
| hasWebsite | https://www.bbaw.de ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Berlin ⓘ |
| isPartOf | German academies of sciences system ⓘ |
| languageOfWork |
English
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German ⓘ |
| legalForm | public-law corporation ⓘ |
| locatedAt | Gendarmenmarkt ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Berlin
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Brandenburg ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | German ⓘ |
| nativeName | Berlin-Brandenburgische Akademie der Wissenschaften ⓘ |
| operatesIn |
Berlin
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Brandenburg ⓘ |
| region |
Berlin
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Brandenburg ⓘ |
| shortName | BBAW ⓘ |
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Subject: Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities Description of subject: The Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities is a major German learned society and research institution based in Berlin, continuing the tradition of the historic Prussian Academy of Sciences.
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Berlin-Brandenburgische Akademie der Wissenschaften
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Corpus Inscriptionum Latinarum
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publisher
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Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities
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Academy building at Gendarmenmarkt
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Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities
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Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities
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German academies of sciences system
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Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities
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Union of German Academies of Sciences and Humanities
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Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities
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German Turfan expeditions
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Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities
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Sitzungsberichte der Königlich Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften
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Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities
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linked to: Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities
linked to: Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities
Humboldt’s travel journals
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Alexander von Humboldt Portal (Berlin-Brandenburg Academy)
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linked to: Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities