Hendrikus Colijn
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Hendrikus Colijn was a Dutch statesman and multiple-term Prime Minister of the Netherlands in the interwar period, known for his conservative leadership and strict economic policies during the Great Depression.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hendrikus Colijn canonical | 14 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2607043 — 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: Hendrikus Colijn Context triple: [Anti-Revolutionary Party, hadLeader, Hendrikus Colijn]
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A.
Willem Drees
Willem Drees was a prominent Dutch statesman and post–World War II prime minister known for rebuilding the Netherlands and shaping its modern welfare state during decolonization and the Indonesian conflict.
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B.
Willem Drees Jr.
Willem Drees Jr. was a Dutch politician and economist who served as a prominent member of the Democrats 66 (D66) party and held various governmental and advisory roles in the Netherlands.
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C.
Pieter Sjoerds Gerbrandy
Pieter Sjoerds Gerbrandy was a Dutch Anti-Revolutionary Party politician best known for serving as Prime Minister of the Netherlands’ government-in-exile during World War II.
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D.
Wim Kok
Wim Kok was a Dutch Labour Party politician who served as Prime Minister of the Netherlands from 1994 to 2002, leading two centrist "purple" coalition governments.
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E.
Hubertus van Mook
Hubertus van Mook was a Dutch colonial administrator who played a key role in governing the Dutch East Indies during and after World War II, particularly in the turbulent period of Indonesian independence.
- 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: Hendrikus Colijn Target entity description: Hendrikus Colijn was a Dutch statesman and multiple-term Prime Minister of the Netherlands in the interwar period, known for his conservative leadership and strict economic policies during the Great Depression.
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A.
Willem Drees
Willem Drees was a prominent Dutch statesman and post–World War II prime minister known for rebuilding the Netherlands and shaping its modern welfare state during decolonization and the Indonesian conflict.
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B.
Willem Drees Jr.
Willem Drees Jr. was a Dutch politician and economist who served as a prominent member of the Democrats 66 (D66) party and held various governmental and advisory roles in the Netherlands.
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C.
Pieter Sjoerds Gerbrandy
Pieter Sjoerds Gerbrandy was a Dutch Anti-Revolutionary Party politician best known for serving as Prime Minister of the Netherlands’ government-in-exile during World War II.
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D.
Wim Kok
Wim Kok was a Dutch Labour Party politician who served as Prime Minister of the Netherlands from 1994 to 2002, leading two centrist "purple" coalition governments.
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E.
Hubertus van Mook
Hubertus van Mook was a Dutch colonial administrator who played a key role in governing the Dutch East Indies during and after World War II, particularly in the turbulent period of Indonesian independence.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Dutch politician
ⓘ
Prime Minister of the Netherlands ⓘ human ⓘ statesman ⓘ |
| boardMemberOf | Royal Dutch Shell ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | heart attack ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | Kingdom of the Netherlands ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Kingdom of the Netherlands
ⓘ
Netherlands ⓘ |
| countryOfDeath | Germany ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1869-06-22 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1944-09-18 ⓘ |
| economicPolicy |
adherence to the gold standard
ⓘ
austerity ⓘ deflationary policy ⓘ |
| employer | Royal Dutch Shell ⓘ |
| familyName | Colijn ⓘ |
| givenName |
Hendrikus
ⓘ
linked to:
Hendrik
|
| headOfGovernmentOf | Netherlands ⓘ |
| ideology |
Calvinism
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conservatism ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | Dutch ⓘ |
| maritalStatus | married ⓘ |
| memberOfPoliticalParty | Anti-Revolutionary Party ⓘ |
| militaryService | Royal Netherlands East Indies Army ⓘ |
| notableFor |
conservative leadership during the interwar period
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multiple terms as Prime Minister of the Netherlands ⓘ strict economic policies during the Great Depression ⓘ |
| occupation |
business executive
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civil servant ⓘ politician ⓘ soldier ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Burgerveen
ⓘ
Haarlemmermeer ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Ilmenau ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Minister of Finance of the Netherlands
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Minister of War of the Netherlands ⓘ Prime Minister of the Netherlands ⓘ member of the House of Representatives of the Netherlands ⓘ member of the Senate of the Netherlands ⓘ party leader of the Anti-Revolutionary Party ⓘ |
| religion |
Calvinism
ⓘ
Protestantism ⓘ
linked to:
Protestant Christianity
|
| residence | The Hague ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| termInOffice |
1925-1926
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1933-1939 ⓘ |
| workPeriod |
early 20th century
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interwar period ⓘ late 19th century ⓘ |
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Subject: Hendrikus Colijn Description of subject: Hendrikus Colijn was a Dutch statesman and multiple-term Prime Minister of the Netherlands in the interwar period, known for his conservative leadership and strict economic policies during the Great Depression.
Referenced by (14)
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